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Cabinet permits declaration of Kushinagar airport in UP as the international airport

June 25, 2020
AirIndia
  • The Union Cabinet 24th June permitted the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer increased connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site.

Himachal’s Panchayati raj dept gets first prize

June 25, 2020
Himachal Pradesh CM
  • THE HIMACHAL Pradesh Panchayati raj department has got first prize under the e-Panchayat Puraskars-2020, to be presented by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced on 24th June.

Centre allotted Rs. 412.19 Crore for Telangana under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2020-21

June 24, 2020
Jal Jeevan Mission
  • The Central minister stated that in 2019-20 Telangana was allotted with ₹ 259.14 Crore and only ₹ 105.52 Crore could be delivered by the Government of India as State was incapable to avail the second installment due to non-reporting of physical progress and non-submission of the proper expenditure plan.

Rajasthan govt to start “Indira Rasoi Yojna”

June 24, 2020
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
  • Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 22nd June declared that his government will soon start the “Indira Rasoi Yojna” for the poor to make sure that ‘‘no one sleeps hungry’‘ in the state.

Mumbai civic body on Mission Zero for 6 wards in city’s suburbs to check COVID-19 cases

June 24, 2020
COVID19
  • Civic chief IS Chahal on 23rd June started ‘Mission Zero’, as part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) fast action plan to control increasing COVID-19 cases in the suburbs. He also introduced 50 ambulances given to BMC as part of a public-private partnership.

Haryana govt and Reliance Jio TV agreement to train 52 lakh students

June 24, 2020
Jio
  • Haryana government and Reliance Jio TV have started an agreement that is expected to serve around 52 lakh school children in rural areas. This new agreement is made under the Chief Minister’s Distance Education Programme in order to extend education in rural areas without jeopardizing social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Raja Parba festival commemorated in Odisha

June 22, 2020
Raja Parba festival
  • Raja Parba festival observed in Odisha. It is a 3-days different festival in which the onset of monsoon and the earth’s womanhood is observed by the state. It is considered that during this time the Mother Earth or Bhudevi undergoes menstruation. The fourth day is the day of the ‘purification bath’.

Job Guarantee Scheme for Urban Poor to be started by the Jharkhand Government

June 22, 2020
labour
  • Jharkhand is ready to become the first state to start an employment guarantee scheme for urban poor on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act to give an unemployment allowance if the state fails to give 100 days of work.

Tripura launches ‘ Play little, Study little’ scheme for school students from June 25

June 22, 2020
online class
  • Tripura government has planned to initiate a scheme called ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ which means ‘Play little, Study little’, from June 25.
  • As per the scheme, the students would be receiving audio and video content on learning activities projects along with entertainment and gaming activities through SMS or WhatsApp services.

Centre confirms funding of Rs 1,829 for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra

June 21, 2020
Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)
  • The Centre has signed funding of 1,829 crore rupees for the effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra for 2020-21. Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2019.