Page-192 of India Nation & States Current Affairs

Karnataka’s first LNG terminal

January 5, 2022

Karnataka Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based LNG Alliance Company to set up the State’s first LNG Terminal in Mangalore. Key Points The first LNG terminal will be set up in Karnataka, in collaboration with New ..

Month: 

Category: 

‘Khuntkatti’ law

January 5, 2022

Recently, a man was thrashed by the villagers at Besrazara Bazaar Tand, Simdega in Jharkhand and later burnt alive in presence of police. Key Facts The man was burnt alive for allegedly cutting trees illegally and selling them in market, ..

Month: 

Category:  •

Karnataka e– bike Taxi

January 5, 2022

The Karnataka E – Bike Taxi scheme recently received an application. This is the first application received by the scheme after six months of its unveiling. What is E – Bike Taxi Scheme of Karnataka? The scheme was launched by ..

Month: 

Category:  •

Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV)

January 5, 2022

Andhra Pradesh recently found that ‘Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV)’ has been the reason for mass mortality of wild crab (Scylla serrata). Highlights Presence of MCRV in samples collected from Nagayalanka fields was confirmed by Joint research by Centre for Advanced ..

Month: 

Category:  • •

Caste certificate based on Single mother

January 5, 2022

On January 4, 2022, deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia handed over the first caste certificate based on Single mother. Highlights The certificate was issued to a child of a single mother, on the mother’s credentials. The mother was ..

Month: 

Category: 

Telangana – UP Potato Ban

January 4, 2022

The Telangana Government recently banned the potatoes from Uttar Pradesh. Can a State Government do this? Do state government hold such powers? Yes. The Trade and Commerce is a State Subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. What happened? ..

Month: 

Category:  •

GitHub App Case

January 4, 2022

On January 3, 2021, police apprehended an engineering student from Bengaluru to question in connection with its probe into two apps on which images of Muslim women were posted to “auction” them. Highlights The latest app came to light on ..

Month: 

Category: 

Mumbai Water Taxi Service

January 3, 2022

The much-awaited Water Taxi Services is likely to start in Mumbai, from January 2022. New Routes of Mumbai water transport project This service is likely to provide connectivity between Domestic Cruise Terminal at Ferry Wharf and terminals at Belapur & ..

Month: 

Category:  •

Recent Updates on Census 2021

January 3, 2022

Central Government has postponed the first phase of the census and collection of details for updating the National Population Register (NPR) at least till September, 2022. Highlights Earlier in December 2021, freezing of boundaries of districts, sub-districts, talukas, tehsils, police ..

Month: 

Category:  •

EC rules out possibility of NRI E-voting

October 19, 2014

The Election Commission (EC) submitted before the SC that providing NRIs with the option of e-voting will not be possible due to threats such as viruses, spyware, and malware. Case before the SC An NRI had filed a PIL before ..

Month: 

Category: