Page-24 of Current Affairs - January, 2019
National Youth Day: January 12
India celebrates National Youth Day on January 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The National Youth Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the Swami Vivekananda so that the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda and the ideals ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Atal Tinkering Lab Handbook Released
The Atal Tinkering Lab Handbook Nayee Dishayen, Naye Nirman, Naya Bharat was released by the NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission. During the occasion an announcement of 10 Month Student Entrepreneurship Programme to help the top six innovations across six crucial ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Proposal to revive National Register of Indian Citizens Project
The Central Government is actively considering the proposal to revive the National Register of Indian Citizens project as part of its efforts to identify and deport the illegal immigrants from the Country. National Register of Indian Citizens The Department of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Political Parties Oppose Footing Bill for ads on criminal record
The political parties have opposed the directive of the Election Commission that a candidate should bear the bill to publicise his criminal record since it eats up the share of the election expenditure limit. Political Parties have written to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
National Wildlife Board Approves Trishna Gas Project of ONGC
The National Wildlife Board has given its approval for the Trishna Gas project of ONGC which falls in the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary in the Gomati district of Tripura. Trishna gas project ONGC has discovered 10-12 gas bearing wells in the Trishna ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019
The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be held at Varanasi on January 21 and would be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22. The theme of the PBD 2019 is “Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Ama Ghare LED scheme of Odisha
The government of Odisha has launched the scheme Ama Ghare LED to provide LED bulbs at free of cost to about 95 lakh families in the state. Features of the Scheme The features of the Ama Ghare LED are: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
AMRUT Scheme : Only 20% of Projects completed
The data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has revealed the following facts about the implementation status of AMRUT Yojana: With only a year to the deadline, only 20 per cent of the total projects were completed utilising 3 ..