Day: January 8, 2019

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid SP protests

New Delhi : Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday without transacting any business as the Samajwadi Party members protested amid reports that the CBI might quiz former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in an illegal-mining case . No sooner had official listed papers presented […]

SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Alok Kumar Verma as CBI Director and set aside the Centre’s decision divesting him of his powers and sending him on leave. The top court, however, restrained Verma from taking any major policy decision till the Central Vigilance Commission inquiry […]

National Tribal Festival/Carnival Organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs

National Tribal festival/carnival has been organized as an annual feature by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) since the year 2015 as detailed below. This serves to showcase the glimpses of rich cultural heritage of tribal people across the country through unique forms of folk dances, songs, cuisine, […]

Reservation for Scheduled Tribes

open view web desk Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal Ministry for specification of a community as Scheduled Tribes (STs) under Article 342 of the Constitution. Responsibility for issuance and verification of STs Certificate and social status rests with concerned State Government / UT Administration. The Government […]

SAIL expected to supply 10 lakh tonnes of steel for railways track in 2018-19

open view web desk Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) expects to supply 10 lakh tonnes of steel in 2018-19 and 12 lakh in 2019-20 to the Indian Railways for doubling of rail lines, gauge conversion, new lines and track renewal works. Railways have indicated its demand   of approximately 14 lakh […]

NFAI to screen archival sports footage tomorrow

open view web desk As Khelo India 2019 kickstarts in Pune, NFAI has organized a special screening of some of the archival sports footage from its collection tomorrow 8th January at 6 PM. The footage includes a clip of ceremonial cricket match played in Kolhapur in the 1940s. […]

MoU Signed for Fastag Sale through Petrol Pumps of Leading Oil Marketing Companies

open view web desk Nitin Gadkari Says, It will Enhance Customer Convenience through Easy Availability of Fastags Dharmendra Pradhan Emphasises Upon Synergy for Achieving Smooth Transition to Future Fuels An MoU for sale of FASTags through petrol pumps of leading Oil Marketing Companies was signed here today between Indian […]

Foreign Minister of Japan calls on PM

open view web desk H. E. Mr. Taro Kono, Foreign Minister of Japan, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Mr. Kono briefed the Prime Minister about the follow-up action taken in recent months after the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Japan in October […]

Heritage and Culture of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes Groups

open view web desk The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing a scheme namely “Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes Groups (PVTG)” for the welfare of PVTGs.  This is a demand driven scheme. The scheme is flexible as it enables the States/Union Territory(UT) to focus on areas that they […]

Free Medical Facilities in Tribal Areas

open view web desk Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), now called as Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) at Central level and Tribal Sub-Scheme (TSS) at State level is dedicated source of fund for tribal development across the country.Major part of infrastructure development in tribal dominated areas and provision of basic amenities […]

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