Six Sigma Institute of Mountain Medicines and High-Altitude Rescue to be set up at Uttarakhand

Asia’s 1st Six Sigma Institute of Mountain Medicines and High Altitude Rescue to be established at Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand. This comes after Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat recently accepted and agreed to a proposal for establishling the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling: Vinesh, Divya win gold

At the Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling India’s top wrestler Vinesh Phogat won her 1st gold medal after shifting to 53kg category and Divya Kakran claimed top honours in 68kg category in Madrid, Spain. India finished 2nd with 130 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

FIFA Women’s World Cup: U.S.A beats Netherlands

The United States of America (USA) won FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 title after beating Netherlands in final at Lyon, France. US won with 2-0 goals scored by from Megan Rapinoe penalty and Rose Lavelle. Key Highlights US retained the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

1st model village built with Indian assistance inaugurated in Sri Lanka

The first model village built with Indian assistance under the Model Villages Program was inaugurated at Ranidugama in Gampaha in Sri Lanka. It is a part of housing project meant for war affected people and estate workers. The fully constructed ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Operation Sudarshan: launched by BSF to fortify border with Pakistan

Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive exercise, code named as Sudarshan, to fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu. The operation was launched on 1 July and is expected to be finished within a fortnight. ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 3)

SCHEMES Introduced In Budget For Grameen Bharat or Rural India Electricity and Clean Cooking facility to all willing rural families by year 2022 2nd Phase of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G): It aims to achieve “Housing for All” by 2022. ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 2)

TAXES Direct Taxes Performance: India’s Ease of Doing Business (EDB) ranking under ‘Paying Taxes’ category jumped from 172 in 2017 to 121 in 2019. In past 5 years, Direct tax revenue increased by over 78% to Rs. 11.37 lakh crore ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 (Part 1)

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs recently presented Union Budget 2019-20 before Parliament. Key Highlights of which are- 10-point Vision for the decade Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance for Building Team India. Space: Launching Gaganyan, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019