NASA
discovers First Evidence of Water on Mars
NASA
Scientists claimed to have discovered the first substantiation of
flowing
water
on Mars Evidence collected by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter the
first discovery of active liquid water in the ground on the red
planet The orbiter circling Mars since 2006, monitored several
instances of what seemed to be water flows occurring at numerous
locations during the Martian spring and summer Time-sequence imagery
of the Newton crater in the southern mid-latitude region showed
finger-like markings spreading along several steep slopes and then
fading again once colder temperatures move in.
Soil
Health Cards to be issued to farmers by 2013
Soil
health cards to be issued to farmers across the country by 2013
Government according high priority to soil testing to get the status
of its health and ascertain fertility for subsequent crop utilization. Central Government providing assistance to state
governments for setting up Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs) for
increasing current capacity of states for soil testing About 413 Lakh
soil health cards have been distributed to farmer’s up to 2010-11.
SC
postulates tour operators not to carry luggage on roof of buses
The
Supreme Court ruled that the tourist operators cannot keep the
luggage on the roof of the buses as it will jeopardize the life and
safety of passengers It discarded the argument of transporters that
limitations imposed on storing the luggage at the top was offensive
of the fundamental rights guaranteed to a citizen for carrying out an
occupation without restriction The apex court passed the judgement
while dismissing appeals filed by transporters challenging Rule
128(9) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989,which says that no
luggage could be carried on the roof of the vehicle.
Government
to expand diabetes screening programme
Government
to expand the diabetes screening programme all over the country to
tackle its rising cases
The
International Diabetes Federation estimated the total number of
people in India with diabetes to be over five crore in 2010 The
figure likely to go up to eight crore by 2030 Unhealthy lifestyle,
physical inactivity and inappropriate diet are the major
reasons
for increase in diabetes Centre has also initiated a National
Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer and Cardiovascular
Diseases in one hundred districts in 21 States
Finance
Minister: Nationalized banks can’t stop disbursement of loans for
fear of poor recovery
As
per the Government: ‘Nationalized banks cannot stop disbursement of
loans for fear of poor recovery ‘ Finance Minister Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee opined that a balanced approach needed to
disburse
loans in the priority sector and necessary measures are being taken
to contain the growing trend of Non Performing Assets, of the bank;
all nationalized banks have been asked to take due care while
granting loans.
SPIC
MACAY to get Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
SPIC
MACAY An organization promoting Indian classical music and culture
19th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award to be presented to the
SPIC MACAY for its outstanding contribution towards the promotion of
communal harmony, peace and goodwill The award is given annually on
20th August
Rs.
1,134 Crore provided by Government for establishing model schools in
17
states
Government
provided Rs. 1,134 Crore for setting up 1,107 model schools at block
level in 17 states
Andhra
Pradesh has got the maximum of Rs. 412 Crore for setting up 355 model
schools and Bihar, the second highest at Rs. 118 Crore Government in
2009, launched a centrally-sponsored scheme to set up 6,000 model
schools at block level Of these, 3,500 were to be set up in
educationally backward blocks via the State Governments and the
remaining in blocks which are not educationally backward
via
PPP.
Decontrolling
of urea prices approved by National NeGoM
A
group of ministers on fertilizers approved decontrol of urea prices
The Meeting also allowed the companies to raise rates of the
fertilizer up to 10% this fiscal Objective:
The move will aid government reduce its
subsidy billGovernment spends around Rs.
75,000 Crore on fertilizer subsidy at
present Urea is the only fertilizer
which is till now under government control The government had
partially freed other fertilizers from its control inthe last
financial year Urea is the cheapest and the most used fertiliser in
the country.
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