On 07th September 2020, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar chand Gehlot launched a 24×7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline “KIRAN” (1800-500-0019) to provide relief and support to persons with Mental Illness. Shri Gehlot also released the poster, brochure and resource book on the Mental Health Helpline Kiran. Objectives of Kiran Helpline: […]
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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries. The Index was launched in 2010 by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for UNDP’s Human Development Reports. What is the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) ? Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
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On 5th September 2020, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan – BRAP 2019 ranking of states. What is BRAP ? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) spearheaded a dynamic national level exercise that commenced in 2014 to rank all the
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The world is celebrating the very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, today on September 7th, 2020. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution to hold an International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on December 19, 2019, during its 74th session. UNGA also invited the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to facilitate
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In view of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the Union Government had initially decided to suspend the Question Hour and curtail the Zero Hour for Monsoon Session 2020 of the Parliament. However, considering the uproar from the opposition members, the central government on 3rd September allowed the Question Hour of 30 minutes duration. Additionally, only unstarred questions
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