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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh postal department launches e-services. With a view to ensure proper implementation of e-governance under Digital IndiaMission, the state postal department has launched Postman Mobile App and Nodal Parcel Delivery and Rural Information Communication and Technology (RICT). Under this, 42 post offices across the state will be able to use this app. … Read more
Chhattisgarh MCL exploring use of OB dump for solar power Union Coal secretary Susheel Kumar said Mahanadi Coalfield Limited has been exploring the idea to use the stabilized over burden(OB) dump to install solar panels and generate solar power. He said this while responding to a question on the possibility of venturing into tapping of 2 MW … Read more
Chhattisgarh Ex-CM Ajit Jogi’s tribal caste certificate cancelled In a major blow to Chhattisgarh’s first chief minister Ajit Jogi, government authorities have cancelled caste certificate following findings of a high-power committee that examined the authenticity of his claim of belonging to a tribal community. The fresh row over his tribal status comes at a time when … Read more
Within a state there is generally a four-tier structure of ad- ministration – division, district, taluka/tehsil/block, and village. The district has been so far the most important unit of administration. Some of the states have introduced the system of Panchayati Raj, generally a three-tier structure of local self- government in rural areas at the vil- … Read more
GDP includes the final value of all goods and services. It is a benchmark tool which is used to gauge the direction and overall wealth of the economy. For example India is 6th largest economy but it is one of the poorest country more than 22% of the people are living in abject poverty. The … Read more
Chhattisgarh Raipur Municipal Corporation portal to keep track of affordable house allotments An online portal has been launched by the civic body to keep track of home allotments to slum dwellers through the Basic Service for Urban Poor (BSUP) housing scheme. This portal will keep track of vacant houses and its allotment process executed by zone … Read more
Mineral is a naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness Minerals are valuable natural resources that are finite and non-renewable. The history of mineral extraction in India dates back to the days of the Harappan civilization. The wide availability of minerals in the … Read more
The atmospheric disturbances which involve a closed circulation about a low pressure centre, anticlockwise in the northern atmosphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere are called cyclones. They fall into the following two broad categories: (a) Extra-tropical or Temperate and (b) tropical cyclones. (a) Temperate Cyclones Temperate cyclones are formed along a front … Read more
“Tribal” is the word used in India to refer to inhabitants known elsewhere as “indigenous”. British ethnographers classified tribal as “animists”. As per the National Census, they are classified as “aboriginals” and listed according to the tribe. The Hindi word for tribal is adivasi, meaning “ancient inhabitants. Chhattisgarh, the “rice bowl” of India is famed … Read more
Rivers of Chhattisgarh adorn the Indian state and shapes the affluence of the region. The rivers of Chhattisgarh are of much significance to the state from a stand point of economic, social, political and religious views. Chhattisgarh, situated amidst lush green hills and plateaus, is interspersed with several rivers that flow through the state. … Read more