Union Health Minister states that the number of 13-15-year-old school children in India using tobacco has fallen by 42% in the past 10 years; Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram see the most school kids using tobacco, whereas Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka see the least.
More than 5,17,000 electric vehicles registered in India in the past 3 years, since the (FAME India) was launched.
Rajasthan government introduces Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme- 2021 to provide interest-free loans of up to Rs. 50,000 to small traders, street vendors, people in the service sector such as hairdressers, potters, carpenters, etc.
The Jharkhand government has announced a unique identity scheme, Birsa Kisan scheme, for the state’s farmers in order to help the government create a database of all peasants.
Lok Sabha unanimously passes Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021. It seeks to restore the power of States and Union Territories (UTs) to make their own OBC lists.
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