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‘Bhoomi Rashi portal’- expedited Error free & transparent land acquisition for National Highways project

March 15, 2020
Bhoomi Rashi portal
  • On March 13, 2020 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) declared  that the ‘Bhoomi Rashi’ portal has significantly increased the process of land acquisition for National Highways project.
  • Bhoomi Rashi portal: MoRTH has released the portal BhoomiRashi on April 1, 2018.
  • In past, the acquisition of land for the purpose of National Highway projects, payment of compensation to the land owners were done manually & the physical movement of documents were in the form of files.

WINGS INDIA 2020 an international exhibition & conference organized in Hyderabad

March 15, 2020
Wings India 2020
  • A 4 day (March 12-15) biennial event WINGS INDIA 2020 themed as ‘Flying For All’ is an International Exhibition & Conference on Civil Aviation sector held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, is planned by Ministry of Civil Aviation & Airports Authority of India(AAI) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
  • The purpose of the event is to give assistance to the quickly changing dynamics of the sector & focus on new business acquisition, investments, policy formation and regional connectivity.

Assam Government to build 33 stadiums under Uttaran scheme

March 15, 2020
Uttaran scheme
  • The Assam Government plans to build 33 stadiums across the state under the Uttaran Scheme, 300 crores will be given to construct these stadiums declared by Principal Secretary of Sports Avinash Joshi and Joint Director Kamaljit and 500 playgrounds are being built to encourage rural talents.
  • The Government has finalized to provide an amount of Rs.50,000 to 1000 players and Rs.75,000 will be given to 2500 clubs.

Mumbai Central station to be renamed as Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station

March 15, 2020
Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station
  • On 12th March 2020, the Maharashtra Government has finalized to rename the Mumbai Central Station as Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station.
  • The Station name has been renamed to Nana Shankarsheth Central Railway Station because of his involvement in the making of Indian Railway association and the one to bring railways to our country India.

GoI pledged $10 million for Covid-19 emergency fund

March 15, 2020
Covid-19 emergency fund
  • Government of India has pledged $10 million towards a Covid-19 emergency fund. India has also prepared a rapid response team of doctors and specialists for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations.
  • India suggested Integrated Disease Surveillance Portal (IDSP) that is recently being used to detect infected patients and contact tracing.

India’s 1st digital parcel locker service establishes in West Bengal

March 14, 2020
India’s 1st digital parcel locker service establishes in West Bengal

The Department of Posts, Kolkata (West Bengal circle), has established free digital parcel locker service in 2 post offices Nabadiganta IT post office of Salt Lake City & post office in New Town’s Action Area. Under this service, customers will be able to collect their parcel from the post office according to their convenience.

GoI announces Hand sanitizers & Masks as essential commodities

March 14, 2020
Hand sanitizers and Masks

The government of India has announced face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities for the next 100 days. Both masks (2ply & 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks) and hand sanitizers have been brought under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.  The government has notified order under the Essential Commodities Act to make these items as essential commodities up to June 30, 2020, by amending the schedule of the Essential Commodities Act 1955.

Minister Amit Shah presided over the flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

March 14, 2020
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

A Flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in New Delhi on 13 March 2020. It was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah. It targeted on implementing various approaches and acting decisively in the direction to revive and rejuvenate Ganga. It focused on implementing various approaches and acting decisively in the direction to revive and rejuvenate Ganga.

Cabinet approves construction of 780 Km of green highways in four states

March 14, 2020
Highway

Union Cabinet approved a proposal for the construction of 780 kilometer of green highways on 13 March 2020. It was declared by the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. The project targets to rehabilitate and upgrade various National Highways in four states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Bhawna Dehariya scales Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko

March 13, 2020
Bhawna Dehariya

Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya has successfully climbed Mount Kosciuszko (2,228-metres), the highest mountain peak in Australia on the occasion of Holi. Dehariya had climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (5, 895 meters), the highest mountain peak in Tanzania on the occasion of Diwali in the year 2019 and also felt fortunate that she had celebrated 2 biggest festivals of India at the mountain peaks.