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3400 Test Practice Centres for entrance examinations for Higher Education

3400 Test Practice Centres for entrance examinations for Higher Education ऐसा ही कुछ UPSC के लिए भी चाहिए HRD Minister inaugurates more than 3400 Test Practice Centres for entrance examinations for Higher Education, across 622 Districts in the country The Union Minister for HRD Shri Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated a network of more than 3,400 […]

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Uttarakhand high court lifts ban on rafting, paragliding and other water sports

Uttarakhand high court lifts ban on rafting, paragliding and other water sports Uttarakhand high court lifts ban on rafting, paragliding and other water sports.The ruling comes after the state government filed a comprehensive affidavit along with documents related to ‘The Uttarakhand River Rafting/Kayaking Rules, 2014’ before the high court. The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday […]

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Uttarakhand may lease out empty land to foreign investors to boost farm

Uttarakhand may lease out empty land to foreign investors to boost farm Uttarakhand may lease out empty land to foreign investors to boost farm. Plans are on to lease out abandoned land in Uttarakhand to foreign investors to grow crops, which would boost hill farmers’ income and check forced migration. The Uttarakhand government may soon […]

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Uttarakhand cabinet approves policy on extraction of Himalayan aphrodisiac

Uttarakhand cabinet approves policy on extraction of Himalayan aphrodisiac All those who will extract the medicine yarsa gumba, the Himalayan aphrodisiac, from the wild will have to be registered with the Uttarakhand government .Uttarakhand cabinet approves policy on extraction of Himalayan aphrodisiac The Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday approved a policy for yarsa gumba, the Himalayan […]

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India Ranks 130 in UN's Human Development Index, Climbs One Spot

India Ranks 130 in UN’s Human Development Index, Climbs One Spot India Ranks 130 in UN’s Human Development Index, Climbs One Spot.The HDI is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living India climbed one […]

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Commerce Minister concludes Vladivostok visit

Commerce Minister concludes Vladivostok visit Commerce Minister concludes Vladivostok visit, Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia. The visit began with a tour of the diamond cutting and polishing factory set up by the KGK Group of India in Vladivostok. It has a manufacturing capacity of 150,000 carats of diamond per year and employees 400 […]

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Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund

Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund to benefit 95 lakh farmers in about 50 thousand villages Scheme to create additional milk processing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day, milk drying capacity of 210 MT per day, milk chilling capacity of 140 lakh litre per day Vast opportunities exist […]

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Higher Education in India :Growth & future prospect

Higher Education in India :Growth & future prospect The concept of general education and specialised education proceeding together needs to be widely adopted in India Higher education in India has grown exponentially in recent years. A survey by the All India Survey on Higher Education published in July this year shows that the gross enrolment […]

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Govt approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22

Govt approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22 100% railway electrification will reduce Indian Railways’ fuel bill by ₹ 13,510 crore/year and improve safety, capacity and speed Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved today the proposal for electrification of 13,675 route kilometres of railway tracks at a cost […]

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