Creation of CDS announced
In one of the biggest decisions for the military, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff to integrate the efforts, training, operations and planning of the three defence services.
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#CDS #73rdIndependenceDay #KargilWar #COSC #ACM #IAF #NarendraModi
Bimal Jalan panel finalises report
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the adequate size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, has finalised its report. The panel’s term was extended after the transfer of former Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the Power Ministry.
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#BimalJalan #SubhashChandraGarg #RBI #RajivKumar #GDP #ECF
CORAS launched
Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force.
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#CORAS #RPF #RPSF #LWE #IndianRailways #Haryana #Goyal
New mission for clean water
Stressing on the need to conserve water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 said that the centre and the states will have to work together to save water and provide it to every household.
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#mission #JalJeevanMission #MinisterModi #IndependenceDay
India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey
Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in Delhi on 15 August 2019. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include 87,250 public places namely schools, anganwadi centers, public health centres, haat/bazaars/religious places, making it India’s largest rural sanitation survey.
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#India #LRSS #SSG2019 #ODF #SwachhBharatMission #AjayDevgan
In one of the biggest decisions for the military, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff to integrate the efforts, training, operations and planning of the three defence services.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21231-creation-of-cds-announced
#CDS #73rdIndependenceDay #KargilWar #COSC #ACM #IAF #NarendraModi
Bimal Jalan panel finalises report
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the adequate size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, has finalised its report. The panel’s term was extended after the transfer of former Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to the Power Ministry.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21230-bimal-jalan-panel-finalises-report
#BimalJalan #SubhashChandraGarg #RBI #RajivKumar #GDP #ECF
CORAS launched
Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21229-coras-launched
#CORAS #RPF #RPSF #LWE #IndianRailways #Haryana #Goyal
New mission for clean water
Stressing on the need to conserve water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2019 said that the centre and the states will have to work together to save water and provide it to every household.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21228-new-mission-for-clean-water
#mission #JalJeevanMission #MinisterModi #IndependenceDay
India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey
Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in Delhi on 15 August 2019. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include 87,250 public places namely schools, anganwadi centers, public health centres, haat/bazaars/religious places, making it India’s largest rural sanitation survey.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21227-india-s-largest-rural-sanitation-survey
#India #LRSS #SSG2019 #ODF #SwachhBharatMission #AjayDevgan
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Creation of CDS announced - KSG India | Khan Study Group
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Rural India open defecation free
The latest official survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that more than one-fourth households in villages had no access to toilets.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22089-rural-india-open-defecation-free.html
#ODF #RuralIndia #NSO #DrinkingWater #SwachhBharatMission #NarendraModi
NSO Report on drinking water
As many as 94.5 per cent families in rural areas and 97.5 per cent in cities used ‘improved drinking water’ from sources including tube wells, tankers and piped supply during July-December 2018, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report.
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#NSO #drinkingwater #NSS #households #NationalStatisticalOffice #LPG
Survey of Persons with Disabilities
Overall percentage of persons with disability in the population was 2.2 per cent during July 2018 to December 2018 in the country, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report on 23 November 2019.
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#Disabilities #NSS #NSO #SurveyofPersons #LFPR
Geo-strategic reach of PSEs
To enhance their geo-strategic reach, India's public sector enterprises should bid for international projects as a consortium, work with the government to design WTO-smart subsidies and enhance exports, according to a report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22086-geo-strategic-reach-of-pses.html
#PSEs #GeoStrategic #CII #WTO #CLMV #ChandrajitBanerjee
The latest official survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that more than one-fourth households in villages had no access to toilets.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22089-rural-india-open-defecation-free.html
#ODF #RuralIndia #NSO #DrinkingWater #SwachhBharatMission #NarendraModi
NSO Report on drinking water
As many as 94.5 per cent families in rural areas and 97.5 per cent in cities used ‘improved drinking water’ from sources including tube wells, tankers and piped supply during July-December 2018, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22088-nso-report-on-drinking-water.html
#NSO #drinkingwater #NSS #households #NationalStatisticalOffice #LPG
Survey of Persons with Disabilities
Overall percentage of persons with disability in the population was 2.2 per cent during July 2018 to December 2018 in the country, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report on 23 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22087-survey-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
#Disabilities #NSS #NSO #SurveyofPersons #LFPR
Geo-strategic reach of PSEs
To enhance their geo-strategic reach, India's public sector enterprises should bid for international projects as a consortium, work with the government to design WTO-smart subsidies and enhance exports, according to a report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22086-geo-strategic-reach-of-pses.html
#PSEs #GeoStrategic #CII #WTO #CLMV #ChandrajitBanerjee
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Rural India open defecation free | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The latest official survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that more than one-fourth households in villages had no access to toilets. Around 71. 3 per cent rural households
Today's Headlines - 28 August 2023
Indore named best city in Smart Cities Mission
GS Paper - 2 (Infrastructure)
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry named Indore the best city and Madhya Pradesh the best state in the Smart Cities Mission in its India Smart Cities Awards 2022. Surat and Agra were named second and third best among cities and Tamil Nadu second in states, with the third prize being shared by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 66 winners in different categories were announced; the awards would be presented by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in Indore on 27 September 2023.
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The cities were selected based on their ranking in terms of progress of projects, project outcomes and presentations submitted for the awards.
Indore has topped the cleanliness rankings under the Swachh Bharat Mission, being named the cleanest city for the past six years in a row.
Madhya Pradesh, too, won the tag of the cleanest state in the Swachh Survekshan 2022. In the Smart Cities awards, Indore had shared the first place with Surat last time.
In the Smart Cities Awards 2022, Coimbatore’s project of model roads, restoration and renovation of lakes was ranked the best in the category of built environment, while Jabalpur won the award for its incubation centre in the economy category.
Chandigarh’s public bike sharing and e-governance services won in the mobility and governance categories, respectively. Chandigarh also won the overall award in the Union Territory category.
Flashback
Under the Smart Cities Mission, which was launched in 2015, the 100 selected cities have completed 76% of the proposed projects worth Rs.1.10 lakh crore, while the remaining projects worth Rs.60,095 crore “will be completed by 30 June 2024, a ministry statement said.
Earlier this year, the mission’s deadline was extended from June 30 to next year to allow all 100 cities to complete their projects.
Most notable milestone achieved in the mission has been the Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC), which is operational in all 100 Smart Cities.
These ICCCs work as the brain and nervous system for city operations, using technology for urban management.
The urban services have significantly improved in diverse fields like crime tracking, safety and security of citizens, transport management, solid waste management, water supply, disaster management etc.
#upsc #news #headline #indore #smartcities #mission #infrastructure #unionhousing #urbanaffairsministry #indore #madhyapradesh #awards2022 #surat #agra #secondandthird #tamilnadu #winners #categories #Droupadimurmu #news #swachhbharatmission #cleanlinessranking #restoration #lakes #economy #chandigarh #mobility #unionterritory #ICCC #brain #nervoussystem #urbanservices #soildmanagement #watersupply #disastermanagement #transport
Indore named best city in Smart Cities Mission
GS Paper - 2 (Infrastructure)
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry named Indore the best city and Madhya Pradesh the best state in the Smart Cities Mission in its India Smart Cities Awards 2022. Surat and Agra were named second and third best among cities and Tamil Nadu second in states, with the third prize being shared by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 66 winners in different categories were announced; the awards would be presented by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in Indore on 27 September 2023.
More about the News
The cities were selected based on their ranking in terms of progress of projects, project outcomes and presentations submitted for the awards.
Indore has topped the cleanliness rankings under the Swachh Bharat Mission, being named the cleanest city for the past six years in a row.
Madhya Pradesh, too, won the tag of the cleanest state in the Swachh Survekshan 2022. In the Smart Cities awards, Indore had shared the first place with Surat last time.
In the Smart Cities Awards 2022, Coimbatore’s project of model roads, restoration and renovation of lakes was ranked the best in the category of built environment, while Jabalpur won the award for its incubation centre in the economy category.
Chandigarh’s public bike sharing and e-governance services won in the mobility and governance categories, respectively. Chandigarh also won the overall award in the Union Territory category.
Flashback
Under the Smart Cities Mission, which was launched in 2015, the 100 selected cities have completed 76% of the proposed projects worth Rs.1.10 lakh crore, while the remaining projects worth Rs.60,095 crore “will be completed by 30 June 2024, a ministry statement said.
Earlier this year, the mission’s deadline was extended from June 30 to next year to allow all 100 cities to complete their projects.
Most notable milestone achieved in the mission has been the Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC), which is operational in all 100 Smart Cities.
These ICCCs work as the brain and nervous system for city operations, using technology for urban management.
The urban services have significantly improved in diverse fields like crime tracking, safety and security of citizens, transport management, solid waste management, water supply, disaster management etc.
#upsc #news #headline #indore #smartcities #mission #infrastructure #unionhousing #urbanaffairsministry #indore #madhyapradesh #awards2022 #surat #agra #secondandthird #tamilnadu #winners #categories #Droupadimurmu #news #swachhbharatmission #cleanlinessranking #restoration #lakes #economy #chandigarh #mobility #unionterritory #ICCC #brain #nervoussystem #urbanservices #soildmanagement #watersupply #disastermanagement #transport