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What is Ethanol Blending Programme (A.K.A EBP)? What is its purpose? Why
ethanol blending refuses to take off in India?
http://blogs.intoday.in/businesstoday/ethanol-blending-refuses-to-take-off-in-india62936.html
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/sugar-sectorwants-ethanol-blending-scheme-up-and-running/article5086287.ece
What is National Policy on Biofuels 2008?
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/revving-up-on-ethanol/article4262648.ece
http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/biofuel_policy.pdf
What is a Khadi Mark?
With the introduction of Khadi Mark, no textile can be sold or otherwise traded
by any person or institution as Khadi or Khadi product in any form or manner without it
bearing a Khadi Mark tag, sticker or label.
Id: 99772 Why Khadi Mark?
What is the composite Development Index prepared by Raghuram Rajan
Committee?
Dr. Raghuram Rajan Committee for evolving a Composite Development Index of States
1) The Committee had been asked to suggest methods for identifying backwardness of
States using a variety of criteria and also to recommend how the criteria may be
reflected in future planning and devolution of funds from the Central Government to
the States.
2) The Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram informed in a Statement that the
Committee has proposed a general method for allocating funds from the Centre to
the States based on both a States development needs as well as its development
performance.
3) The Committee has recommended that each State may get a fixed basic allocation of
0.3 percent of overall funds, to which will be added its share stemming from need
and performance to get its overall share.
4) The Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram further informed that the Committee has
come-up with a Multi dimensional Index of backwardness based on
a) per capita consumption as measured by the NSSO
b) the poverty ratio and
c) a number of other measures which correspond to the multi dimensional approach
to defining poverty outlined in the Twelfth Plan
5) The Committee has recommended that States with score
a) >= 0.6
may be classified as Least Developed;
b) < 0.6 and > 0.4 may be classified as Less Developed; and
c) < 0.4
6) The Finance Minister Shri P.Chidamabaram also stated in his Statement that the
Committee has observed that the demand for funds and special attention of different
States will be more than adequately met by the twin recommendations of the
basic allocation of 0.3 percent of overall funds to each State and the categorisation of
States that score 0.6 and above as Least Developed States.
According to the Committee, these two recommendations, along with the
allocation methodology, effectively subsume what is now Special Category.
7) Using the index, the Committee has identified the Least Developed States as
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Bihar
d) Chhattisgarh
e) Jharkhand
f) Madhya Pradesh
g) Meghalaya
h) Odisha
i) Rajasthan and
j) Uttar Pradesh, the Finance Minister added.
8) The Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram informed that the Prime Minister has
approved the proposal to place the report of the Committee in the public domain.
Id: 99675
Table of classified States: http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/sep/d2013092601.pdf
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Restructuring and renaming of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana as the
National Urban Livelihoods Mission
Id: 99092
Bye-election from 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency to Nagaland Legislative
Assembly Use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for the first
time by the Commission in Elections
Id: 99176
South Asian Countries - Literacy, Peace and Development
Id: 99171
Chittaurgarh Fort is one of the six hill forts of Rajasthan recently inscribed in the
World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.
Id: 99413
** Highlights: Economic Outlook 2013-14
Id: 99346
Indias External Debt - A report
Id: 99162
Lok Sabha Passes Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011
with official amendments
Id: 99122
** Read about Japanese Encephalitis Causes and Distribution (Map if any)
FAQ on Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013
What is the need for regulation?
What are the most important provisions of the bill?
Is it a populist move?
What about transparency and accountability?
Id: 99388
FAQ on Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)
Bill, 2012
Id: 99226
Restructuring and renaming of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana as the
National Urban Livelihoods Mission
Id: 99093
What are the steps in a State Bill to be passed May be a flow chart
Right from conception to passing the bill.
Eight years of RTI Successes and Failures
Electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) - RTI for citizens living abroad
With IOC deciding to include wrestling as additional sport for the 2020 Olympics,
these efforts have met with success. Wrestling, which combines Freestyle (Men &
Women) and Greco-Roman events, goes back to the inaugural modern Olympics held in
Athens in 1886 and has been a core sport from the first Olympics onwards. It was a part
of the ancient Olympics too. In modern times, wrestling has immense popularity and fan
following world-wide. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that 71 countries
participated in wrestling events in the London Olympic 2012, to full houses.
the Union Health Ministry under NRHM. He exuded confidence that this will lead to
improvement in the quality of life enabling all persons to realize their full potential.
Saakshar Bharat
In 2009, the Government recast the National Literacy Mission as Saakshar Bharat
with the aim to provide functional literacy to 7 crore adults by 2017. Hailing the role of
Saakshar Bharat programme the Minister said the worlds largest literacy programme has
been successful due to its decentralized structure. The programme is fully compliant with
Belem framework of Action and Abuja declaration.
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
A flagship programme of Government of India, RGGVY was launched to provide
access to electricity to all households in the country. Under the scheme, projects are
financed by the Central Government with a capital subsidy of 90% for the construction of
power sub-stations, 33 and 11 KV HT Lines, Distribution Transformers, LT Lines and
free connections to all BPL families in the country. The main issues to be discussed
pertain to completion of pending projects, difficulties of contract agencies, energisation
of villages where work has been already completed among others.