Modi govt. announces Rs 100 cr for modernisation of madrasas

July 10, 2014

New Delhi, Jul 10: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget speech today started a buzz about a series of "100-crore schemes" announced by the new government.

For at least a dozen projects and schemes, Mr Jaitley said he was setting aside Rs. 100 crores. Within moments, 100 crore became a talking point on Twitter. There were comparisons to Bollywood blockbusters, for which the 100-crore mark is a measure of success.

"Word of the day: Rs. 100 crore," tweeted Ankur Mishra.

Another tweet quoted Arun Jaitley as saying: "And finally, I allocate 100 crores to manage all these countless 100 crore projects"

Here is a list of Mr Jaitley's 100 crore schemes:

. Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana [Tribal Development Scheme]

2. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana [Save the girl child, educate the girl child scheme]

3. Start Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

4. Virtual Classrooms

5. Programme for Good Governance

6. Community Radio Scheme

7. Metro in Lucknow & Ahmedabad

9. Modernisation of Madrassas

10. Agricultural excellence institutions in Jharkhand and Assam

11. Agri Tech Infrastructure Fund

12. Soil Health Card for farmers

13. National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change

14. Kisan TV

15. National Industrial Corridor Authority

16. Ultra Modern Super Critical Coal Based Thermal Power Technology

17. 1 MW Solar Parks

18. National War Memorial

19. Technology Development Fund

20. National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive

21. Archaeological heritage site preservation

22. Detailed Project Reports on inter-linking rivers

23. Ghat development and beautification

24. Sports University in Manipur

25. Training for Asian and Commonwealth Games

26. Employment Centres

27. Young Leaders Programme

28. National Centre for Himalayan Studies

29. North East Organic Food fund

Following is a list of what will now become cheaper and what will be costlier:
Cheaper
* CRT television
* LED/LCD TVs especially below 19 inch
* Footwear priced between Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per pair
* Soaps
* E-book readers
* Desktop, laptops and tablets
* RO based water purifiers
* LED Lights, fixtures and lamps
* Pre forms of precious and semi-precious stones
* Sports gloves
* Branded petrol
* Matchbox
* Life micro insurance policies
* HIV/AIDS drugs and diagnostic kits
* DDT insecticides
Expensive
*Cigarettes
* Aerated drinks with sugar
* Pan masala
* Gutka and chewing tobacco
* Jarda scented tobacco
* Radio taxi
* Imported electronic products
* Portable X-ray machines
* Half cut/broken diamonds

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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