Recently, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development reported that, low budgetary allocation cripples MGNREGA Scheme.
The range of wages vary from as little as Rs 221 in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to Rs 354 in the 3 gram panchayats of Sikkim.
Delay allowance are at the rate of 0.05% of the unpaid wages per day of delay beyond the 16th day after the closure of the muster roll.
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India holds its stance to object any negotiations on non-trade issues in the upcoming 13th Ministerial conference of WTO that will be held at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in Feb, 2024.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the 7th Director-General of the WTO, becoming the 1st woman and the 1st African to serve as Director-General. Her term of office will expire in 2025.
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A senior official from Myanmar said that, the Kaladan Project has “almost died” after the rebel Arakan Army (AA) captured the Paletwa township near Mizoram border in January, 2024.
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Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a new scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)’ to improve the fisheries sector.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana is designed to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, post-harvest infrastructure, modernisation and strengthening of value chain.
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India’s wetlands are roughly equalling to 4.8% of its geographical area.
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Wetland City Accreditation |
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Dharavi redevelopment project |
The state cabinet of Maharastra has recently given its nod for a proposal to seek Mumbai’s salt pan land from the Union government for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
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Krishi Rakshak Portal |
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the centralized Kisan Rakshak Helpline 14447 and Portal recently.
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DigiReady Certification Portal (DRC) |
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Kalingarayan Anicut |
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Pantanal wetland |
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Thirumayam Fort |
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Southernmost mobile phone base station |
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Pure for Sure Initiative |
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Gemini |
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