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PM Modi lays Foundation Stone for Mandal Dam Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the Mandal Dam Project on the North Koel River. The Mandal Dam Project would be boon for the states of Jharkhand and Bihar. Mandal Dam Project The features of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written a Facebook post titled ‘Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)”. In the post, he explains how things have been changed after the IBC was passed by the Parliament. Once the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
National Health Agency to be restructured as National Health Authority
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi has approved the restructuring of existing National Health Agency as National Health Authority. The existing society, “National Health Agency” has been dissolved and it is now restructured as an Authority to effectively ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Orange alert sounded for Cyclone Pabuk
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that cyclone Pabuk will move northwestwards and cross the Andaman Islands late on 6th Jan as a cyclonic storm with wind speed up to 90 kmph. IMD has sounded a orange alert for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Vijay Mallya declared as Fugitive Economic Offender
The Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) court in Mumbai has declared Vijay Mallya as a Fugitive Economic Offender. Vijay Mallya is the first businessman to be charged under the new fugitive economic offender’s act 2018. Declaration of the Fugitive Economic Offender ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Swachh Survekshan Survey launched in New Delhi
The fourth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Survey has been launched in New Delhi. The Swachh Survekshan 2019 will be conducted by an independent third party across 4,237 towns and cities between January 4 and 28. Objectives of the Swachh Survekshan Survey The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Indian Railways to replace the conventional coaches with modern LHB coaches
The Indian Railways has decided to replace conventional coaches with modern LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) design coaches in all long distance trains. Indian Railways is undertaking a massive retrofitting exercise to convert existing conventional coaches into LHB ones by providing ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
UN observes First-Ever World Braille Day
The United Nations observed the first official World Braille Day on 4th January to create awareness about the importance of Braille for approximately 1.3 billion people living with some form of distance or near vision impairment. The proclamation for the celebration ..