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PV Sindhu clinches BBC Indian Sportswoman of Year Award

March 11, 2020
PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu has clinched the inaugural edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award for 2019. She was conferred the award during the BBC award ceremony organized in New Delhi. She was nominated for the award along with four other contenders namely para-badminton player Manasi Joshi, boxer Mary Kom, sprinter Dutee Chand and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. BBC has also conferred former Indian sprinter PT Usha with the Lifetime Achievement award. She has been awarded for her contribution to Indian sports.

Gujarat tops in domestic solar rooftop installations

March 11, 2020
domestic solar rooftop

Gujarat has topped the list for domestic solar rooftop installations with 64% of domestic solar installations. Nearly 50,915 systems being fixed on domestic rooftops in the State as on March 2, 2020. The State government of Gujarat has adopted a solar rooftop scheme “Surya Gujarat” to cover about eight lakh domestic electricity consumers under the scheme by 2022.

GoI constitutes committee to decide modalities of Kisan Rail

March 11, 2020
railways

The Union Government of India has constituted a committee to finalize modalities of Kisan Rail. This committee has been made under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare along with representatives of the Indian Railways. “Kisan Rail” is planned to be set up through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and will facilitate a cold supply chain to transport the perishable goods. It was proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech of 2020-21 to set up a seamless National Cold Supply Chain for perishables like fish, milk and meat.

V Praveen Rao honored with MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019

March 11, 2020
V Praveen Rao

Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor V Praveen Rao has honored with the 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award. He has got the award for the period 2017-2019. He has been awarded for his contributions in the fields of agricultural research, teaching, extension and administration. Praveen Rao handled 13 research & 6 consultancy projects on micro-irrigation in India, Israel and South Africa.

Nupur Kulshrestha becomes 1st woman DIG of Indian Coast Guard

March 11, 2020
Nupur Kulshrestha

Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the first woman to be promoted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Indian Coast Guard. She recruited in Indian Coast Guard in 1999. The Indian Coast Guard is a multi-mission organization, conducting round-the-year real-life operations at sea.

Uttarakhand first state in country to measure Gross Environment Product

March 10, 2020
Gross Environment Product

Uttarakhand state is going to become the first state of the country to measure Gross Environment Product (GEP) for quantifying ecological growth measurement. A five-member committee in this regard has already been formed which is led by the principal secretary of forests, Uttarakhand.

Kerala to start digital literacy drive ‘I am also digital’

March 10, 2020
I am also digital

Kerala is all set to start a massive total digital literacy campaign to make sure that the benefits of the state’s surge as an inclusive knowledge-based society reaches the grass roots level. The drive, powered by the Kerala State IT Mission under the Department of Information Technology and Kerala Literacy Mission, is titled as ‘I am also digital.’

CoinDCX starts crypto-referral initiative in India

March 10, 2020
CoinDCX

CoinDCX, a cryptocurrency trading platform has started its crypto-referral initiative in India. This initiative is targeted at providing an incentive for crypto adoption by rewarding Rs 500 for every new referral in addition to Rs 500 worth of bitcoin for every new user. This programme, the company believes, will be one of the largest referral programmes in the Indian crypto sector.

Cabinet approves the Scheme for RoDTEP

March 10, 2020
RoDTEP

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) led by PM Narendra Modi launched the Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP). The Scheme will make a mechanism that will create for reimbursement of taxes/ duties/ levies at the central, state, and local levels. The Scheme will be in line with “Digital India.” The Scheme will create a mechanism that will create for reimbursement of taxes/ duties/ levies at the central, state, and local levels.

Former Union Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj Passes Away

March 10, 2020
Hans Raj Bhardwaj

Former Union Law Minister and Congress veteran Hans Raj Bhardwaj passed away because of a cardiac arrest. Hans Raj Bhardwaj was 83. Hans Raj Bhardwaj was born in Garhi Sampla village in Rohtak district of Haryana. He was a Rajya Sabha member for five terms from April 1982 to June 2009.