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1291. India, Bhutan Sign MoU To Strengthen Cooperation In Agriculture & Allied Sectors
- Agriculture Secretary of India and Secretary Thinley Namgyel ofBhutan signed the MoU in Thimphu, Bhutan, on August 28, 2025.
- The pact enhances agricultural innovation, livestock health, food processing, seed sector development, and cooperative linkages, supported by a Joint Technical Working Group (JTWG).
- The MoU strengthens India-Bhutan ties in food security and sustainable farming, with agreed priority actions and the next JTWG meeting scheduled in India.
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1292. Assam: Union Home Minister inaugurates 'Brahmaputra wing' of Raj Bhavan
- On August 29, 2025 in Guwahati, Union Home Minister inaugurated the Brahmaputra Wing of Assam Raj Bhavan during his two-day state visit, attended by Governor Acharya, CM , and other dignitaries.
- The new wing reflects Assam’s heritage and modern aspirations, supporting its role as India’s gateway to Southeast Asia under the Act East Policy, while also addressing security and governance needs through multiple infrastructure inaugurations.
- Assam’s GSDP rose from ₹1.92 lakh cr (2014) to ₹7.41 lakh cr (2025); Raj Bhavan initiatives include UPSC coaching (Pratibha Protsahan), Vishwakarma Samman, and youth empowerment schemes. Assam also plans 20% experience-based learning in school curricula—the first such initiative in India.
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1293. Chilkapalli Village in Chhattisgarh Gets Electricity for the First Time Since Independence
- In a significant milestone, a remote village in Chhattisgarh finally received electricity for the first time since the country’s independence. Chilkapalli village, located about 50 km from the Bijapur district headquarters, had been without electricity since independence.
- Chilkapalli village was electrified under the Niyad Nellanar Yojana. It is the sixth village in Bijapur to be electrified under the scheme.
- For the residents of Chilkapalli, electricity has significantly improved their daily lives. "Earlier there was no electricity here. Now electricity has come, it is good for cooking food, it is also good for children to study at night.
1294. Timenar Village Gets Electricity For The First Time
- A remote village in Chhattisgarh that bore the brunt of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) for years has finally got electricity after a wait of more than seven decades.
- Locals in Timenar, a far-flung village in Maoist-affected Bijapur district, have been living in the dark without basic facilities. The darkness of the night and are free from the threats of wild animals, snakes, and scorpions. Our children can now study easily, and we finally feel that we are on the path to development.
- The electrification of Timenar signals the beginning of a new era of governance and growth in the remote regions of Bastar. This region is now moving towards prosperity and progress, free from the fear of Maoist violence.
1295. Chhattisgarh Brings Electricity to 17 Remote Maoist Affected Villages for the First Time
- Seventeen villages nestled among nearly inaccessible mountains and dense forests in Naxal-hit Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district of Chhattisgarh have got electricity from the supply grid for the first time.
- Due to the difficult terrain, reaching these areas was extremely challenging amid the Naxalite threat. Providing the electricity supply through the grid was no less than a mission in these villages.
- The villages had access to solar power to light up bulbs, but faced maintenance issues. In many villages, solar panels got stolen, forcing children to study under kerosene lamps.
- Of the 540 families in these 17 villages, 275 have got electricity connections so far. The work to provide the power supply to the remaining households is underway.
1296. After 40 Years in Darkness, Chhattisgarh Village Gets Electricity Again
- After four long decades of darkness, Polampad village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district lit up with joy, as electricity returned to the remote, Maoist-hit region for the first time in 40 years.
- It turned into a historic moment for Polampad, where villagers celebrated the arrival of electricity with renewed hope. For years, the community lived without basic facilities, as Maoists destroyed power lines, roads, and cut off access to development.
- Electricity has returned after around 40 years. The CRPF set up their camp near the village in 2024 and restored electricity. In this area, a lot of villages had electricity, but the Naxalites destroyed the power connection to a lot of villages.
1297. Shopian's Remote Villages Received Electricity for the First Time
- Some far-flung villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian area were finally provided with electricity for the first time. Various villages of Dunnadi in Sopian’s Keller Tehsil were without electricity even after 70 years of India’s Independence.
- The villages in the Keller Tehsil are remote and difficult to access. The areas are within steep hills and forests, making electrification a challenging task.
- The electricity to these villages has been provided under the central government scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana which was launched by the Prime Minister in 2017.
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1298. Electricity Reached Remote Nowshera Villages for the First Time Under Saubhagya Scheme.
- In a positive development, several villages in the hilly-border areas in the Nowshera sub-division in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir were electrified by the Union government under the flagship Saubhagya scheme.
- As per reports, about 44 Panchayats in Nowshera have been covered under the electrification project. Over 1500 hundred families living in these far-flung villages now have access to electricity. Saubhagya Scheme provides free electricity connections to poor households.
- the villages had no electricity even after 70 years of Independence. While speaking on the laudable development work in Rajouri, a local resident was quoted by saying “We’re grateful to govt. Earlier, our children couldn’t study. We had to go to another village to get phones charged.
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1299. Photoksar Village in Ladakh Receives Electricity for the First Time Since Independence
- A remote village in Ladakh- Photoksar, situated between two major high altitude passes of the Union Territory of Ladakh got electricity supply for the first time since the Independence.
- The visionary initiatives of Prime Minister , who launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, and the energetic efforts of Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal that after 70 years of darkness, a village-like Photoksar got electrified.
- The remote village is about 165 km away from Leh and it is situated beyond the Sisir-La Pass (15,620 ft). As per the reports, the Central government is all set to install a power supply to five more villages including Skyumpata, Lingshed, Yulchung, Nyraks, and Dipling in the coming days.
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1300. Tanta Village in J&K's Doda Gets Electricity for the First Time
- The Tanta village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district received electricity for the first time ending decades of darkness.
- The Doda district administration to ensure the electrification of the remote village within one month. Following the orders, the District Administration swept into action and the task of electrifying the remote village was completed in a record time of 10 days.
- Despite two to three feet deep snow, the entire administration and company involved in the electrification project were mobilised. Within 10 days, all the work including the erection of poles, installation of wires, and ensuring electricity supply to all the houses of the area, was completed.
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