Friday, 4 March 2016

National News, Schemes, Acts & Bills curtsy by BANKEXAMSINDIA.COM

National Waterways Bill, 2015 – An amendment will be enacted to declare 106 additional inland waterways as national waterways taking the total number of nation waterways to 111 from existing 5.

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) - SABLA has been implemented by Govt. which aims at empowering Adolescent Girls (AGs) between 11-18 years through nutrition, health care and life skills education.

India Ranks 130th in Human Development Index, as per as per United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on account of rise in life expectancy and per capita income. Norway topped the list followed by Australia & Switzerland.

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 The Bill seeks to make the arbitration process more investor friendly, cost effective and suitable for expeditious disposal of cases was passed in Lok Sabha by voice vote.

Sikkim Declared Organic Farming State - Sikkim will be the India`s first state to produce everything though organic farming.

SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation) has been established under NITI Aayog. It is a Techno-Financial, Incubation and Facilitation Programme to support all aspects of start-up businesses, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven areas.

India's first Aviation Park to come up in Gujarat with facilities including an airstrip, training school, helipad and space for setting up small manufacturing units, among others to strengthen the aviation sector. Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GUJSAIL) will construct the park near Bagodara village.

The results of Swachh Survekshan-2016 were released .Out of 73 major cities, Mysuru emerged as the cleanest city in India.

The Tithal beach in Valsad district of Gujarat is to become India’s first disable friendly beach Lok Sabha passed The Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015 to establish Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The bill has proposed to make BIS as the National Standards Body of India & enable the government to bring more products, systems and services under ambit of standardization.

National Good Governance Day is observed on December 25 every year in India from 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) has been introduced for technology upgradation of the textiles industry by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015, was passed on 14th December 2015.The landmark bill seeks to overcome difficulties encountered in the setting up of new nuclear projects and enhancement of nuclear power generation.

Government of India has sanctioned Rs.580 crore for Agartala-Akhaura rail link Project, the the vital rail link between India and Bangladesh after a span of six years. The 1,650-km distance between Agartala & Kolkata will be reduced to only 550 km once the new rail track is linked through Bangladesh.

India’s first defense industrial park to come up at Ottappalam as a part of the Make in India, Make in Kerala project.


Meghalaya becomes the India’s fastest-growing state with a growth rate of 9.7%

Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education ,Puducherry became India’s first fully solar-powered educational institute.

India will host the 1st Global Maritime Summit in April

The Government of India announced the National Capital Goods Policy for capital goods sector.

The nation’s first gender park to come up in the at Kozhikode. Kerala.



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