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CRPF Divyang Yodha Cycle rally flagged off in Gujarat

October 4, 2020
CRPF Divyang Yodha Cycle
  • Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju initiated CRPF Divyang Yodha Cycle rally that began its journey from Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat.

“Pathashree Abhijan” scheme launched by West Bengal

October 4, 2020
mamta
  • A road repair scheme named “Pathashree Abhijan” scheme launched by the West Bengal government.

‘Kritagyata’ online pension submission and tracking is launched by Assam govt

October 4, 2020
Kritagyata
  • ‘Kritagyata’ an online pension submission and tracking is launched by the Assam govt to lend convenience to the pensioners to dispose off their pension related claims.

Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Programme launched

October 4, 2020
Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Programme
  • Tribal Entrepreneurship Development Programme launched by the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda with an aim to develop the potential of the tribal communities and building their capacities to enhance their contribution in socio-economic growth.

Special refinance facility for WASH programme launched by NABARD

October 4, 2020
NABARD
  • To support the Government of India’s Water, Sanitisation and Hygiene (WASH) programme the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a special refinance facility of Rs 800 crore for Fiscal Year 2021.

CNES to participate in ISRO’s Venus Mission, to be launched in 2025

October 2, 2020
ISRO
  • The French Space Agency CNES announced that it is to participate in ISRO’s Venus Mission, SHUKRAYAAN that is to be launched in 2025.

LASER Guided anti-tank missile successfully test fired by DRDO

October 2, 2020
DRDO
  • LASER Guided anti-tank missile successfully test fired by Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO). It is designed to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour protected armour vehicles from a distance of 1 km to 1.5 km.

ICGS Karnaklata Barua, Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel commissioned

October 2, 2020
ICGS Karnaklata Barua
  • ICGS Karnaklata Barua, Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel commissioned at Kolkata through video conferencing.
  • The ICGS Kanaklata Barua is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).

VAIBHAV Summit 2020

October 2, 2020
VAIBHAV Summit
  • VAIBHAV (Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2 virtually. The Summit is scheduled from 2nd October to 31st October 2020.

Green-Tech Initiative “IB-eNote” launched by Indian Bank

October 2, 2020
Indian Bank
  • Indian Bank has launched a green initiative named “IB-eNote” to enable a total paperless working environment which enables the processing and tracking of notes put up by various offices digitally.