August 2019

CHHATTISGARH   Chhattisgarh to launch campaign against malnutrition, anemia in October   Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced to launch a campaign for eradication of malnutrition and anemia in all the 11 ‘aspirational districts’ in the state on Gandhi Jayanti.   The NITI Aayog has identified 117 districts in the country as ‘aspirational districts’. These districts were selected … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         Chhattisgarh’s 7th Economic Survey to begin from Aug 16 The first phase of 7th Economic Survey 2019 of Chhattisgarh will commence from August 16, which will cover all the 20082 villages and 9364 urban areas in 27 districts. The survey will be conducted on primary basis first in 8446     villages and 3765 urban … Read more

CHHATTISGARH 15-km long national flag unfurled in Raipur In Chhattisgarh, thousands of students and members of several social organisations unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a human chain in Raipur ahead of the Independence day. The event, organised by Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam Foundation, entered the Champions Book of World Records (for the longest tricolour). … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Mobile medical scheme to be expanded to remote areas   Buoyed by the encouraging response mobile medical units in Dantewada and Bastar districts are getting, the government has now decided to expand this facility of health checkup and medical treatment to haat-bazaars of other remote areas of Chhattisgarh from October 2, coinciding with Gandhi … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh ð  In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh will open a first-of-its-kind ‘Garbage Cafe’ within a few days. ð  This initiative is a step towards making the city plastic-free. ð  In this unique Cafe’ poor people and rag pickers will … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Brainstorming Session on Technological Innovations and Strategies for Farmers Prosperity in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh begins in New Delhi   Every farmer of the country to be a progressive farmer Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar that the farmers should adopt new technologies and advancements in the field and must have frequent engagements … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         CRPF gets FICCI award for its work in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit areas ð  Three CRPF initiatives aimed at helping local communities in and around the area of their deployment — including a dedicated helpline for Kashmiris in distress and its civic action programme in Chhattisgarh — have bagged FICCI ‘smart policing’ awards. ð  One of the FICCI … Read more