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MGNREGS includes Rural Sanitation Now
The scope and reach of the UPA flagship programme MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) was extended to benefit more households in the rural areas. In a series of decisions, the government has subsumed the development tasks, from various other schemes, under MGNREGS.
UPA government widened the scope of MGNREGS to include works relating to rural sanitation in collaboration with the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA). It is expected that this would strengthen the base of rural livelihood and create durable assets and infrastructure at village level. The provision has been provided in the Para 4(1) IV(i) of the Schedule I of the MGNREG Act. Read More…
News for June 23, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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Seychelles stalls project for Indian naval base
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South Korean President to visit India in July
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Kharif crop sowing slows down as monsoon stalls
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Universal Robots to decide on plant soon
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SAT to SEBI: reappraise RIL’s NW18 buy
- [Important for: Business]
News for June 22, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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India, Maldives hold discussions to sort out issues
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India, U.S. 2+2 Dialogue on July 6
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India notifies higher tariffs on U.S. imports
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CCI attaches riders to Bayer-Monsanto deal
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News for June 21, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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India’s first river interlinking project caught in U.P.-M.P. tussle
- [Important for: Polity, Infrastructure]
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India, South Korea to align policies for Southeast Asia
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China offers to boost ties between India and Pakistan
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U.S. exits from UN human rights body
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India contests overstayers’ figures
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Bhutan central bank warns citizens not to hold Indian currency in cash
- [Important for: Business]
News for June 20, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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Sushma writes to Maldives on visa row
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India to defend GSP benefits at USTR
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Stocks slide as U.S.-China trade spat roils markets
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Brokerages tip Bakhshi as next CEO of ICICI Bank
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News for June 19, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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Arab group wants India on board in Yemen
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India, Italy agree to revitalise bilateral ties
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Road map laid for India-U.S. meet
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Envoy lists steps to boost ties
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Second-phase nesting leaves a stench at Rushikulya
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RBI alters ‘relative’ definition to check outward remittances
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News for June 18, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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Battle ready: Dhanush artillery gun clears final trials
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Govt. to study impact of its ads
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New health scheme flawed: IMA
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Solace for homebuyers
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News for June 17, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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India’s proposed Assumption Island deal drifts
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Why do rock lizards display varied behaviour?
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Novel gold nanocomplex for cancer drug delivery
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Treating latent TB of the uterus improves pregnancy outcomes in infertile women
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In a first, WHO recommends quadrivalent influenza vaccine
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Reliance investing in India’s first carbon fibre unit
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IRDAI panel to vet insurance marketing firm norms
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News for June 16, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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Govt. revamps website of ‘Incredible India’
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ISRO plans next launch mission in Aug.
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LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan meets Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis
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India, U.S. officials to meet soon: Prabhu
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Trade deficit widens to $14.62 billion
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News for June 15, 2018
Important News from The Hindu:
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India is facing its worst water crisis: NITI Aayog
- [Important for: Polity, Resource Management]
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India calls UN report on Kashmir fallacious
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MEA holds multi-agency meet
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TransUnion opens technology hub to aid global operations
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