ASHGABAT AGREEMENT

Ashgabat Agreement

▪️Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. 

▪️The Ashgabat Agreement has Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as founding members.

▪️Kazakhstan has also joined this arrangement subsequently.

▪️India and Pakistan also joined the Agreement

▪️Turkmenistan, as depository State of Ashgabat Agreement

schemes by goverment of india

🌐 Start Of Schemes By Government Of India

 ▪️ Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana - August 28, 2014

 ▪️ Swachh Bharat Mission - October 2, 2014

 ▪️ Mission Rainbow - December 25, 2014

 ▪️ Beti Bachao Beti Padhao - January 22, 2015

 ▪️ Atal Pension Yojana - May 9, 2015

 ▪️ D.D.  Kisan Channel - May 26, 2015

 ▪️ Smart City Project - 25 June 2015

 ▪️ Prime Minister Housing Scheme - 25 June 2015

 ▪️ Digital India - July 1, 2015

 ▪️ Stand Up India - April 5, 2016

 ▪️ Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - May 1, 2016

 

PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH BUDDHA

Places associated with the life of Buddha:

▪️Lumbini in Nepal is believed to be the birthplace of Gautama Buddha

▪️Bodhgaya is a very special place for Buddhists as it is Bodhgaya which transformed Prince Siddhartha into Gautam Buddha as he attained enlightenment here with eternal knowledge under the Peepal tree which is today known as Bodhi Tree.

▪️Sarnath is the site where Lord Buddha – the great sage delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.

▪️Kushinagar is another principal centre of Buddhism. It is this place that the Buddha had chosen to free himself from the cycles of death and life and attained Parinibbana.

▪️Rajgir means the abode of Gods, is a town in Nalanda district. Both Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira have said to spend time here giving it huge spiritual and religious importance.

▪️Shravasti is placed on the banks of the river Rapti. It was the capital of ancient Kosala kingdom and is sacred to the Buddhists because it is here that Lord Buddha performed the greatest of his miracles to confound the Tirthika heretics.