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Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting & Telangana’s Telia Rumal receives GI-Tag

May 13, 2020
Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting & Telangana’s Telia Rumal receives GI-Tag
  • The Sohrai Khovar painting of Jharkhand and Telia Rumal of Telangana has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.

Jharkhand govt bans Pan Masala for 1 year

May 9, 2020
Jharkhand govt bans Pan Masala for 1 year
  • The Jharkhand government has banned 11 brands of Pan Masala for one year in the state. The order was stated by the Commissioner of Food Safety in the state, Nitin Kulkarni.

UP government begins “Pravasi Raahat Mitra” App

May 9, 2020
CM Yogi Adityanath
  • Uttar Pradesh’s government has begun a “Pravasi Raahat Mitra” App on 8th May to connect migrants with schemes and jobs.
  • The app is produced in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Tamil Nadu government extends retirement age to 59

May 9, 2020
Tamil Nadu government extends retirement age to 59
  • Tamil Nadu government extends the retirement age of the government staff, teachers, and those in public sector units from 58 years to 59 years.
  • Those who are due for retirement on May 31 this year will now retire on May 31, 2021.

Tripura govt releases online scholarship portal

May 8, 2020
Tripura govt releases online scholarship portal
  • Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on 6th May released an online Scholarship portal.
  • The portal scholarships.gov.in was started under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’ at the state secretariat.

MP to be the first state in the country to give mid-day meal ration

May 8, 2020
MP to be the first state in the country to give mid-day meal ration
  • Madhya Pradesh comes up as the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration.
  • Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development Manoj Shrivastava informed that this information has been given in the review meeting conducted by the Central Government.

African swine fever found in India; 2,900 pigs die in Assam

May 8, 2020
African swine fever found in India
  • Since February, more than 2,900 pigs have died in Assam because of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF does not affect humans but can be fatal for pigs.

Himachal Pradesh Programme ‘Nigah’ to be released for awareness

May 6, 2020
Nigah
  • The state government of Himachal Pradesh has planned to start a new program ‘Nigah’, to sensitize and educate the family members of the people coming to the state from various parts of the country.

Jharkhand govt begins three schemes to promote rural employment

May 6, 2020
Jharkhand govt begins three schemes to promote rural employment
  • Jharkhand government on 4th May started three schemes under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in a bid to “strengthen the rural economy”.
  • Birsa Harit Gram Yojana for rural plantations: Under the Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, over two lakh acres of land will be utilized for afforestation.
  • Jal Sammridhi Yojna: Under the Jal Sammridhi Yojna, water storage units will be built to save rainwater and runaway groundwater.
  • Veer SahidPotoHoKhelVikas Scheme: Under the playground scheme, the government targets to make 5,000 grounds, with at least one in one Panchayat.

Geographical Indications registry declares Kashmiri Saffron as a Geographical Indicator.

May 4, 2020
Kashmiri Safron
  • Kashmiri Saffron that is grown in some regions of Kashmir, including Pulwama, Srinagar, Budgam and Kishtwar has been declared as Geographical Indicator by Geographical Indications Registry.