US & South Korea to practice
destroying North’s WMDs
US and South Korean troops will practice destroying North Korean
weapons of
mass destruction during a yearly joint exercise this month
They will form a combined unit called the Joint Task Force for Elimination when
they begin a 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise on August 16, 2011-
08-09
Ulchi Freedom Guardian: Annual computer-assisted simulation
command-post
exercise
Some 350 troops from the US Army’s 20th Support Command and South
Korean
soldiers will simulate the detection and destruction of North
Korean atomic bombs,
missiles and chemical weapons
US and South Korean officials describe the exercise as defensive
and routine
The North habitually describes such joint drills as a practice for
invasion
Dr. Cornelius Elenjikkal (Former
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Verapoly, Varapuzha) passed away
In Kerala, former Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Verapoly
(Varapuzha)
Dr Cornelius Elenjikkal, 93 passed away
Dr Elenjikkal was also the former President of the Kerala Catholic
Bishops
Council and the Bishop of Vijayapuram for nearly 16 years
A lyricist who has penned over 500 devotional songs, Dr Cornelius
Elenjikkal has authored ten books
He had deep knowledge in Upanishads and held doctorates in Hindu
Philosophy
and Canon Law
Free electrification under RGGVY provided
to 167 Lakh BPL Families till
July 15, 2011
Free electrification connections under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen
Vidyutikaran
Yojana, RGGVY have been provided to 167 Lakh
BPL families, till July 15, 2011
Over 98 Lakh villages across the country have been provided free
electricity
under this Yojana
Government has taken a number of steps for effective
implementation of the
RGGVY
They include setting up of an inter-Ministerial Monitoring
Committee which
periodically meets to sanction projects and reviews progress of
implementation,
States have been asked to set up committees at district level to
monitor their
progress
Grant amount for free electrification connection to BPL families
has been raised
from Rs. 1500 in the last plan to Rs. 2200 rupees in the current plan
Government aims to speed up construction
of roads to 20 km per day
Government aims to award 7,300 km of highway stretches as part of
its drive to
take up the pace of construction to 20 km a day
2011-08-07
19:08:03 GKToday
The pace of construction has remained at four to five km a day
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had in recent times expressed worry
over the
pace of progress on the road construction
In a meeting to reassess the progress of Infrastructure
projects,PM Dr. M. Singh
opined that the target of completing 20 km a day is neither
excessive, nor
unrealistic, given the priority India attaches to this sector
Jammu and Kashmir: Special Scholarship
Programme for BPL Students in
CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved a special
scholarship
programme for BPL Students in Jammu & Kashmir
Objective: To improve literacy and financially
ameliorate the BPL students
The students of J&K living below poverty line can now take
admission in any part
of India for pursuing medical, engineering and other degree
courses
Under the scheme, 5,000 students to be provided with scholarship
every year for
the next five years
The Government will incur an expenditure of Rs. 1,200 Crore for this programme
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