19 August 2021 Current Affairs
According to the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, six lakh villages in India will get internet connectivity by which year under the Bharat Net programme?
According to Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, six lakh villages in India will get internet connectivity by 2024 under the Bharat Net programme.
Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was adjudged the second most polluted city out of the 50 'most polluted cities' in the world in 2020 by a report prepared by British company HouseFresh. Ghaziabad reported an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 2.5 particulate matter (PM) in 106.6 mic.g/m3.
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top performer among public sector lenders in terms of loan and savings deposit growth during the first quarter of the current financial year.
Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has announced a package of more than 1300 crore rupees for the infrastructure development in the health sector of North Eastern states.
In a significant development, the J & K Government issued orders for giving a fresh impetus to the training in the handicraft sector in the UT by unveiling the 'KARKHANDAR' scheme which is a unique concept as far the upliftment of artisans and weavers through training is concerned.
Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas was announced as the chairperson of the Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.
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