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| 1151. |
Which state government increases the financial aid given to girls under 'Aapki Beti' scheme? |
| Answer» Rajasthan government has increased the financial assistance given to school girls under the 'Aapki Beti' scheme and ex-gratia payment to the families of polling personnel who die during election duty. Under the Aapki Beti scheme, girls living under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) and whose mother or father or both have died to get annual financial assistance in the state. The amount has been increased to Rs 2,100 from Rs 1,100 for the girls studying in class 1 to 8 and for the girls in class 9 to 12, the financial aid has been increased to Rs 2,500 from Rs 1,500. Similarly, the government has also increased ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of an official killed on election duty to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 15 lakh. | |
| 1152. |
The CM of __________ has announced the proposal of a free ride scheme for women in public transport? |
| Answer» Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced free ride scheme for women in the capital to travel free of cost in DTC buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro to ensure a safe travel experience. | |
| 1153. |
Telangana Government enhances Rythu Bandhu scheme from Rs 4000 to __________. |
| Answer» The Telangana Government has issued a notification to extend the Rythu Bandhu scheme for 2019-20 while enhancing the amount from Rs 4000 to Rs 5000. The Rythu Bandhu scheme, Telangana CM K Chandrasekar Rao's pet scheme, is aimed at providing income support to the agriculturists directly to back their crops. The scheme, which provides Initial Investment support to agriculture and horticulture crops through a grant of Rs 4000 per acre per farmer each season towards the purchase of inputs like seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, labour, and other filed operations, has now been enhanced from Rs 4000 to Rs 5000 per acre per farmer per season. | |
| 1154. |
Which state police has decided to use laser guns to crack down on over-speeding? |
| Answer» The Gujarat government has decided to equip the traffic police with 'laser guns' for detection of over-speeding by vehicles. The state traffic police has purchased 39 such high-tech guns at a cost of Rs.3.9 crore. The gun uses laser technology to detect the speed of a vehicle. It can record speed of three vehicles simultaneously in a second, even if the vehicles are a km away. The speed gun is an online device which can send an e-memo to the owner with a photo of the vehicle. If required, the speed gun can also generate and print the challan offline on the spot. It is also capable of recording videos of the over- speeding vehicles which will serve as a proof if the vehicle owner confronts the police. | |
| 1155. |
Which state's cabinet has passed a resolution to increase reservation for OBCs to 27 percent? |
| Answer» The cabinet of Madhya Pradesh has passed a resolution to increase reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27 percent from existing 14 percent. | |
| 1156. |
Which state will get $287 million Loan from World Bank for The State's Health System Reform Programme? |
| Answer» The Government of India, Tamil Nadu, and the World Bank signed a $287 million loan agreement for the state's Health System Reform Programme in New Delhi. It is aimed to improve the quality of health care, reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and fill equity gaps in reproductive and child health services. Tamil Nadu has been ranked third among all Indian States in the NITI Aayog Health Index. The State's maternal mortality rate has declined from 90 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2005 to 62 deaths in 2015-16 where as infant mortality has declined from 30 deaths per 1000 live births to 20 in the same period. | |
| 1157. |
Kharga Prahar, an exercise between Indian army and the Indian Air Force concluded in which state? |
| Answer» A week-long exercise (27 May 2019 to 4 June 2019) between the Indian army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) - Kharga Prahar concluded in Punjab. The exercise was undertaken by various units and formation of Kharga Corps. The key aspects of this exercise is to validate operational aspects and brought out many lessons to the corps. | |
| 1158. |
This state toped in the highest fish production according to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). |
| Answer» Gujarat topped the country with annual fish production of 7.8 lakh tonnes, followed by Tamil Nadu (7.02 lakh tonnes) and Kerala (6.43 lakh tonnes) according to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). | |
| 1159. |
The Cabinet of this state approved changes in state job recruitment rules, recently. |
| Answer» The Haryana government Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, relaxed the state job recruitment rules in Group B posts such as teachers and educational supervisors and Group C, D posts. As per the amendment, selection of the candidates will be purely based on the written exam, socio-economic criteria, and experience. The total marks for the post comprise 100 marks, including 90 for written exam and 10 for socio-economic criteria and experience. The cabinet decided to grant five extra marks for the first time candidates taking police exam and also decided to give 10 percent extra marks to widows, orphans and people from denotified tribes, besides those who do not have an immediate family member in any government job. | |
| 1160. |
Which state government withdraws EPBG Quota for accommodating EWS reservations? |
| Answer» Haryana government has issued an order to withdraw Economically Backward Persons in General Caste Category (EBPG) reservation since Economically Weaker Sections reservation (EWS) came into effect. EWS comes under Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 passed by the parliament to allow 10% reservation for economically backward sections in the general category in government jobs and academic institutions in January 2019. | |
| 1161. |
Which State launched the 'Pink Sarathi' vehicles for womens safety? |
| Answer» Karnataka government has launched 'Pink Sarathi' vehicles that are procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). It was launched by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. BMTC will use the vehicles to attend to the grievances of women passengers in city buses. BMTC had received Rs.56.07 crore from the Centre under the Nirbhaya scheme. It has also taken up various measures for the safety of women passengers, including the launch of Pink Sarathi vehicles. The BMTC now has a fleet of 25 Pink Sarathi vehicles fitted with GPS and public announcement systems. | |
| 1162. |
Andhra Pradesh CM appoints how many Deputy CMs in Cabinet? |
| Answer» Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister(CM) Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed 5 Deputy CMs in a full 25-member Cabinet,one each from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Backward Classes (BC), Minority and Kapu communities. The 5 Deputy CMs- Pamula Pushpa Sreevani, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas, L Narayana Swamy and AmzathBashatook oath at a ceremony held near the State Secretariat in Velagapudi, Amravati on June 8, 2019. | |
| 1163. |
Where did India's First Dinosaur Museum Park inagurated? |
| Answer» Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated India's first Dinosaur-Museum-cum-Park in the Mahisagar district. It is set to give visitors a Jurassic Park kind of feel. The museum is located in Raiyoli area in Balasinor exhibit remains of various dinosaurs and fossil records. Dinosaur Museum cum Park is the first park in the country and the world's third park. | |
| 1164. |
An ancient Buddhist site, Chaukhandi Stupa has been declared as a Monument and protected area of national importance by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). It was located in the state of; |
| Answer» Chaukhandi Stupa, an ancient Buddhist site located in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, has been declared as a Monument and protected area of national importance by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Chaukhandi Stupa is a lofty mound of brick whose square edifice is surrounded by an octagonal tower. It was built to mark the place where Lord Buddha met his first disciples as he traveled from Bodhgaya to Sarnath. The Chaukhandi Stupa is said to be originally a terraced temple during the Gupta period, that 4th to 6th Century. Govardhan,the son of Raja Todarmal gave the present shape to the Chaukhandi Stupa.He built an octagonal tower to commemorate the visit of Humayun,the great Mughal ruler. | |
| 1165. |
Mekathoti Sucharitha appointed as the Home Minister of this state, recently. |
| Answer» Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) YS Jaganmohan Reddy appointed Mekathoti Sucharitha, aged 45, a representative from Prathipadu (SC) reserved constituency in Guntur district, as the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh. She became the first Dalit woman home minister of Andhra Pradesh after the formation of Telangana. | |
| 1166. |
Pramod Sawant CM of Goa approves __________ quota for economically backward sections. |
| Answer» The Goa cabinet chaired by the Chief minister Pramod Sawant approved the amendment of 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections of a general category in education and employment. The state cabinet also assured the reservation for Muslims and Christians, who are not covered under the quota. Currently, reservation for ST, SC, OBC , persons with disability, ex-servicemen having 2%,12%,27%,4%,2% respectively. The Parliament had cleared the reservation bill in January 2019 with the qualification criteria of those with income below Rs 8 lakh per annum considered as a weaker section of the society. However it excluded those with having 5 acres or more agriculture land, residential flat of 100sqm and above, the residential plot of 83.6 sqm and above, and residential plot of 167.2sqm and above. | |
| 1167. |
Bancha became India's first all-solar kitchen village, it belongs to the state of; |
| Answer» Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh became the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves. There was no use for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders as all 75 houses relied on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking needs. The solar-powered stoves were developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai. The project of installing plates, solar-powered batteries and stoves in all the houses was started in September 2017 and was completed by December 2018. | |
| 1168. |
The annual festival of Kheer Bhawani Mela on Zeasht Ashtami celebrated in which state? |
| Answer» Annual festival of Kheer Bhawani Mela on Zeasht Ashtami was celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees assembled and prayed at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district in J&K. It is one of the biggest religious functions of the Kashmiri Pandits.During Mela Kheer Bhawani, over 60,000 Kashmiri Pandits from various parts of India and abroad visited 5 famous temples of Tulmulla in Ganderbal district, Tikker in Kupwara, LaktiporaAishmuqam in Anantnag, Mata TripursundriDevsar and Mata KheerbhawaniManzgam in Kulgam district in Kashmir valley. | |
| 1169. |
The Union Government has approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal in __________. |
| Answer» The Union Government has approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam. The main objective of the project is to maintain a statewide bio-metric and biographic data, to capture the illegal migrants' data to computerize data flow for all the stakeholders. | |
| 1170. |
Which state government has recently launched online facility to approve building plans? |
| Answer» Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has recently launched 118 websites that would enable citizens get building plan approvals, diversion of land use change and other related permissions through online submissions, avoiding middlemen and delays. It will bring greater transparency and end corruption and save people's time and money. The initiative of state government will save people from running from pillar to post to get approvals. These websites and softwares integrate 14 departments and forms can be submitted online. The status of their applications will be shared through SMS to the applicants. | |
| 1171. |
Which state government sets up a Skill University with the cost of 850 crore? |
| Answer» Assam government will set up a Skill University at the cost of 850 crore rupees at Darrang district. This will be perhaps the first skill university of the country with a capacity of 10 thousand seats. The International Yoga Day will be observed at 459 centers of the Skill Development Mission. | |
| 1172. |
Which state introduced Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna for poor people above 60 years? |
| Answer» The State Government of Bihar launched Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna for poor people above 60 years of age which is effective from April 1, 2019. This was launched by the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Under the Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna, Poor people above the age of 60 years will get Rs 400 per month and those people above the age of 80 years will get Rs. 500 per month. Retired government employees will not be covered under the scheme. | |
| 1173. |
The Asian Development Bank sanctioned Rs 1,650cr infra projects for this state recently. |
| Answer» The Asian Development Bank(ADB) has approved a project submitted by Urban Development Department (UDD) of Tripura amounting to Rs. 1650 crore for overall infrastructure development of seven district headquarter towns of Tripura. The fund is meant for development of piped water supply, underground drainage, underground sewage or scientific septage management, roads with pavement. The ADB will give 80 per cent of 1650 crore as grant-in-aid and the state Government of Tripura will have to repay back only 20 per cent loan in due course of time. The seven district headquarters include-Khowai (Khowai), Ambassa(Dhalai district), Dharmnagar(North Tripura), Kailashahar (Unakoti), Udaipur (Gomati), Bishramganj (Sepahijala), Belonia (South Tripura) ,where the plan will be implemented. | |
| 1174. |
Recently, which state get it's New CM after the resignation of H. D. Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) party? |
| Answer» Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) state President Bookanakere Siddalingapp (BS) Yediyurappa was sworn in as the 19th Chief Minister of Karnataka. He succeeded H. D. Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular) party. He has the record of taking the oath of office as Chief Minister of Karnataka for the fourth time. He is popularly known as "Raithara Bandhu" for his pro-farmer policies, initiatives like separate agriculture budget in Karnataka Government during his chief ministership. In 2014, he merged his party with the BJP and was subsequently elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the Shimoga constituency. | |
| 1175. |
Which state topped in the installation of rooftop solar projects in India? |
| Answer» Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power R K Singh informed that Gujarat was ranked first in the installation of rooftop solar projects in India with an installed capacity of 261.97 megawatts (MW), out of which 183.51 MW were subsidised installations and 78.45 MW was non-subsidised. It was followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with 198.52 MW and 151.62 MW respectively.At present, the total rooftop solar installation in India is 1,700.54 MW. Under the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar programme, government provided total financial assistance and incentives of Rs 678.01 crore in 2016-17, Rs 169.73 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 446.77 crore in 2018-19. | |
| 1176. |
This state cabinet sanctioned Rs 11.68 crore for preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of a multi-purpose 130-MW Dagmara hydel power project. |
| Answer» The bihar state cabinet sanctioned Rs 11.68 crore for preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of a multi-purpose 130-MW Dagmara hydel power project in Supaul district of Bihar. It also approved the proposal seeking provisions to punish children who abandon their elderly parents. They could face jail time over charges of abandonment. | |
| 1177. |
Which state government has raised unemployment allowance for Male applicants as Rs 3,000/month, while the women and differently-abled will get Rs 3,500/month? |
| Answer» Unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree will be given unemployment allowance by Rajasthan government. Male applicants will get Rs 3,000/month, while the women and differently-abled will get Rs 3,500/month under Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana from February this year. The applicants must be natives of Rajasthan and the amount will be given for two years or until they get employed. | |
| 1178. |
Which state government has fixes Rs 5000 as minimum aid to calamity-hit farmers? |
| Answer» Madhya Pradesh govt announced to provide Rs 5000 in minimum compensation to the small and marginal farmers in the event of crop loss due to natural calamities. Government has taken several administrative steps including filling up vacant posts of Patwaris (revenue officials) for speedy work. | |
| 1179. |
Which state topped in the the USGBC list of Top 10 States for LEED in India? |
| Answer» The Second Edition of the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) list of India's top 10 states are released. The states which have maximum number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green buildings are listed below. Maharashtra bagged the top slot with 334 LEED-certified green buildings. It is followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu with the rankings 232 and 157 buildings respectively. LEED is a widely used green building rating system in order to rank states in terms of cumulative Gross Square Feet (GSF) of certified space. | |
| 1180. |
Which state government has decided to launch a project "Chullah" for smokeless kitchens? |
| Answer» The Maharashtra government has decided to launch a pilot project providing smoke-free environment in the kitchen for women. The project, named "Chullah (wood-fired stove)-free and smoke-free Maharashtra", will target the women who have not benefited under the Ujjwala or any other LPG distribution scheme. The pilot project will be implemented in Naxal- affected areas as well as the districts where farmer suicide rate is high. | |
| 1181. |
This state government makes mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device. |
| Answer» The Himachal Pradesh government makes mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device so that they can be provided all possible help in case of any emergency. According to the Himachal Pradesh government, as Himachal Pradesh being a disaster prone state, therfore Kullu and Dalhousie have been identified for installation of early warning system. | |
| 1182. |
Which state has become No. 1 in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)? |
| Answer» Uttar Pradesh has become number one in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) in the country. As per the statement released by state government, 1.95 crores people have been given insurance cover under the scheme till 31 march 2019. The implementation of this ambitious central government scheme started in state from January 2018 under which people between age group of 18 to 70 get accidental insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh by paying a nominal premium of Rs 12 annually. Beside this, Uttar Pradesh stands second in the country in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY). | |
| 1183. |
Which Indian State will be benefitted by the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 (Feni Bridge/ Maitree Setu) constructed over Feni River? |
| Answer» Riva Ganguly Das, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh visited the construction of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 (Feni Bridge/ Maitree Setu) and land port in Ramgarh Upazila of Khagrachhari, Bangladesh. The construction of the bridge over Feni River had begun in 2017 and is expected to be completed by April 2020. It will connect Tripura with Chittagong port of Bangladesh.Its foundation for construction was laid down jointly by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2015. | |
| 1184. |
Kaleshwaram irrigation project was inagurated in __________. |
| Answer» Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao inaugurated the Rs. 80,190 crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project on June 21, 2019 at its starting point in Medigadda (Jayshankar Bhupalapally) district. This project is designed to sort out issues of drinking water in the state and also irrigation to the dried up areas of Telangana. About 225 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water will be drawn through this project through Godavari river basin. | |
| 1185. |
Which state government planned to launch "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)" a universal health insurance scheme from July 2019? |
| Answer» Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu announced that the State Government is set to launch its flagship universal health insurance scheme named "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)" with effect from July 1, 2019. This Health scheme will be the first of its kind in the state and provide annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family to 43.18 lakh families of Punjab. 14.86 lakh families of Punjab will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM JAY) in the state and the cost of the premium for the families covered under the PM JAY would be borne by the Centre and the state government in the 60:40 ratio while for the rest of the beneficiaries, it would be borne by the state government. | |
| 1186. |
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, distributed Doordarshan (DD) Free Dish Set Top Boxes to the people of which state? |
| Answer» The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar distributed free Doordarshan (DD) set-top boxes to people living in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir. At an event organized by Doordarshan Kashir, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister launched a spectrum of initiatives for state along with distribution of 30,000 free DD set-top boxes. DD Kashir is a regional subsidiary television station of Doordarshan. The Set Top Box will be provided free of cost and audience will be able to view over 100 channels for free. DD Kashir launched a news bulletin titled "Dogri News" for Jammu region on channel, which will be telecasted every day at 6.15 PM on channel on digital mode. | |
| 1187. |
Japan gifts a Peace Museum to this Indian state on WWII memories. |
| Answer» Japan gifted Manipur, one of India's north eastern state a Museum of Peace built on the memories of Battle of Imphal, one of the fiercest battles of 2nd World War (WWII). The inauguration of Imphal Peace Museum marked 75th anniversary of Battle of Imphal. The Imphal Peace Museum has been set up at Red Hill outside Imphal that saw some of the fiercest fightings on the Second World War during the Japanese invasion of India. | |
| 1188. |
Which state government recently announced that if needed, for higher education, students would be given a loan upto Rs 10 lakhs? |
| Answer» Education minister of Delhi Govt Manish Sisodia said that the Delhi government is ready to take the guarantee of all the talented students studying in its schools. So, we have decided to give them education loan of up to Rs. 10 lakh for higher education. | |
| 1189. |
World Bank approves $147 Million Loan to the Government of this Indian state. |
| Answer» The Government of India, the Government of Jharkhand and the World Bank signed a $147 Million Loan Agreement. Jharkhand will invest the amount to provide urban services such as water supply, sewerage, drainage and urban road. | |
| 1190. |
The Kaleshwaram lift Irrigation Project, the world's largest multi stage and multipurpose lift irrigation scheme was inaugurated recently in which state? |
| Answer» The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project which is one of the world's largest multi stage and multi purpose lift irrigation scheme, was inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister in Jayashankar-Bhupalapally district of Telangana. | |
| 1191. |
Who is the governor of Telangana? |
| Answer» E.S.L. Narasimhan is the governor of Telangana. | |
| 1192. |
The Supreme Court has asked this state's government to deposit Rs 100 crore fine imposed by NGT. |
| Answer» The Supreme Court has directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the 100 crore rupees fine imposed on it by National Green Tribunal. The NGT had imposed the fine in January 2019 for failing to curb illegal coal mining. | |
| 1193. |
As per NITI Aayog's health index 2019, which state topped in the list? |
| Answer» Kerala has topped ranking state in terms of overall health performance as per the report submitted by NITI Aayog on health index. This is the second edition of its type. It measured the annual and incremental performances of states and UTs. Next to Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were ranked the two worst performers, respectively. Kerala secured an overall score of 74.01, while Uttar Pradesh was the least performing state with an overall score of 28.61. The report highlighted the outbreak of encephalitis in Bihar that killed over 150 children till 24 June. | |
| 1194. |
Name the Indian state which hosts 32nd edition of the International Seed Testing Association congress. |
| Answer» Telangana hosts 32nd edition of the International Seed Testing Association congress. This is the first edition of ISTA congress to be held in Asia. Scientists, policy makers, researchers and members of public and private seed industry from over 80 countries are participating in the congress. The eight-day congress would have the main event for three days and technical committee meetings/sessions would be held over the next five days. | |
| 1195. |
World Bank commits __________ million loan for Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening Project. |
| Answer» The Government of India, the State Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank signed a tripartite Loan Agreement of $31.58 million (about Rs 221 crore) for Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening Project. This will help improve the State's ability to manage its Financial Systems and lead to Better Utilization of Development Resources. The loan agreement was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the central government, Savin Bansal I.A.S, Additional Secretary, Finance of Uttarakhand on behalf of the Govt of Uttarakhand and Shanker Lal, Acting Country Director, World Bank India. The Project will benefit the citizens of Uttarakhand by enhancing accountability in public finances including administration of tax and non-tax revenues. The $31.58 Million Loan from the World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a 5 year grace period, and a final maturity of 11 years. | |
| 1196. |
As per the 'Periodic Labour Force Survey' which state has highest unemployment rate? |
| Answer» Nagaland has the highest unemployment rate among the states at 21.4%, and Meghalaya the lowest at 1.5%, figures tabled by the government in Parliament during the current session show. The Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2017-18, other aspects of which have been reported earlier, shows huge variations among the states. Besides Nagaland, states with high unemployment are Goa and Manipur. | |
| 1197. |
Which Indian state has highest stunted children under 5 years of age as per the report on Food & Nutrition Security (FNS)? |
| Answer» The stunting in children under 5years of age is the highest in Bihar (48%), Uttar Pradesh (46%), Jharkhand (45%), and Meghalaya (44%). Only one in five children in Kerala and Goa (20% each) are stunted. The report on Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) Analysis of India developed by UN (United Nations) World Food Programme in partnership with Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) stated that 31.4% of Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022. | |
| 1198. |
Which state government has decided to set up Vedic education board? |
| Answer» The Rajasthan government has decided to set up Vedic education board and culture board in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at the 25th 'Bhamashah Sammelan' at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur. The board will help future generations take inspiration from Vedic culture. | |
| 1199. |
Krishi kiosk, a scheme for farmers was launched in the state of __________. |
| Answer» Om Prakash Dhankar, Haryana agriculture, and farmers' welfare minister launched 'Krishi kiosk' for farmers at Panchkula, Haryana. The kiosk comes under state's ''Digital Kisan Suvidha' plan, will give farmers information about government schemes and also help them file claims under the 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana' Scheme. It has been connected with the Deputy Commissioners' offices of the state, and a telephone facility has also been made available for farmers, who in turn could give information through telephone. | |
| 1200. |
Which state Government launched a crop insurance scheme, Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) for the farmers? |
| Answer» West Bengal Government launched a crop insurance scheme, Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) for the 2019 'Kharif' season to protect farmers from losses due to natural disasters and provide a steady income in case of unstable market prices. The scheme was launched in collaboration with Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC). The crop insurance scheme would be "free of cost for farmers" as the state government would pay the entire premium. It includes Aman and Aus paddy, jute and maize under the scheme. | |