INDIA
‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’
v The Punjab government has launched a new scheme
‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground water.
v Under this scheme, farmers will get monetary
benefit for less use of tube well.
v The purpose of the scheme was to ensure that
farmers use the power with restraint to pump out water from earth.
APPOINTMENTS
E Sreedharan committee
v Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the
proposal of setting up of a committee to lay down standards for metro rail
systems in the country.
v The committee will be headed by E Sreedharan,
who is also known as the ‘Metro Man’.
CONFERENCES
“Coordinated
Patrol (CORPAT)”
v The naval forces of India and Bangladesh will
conduct the joint patrol exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” in the Bay of
Bengal
v The first edition of 3-day naval exercise will
be inaugurated by Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the naval staff (CNS) of India.
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