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It is a scheme to provide employment to the people of West Bengal on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). It is a 100-day job scheme like MGNREGA.

Houthis

The Houthis are a large clan belonging to the Zaidi Shia sect, in Yemen’s northwestern Saada province. The Houthi movement, officially called Ansar Allah (Supporters of God), began in the 1990s against the dictatorship of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Today, the Houthis are one faction in a bloody civil war that has raged in Yemen since 2014. They currently control territory in the west and northwest of Yemen, including the capital Sana’a. They have waded into the

Rubber Board

Executive Director of the Rubber Board has launched the 4th edition of the Virtual Trade Fair (VTF) recently. The Rubber Board is a statutory body constituted by the Government of India, under the Rubber Act 1947, for the overall development of the rubber industry in the country. The Rubber Board is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Head Office - Kottayam, Kerala.