Page-41 of Current Affairs - January, 2019
India to achieve 100 per cent electrification before 2019 Republic Day
India is likely to achieve 100 per cent household electrification before 2019 Republic Day. India has already provided electricity access to 2.39 crore out of the targeted 2.49 crore households under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, Saubhagya scheme. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Factsheet: Initiatives for improving quality of education
The Central Government has launched the following mechanisms for improving the quality of education: Amendment to RTI Act The RTI act has been amended to make it mandatory for all untrained in-service teachers working in Government, Government aided, and Private ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Factsheet: Initiatives to monitor the quality of education in Government schools
The Central Government has launched the following mechanisms for the monitoring of quality of education in Government schools: ShaGun Portal Together with showcasing success stories and providing a platform for all stakeholders to learn from each other, and instill a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Factsheet: Initiatives for improving teaching quality in Higher Education
The following initiatives have been launched to improve teaching quality in Higher Education: Diksha Diksha Portal has been launched to provide a digital platform for teachers to learn and train themselves and connect with teacher community. TEQUIP Technical Education Quality ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Panel suggests not to allow new Engineering colleges from 2020
The Panel headed by IIT-Hyderabad chairman B V R Mohan Reddy has suggested All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) not to allow setting up of new Engineering colleges from 2020. Recommendations of the Panel The panel headed by B ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Telangana to have separate High Court from 1st January 2019
Separate High Courts will start functioning for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from 1st January 2019. The High Court for Telangana is the 25th High Court in the country. Telangana was carved out of Andra Pradesh in 2014 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
India's core sector growth drops to a 16-month low in November
The data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries has shown that the growth in the eight core sectors of the economy fell to a 16-month low of 3.5 per cent in November. The eight core sectors are coal, crude ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
RBI releases Fiscal Stability Report
The bi-annual Fiscal Stability Report discussing issues relating to the development and regulation of the financial sector has been released by the RBI. The Fiscal Stability Report reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development ..