Page-17 of Current Affairs - February, 2019
Guidelines for setting up of Dealer Owned Dealer Operated CNG stations
On the Sidelines of the Petrotech 2019, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the guidelines for setting up of Dealer Owned Dealer Operated (DODO) CNG stations in India. The City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
PETROTECH -2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the PETROTECH -2019 conference and called for responsible pricing of crude oil that balances interests of both producers and consumers highlighting the need to have universal assess to clean, the affordable and equitable supply of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Unani Day 2019
February 11 every year is observed as the Unani Day. As part of the Unani Day celebrations, various activities including marathons, writathon, quiz competitions, public health talks, daily health tips for the general public and workshops were organised across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
MEA Organises Training Course for Govt officials from Nepal
The Ministry of External Affairs had organised a training course for the officials of the Government of Nepal on ‘Global Perspectives on Public Financial Management’ at the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF) in New Delhi. The training programme ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
PM Modi serves the 3 Billionth Meal of Akshaya Patra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi served the three billionth meal of Akshaya Patra, an NGO that works with the government on Mid-Day Meal Scheme. The Prime Minister Served the food to about 20 schoolchildren who are the beneficiaries of the mid-day ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Rajasthan Assembly Passes Bill to Scrap Minimum Education Qualification for Civic Polls
The Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Rajasthan Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to end the minimum education criterion for panchayat and civic polls candidates. What was the education criterion proposed? As per ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019
The government has introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. The bill was introduced by the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha. Features of the Bill The Bill aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Egypt's el-Sissi Elected New Chairman of African Union
The President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took over the chairmanship of African Union from Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. African Union chairmen set agendas of issues to be addressed during their tenure of one-year. El-Sissi is expected to concentrate on security ..