PIB 18,19th January legacyias.com/pib-1819th-january/ January 20, 2020
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Special Outreach Programme of Central Government Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) Wings of India 2020 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Promotion and protection of ancient Indian languages
SPECIAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Why in news? The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that 1000acre (8,000 Kanal) land has been identified in Udhampur and allotted for industrial development. He even reviewed good governance schemes like JEEVIKA and SUKOON in bihar
DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA (DFCCIL) Why in news? The 14th Foundation Day of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) was celebrated at a function in New Delhi on 18th January 2020. It is necessary to have separate tracks for freight and for passengers to ensure faster movement of both. Shri Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways should run freight trains in convoys for maximum utilisation of the path and increasing the average speed of freight trains. Aim is to achieve 991 kms of dedicated fright corridor by march 2020
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