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Category: State Wise Current Affairs

Kerala: First State in India to go Digital in Public Education

October 14, 2020
smart class
  • Kerala State has become the First State in India to make the Public Education Sector completely digital which has been implemented at a cost of Rs.42.36 crores.

Goa Govt partnered with India Post to get farmers enrolled in PM-KISAN scheme

October 14, 2020
PM KISAN
  • The Goa Government has tied up with India Post to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme.

Andhra Pradesh CM launches “Jagananna Vidya Kanuka” scheme

October 13, 2020
Jagananna Vidya Kanuka Scheme
  • Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched a new scheme named the ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme to distribute school kits among the poor children of the state.

Mobile water testing labs launched

October 13, 2020
Mobile water testing labs
  • A mobile water testing laboratory van, fully equipped with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant for assessing water quality is recently launched by the Haryana government.

1st state to have completely digital, hi-tech classrooms: Kerala

October 13, 2020
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  • Kerala has become the first state in the country to have high-tech classrooms in all its public schools. It was declared by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Delhi govt approves tree transplantation policy

October 11, 2020
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  • Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has passed a first-of-its-kind in India ‘Tree Transplantation Policy’ to preserve trees for clean and green Delhi.

UP government sign agreement with Zurich Airport for Jewar Airport

October 10, 2020
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  • For designing, building and operating Noida International Airport at Jewar for a period of 40 years, the Uttar Pradesh government has signed a concession agreement with representatives of Zurich Airport International.

Goa became the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections

October 10, 2020
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  • The Ministry of Jal Shakti announced that Goa has become the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas.

Jagananna Vidya Kanuka Scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh Govt

October 10, 2020
Jagananna Vidya Kanuka Scheme
  • Jagan Anna Vidya kanuka scheme under which the state government will provide school kits to 43.32 to lakh government school students has been launched by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched by the Uttarakhand govt.

October 10, 2020
Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana
  • Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched in Dehradun by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat with an aim to promote self-employment of the youth and also promote production of green energy.