Good Governance
PM Modi lays foundation stone, inaugurates development projects in KarnatakaThis is the second visit of the Prime Minister to the poll bound Karnataka this month. He was in Hubballi on January 12 to inaugurate the National Youth Festival, during which he had held a massive - First Indian intranasal Covid vaccine to be launched on January 26
Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal Covid-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the first of its kind in India, on January 26, the company's chairman and managing director Krishna Ella - 35 hydrogen trains, 500 Vande Bharat likely in Union Budget
There may be big-bang announcements for railways in the upcoming Budget, including a plan to roll out 35 hydrogen-fuelled trains, around 400-500 Vande Bharat trains, nearly 4,000 newly designed - How EC plans to let migrants vote outside their home state
- Civil service trainees to focus on developing districts as engines of growth
Over the last two years, civil servants cutting across services have seen a change in their training techniques to align it with Mission Karmayogi, the government’s capacity building programme to - Portal to access all SC verdicts since 1950 free launched
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday launched the e-SCR project providing over 34,000 judgments pronounced by the Supreme Court in the last 72 years free of cost to all, but especially to young - Govt to rank revenue-starved civic bodies on fiscal discipline
In a first, the Centre on Wednesday announced it would rank the 4,500 cities and municipal bodies on the basis of their financial performance in its bid to create “healthy competition” among the civic - 1,000 small, yet key, stations to be revamped at Rs 10-20 crore each
The Indian Railways will take up upgradation and renovate over 1,000 small yet important stations under a new programme named “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme”. The first such station development was - Type-C port for mobiles & tabs may be a must from December 2024
The government plans to make the use of USB Type-C port for charging mobiles, smartphones and tablets mandatory from December 2024, aligning with the timeline announced by the European Union. While - Rajasthan approves Rs 36 crore to set up digital libraries in 344 government-run residential schools
The Rajasthan government sanctioned Rs 36.56 crore to set up digital libraries in 344 residential schools across the state, an official statement said. - Delhi government announces free bus passes for construction workers
- Chhattisgarh govt to set up employment mission to create 15 lakh job opportunities in five years
Under the mission, the state government will also leverage expertise of premiere institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), International Institute of Information Technology - Shah launches Good Governance Index 2021; Gujarat tops, UP shows 'incremental growth'
- Odisha CM announces Covid-19 aid for newspaper hawkers
According to an official release issued by the chief minister's office, Odisha is the "first state in the country to offer Covid-19 assistance for newspaper hawkers". - Centre launches initiative for women associated with SHGs to earn Rs 1 lakh per year
- Goa to start government at doorstep initiative from September 19
- Delhiites can now change name, date of birth on driving licence online
- Delhi cabinet decides to implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme
In a significant move the Delhi cabinet has decided to implement One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme which will enable a large number of poor who migrate from their native places to Delhi in - Odisha rolls out scheme for kids who lost one or both parents
- Rs 125 crore corpus fund to help Meghalaya entrepreneurs: CM Conrad K Sangma
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma has said that a corpus fund of Rs 125 crore will be constituted over the next two years to aid the entrepreneurs in the state. The chief minister said this - Bihar: Graduate girls to get Rs 50,000, Inter pass Rs 25,000 now
The state government has increased the scholarship amount for unmarried Intermediate examination pass and graduate girls to Rs25,000 and Rs50,000, respectively under Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana - Delhi govt extends water bill waiver scheme till March end
The Delhi government on Friday extended till March 31 its scheme offering a one-time waiver of water bill arrears and late payment surcharge. - Cabinet approves Rs 22,810 crore outlay for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
- Kerala, Goa and Chandigarh best governed states and union territory: PAC
Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public - J&K LG sanctions over 10,000 loan cases for budding entrepreneurs
- Punjab govt approves 33 per cent reservation for women in state civil services
NGO
- Clean Kochi Foundation to tidy up Fort Kochi
- Gadkari exhorts NGOs to participate in making roads safe
- ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ campaign launched
- Civil society groups demand people's charter for tourism
- English speaking classes begins at President’s Estate
- Technology bringing back madrassa kids to classes
- 4,804 children rescued under 'Operation Muskan'
- Diamond merchants initiated welfare activities for Jawans
- Dargah launches campaign to save water in Bhilwara
- Environmentalist Aparna gets Andhra state award
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