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Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the second State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in Maharashtra. The reconstituted SEAC-II will assess projects falling in category 8 of the schedule of (Environment Impact Assessment) EIA notification 2006 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
23 March observed as World Meteorological Day
Every year March 23 is observed as World Meteorological Day (WMD). Theme for this year is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action. This year’s theme assumes special significance to disseminate Climate Change related knowledge in order to take appropriate mitigation and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Sri Lankan President awards Field Marshal title to former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka
Former Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka was conferred the highest military rank of Field Marshal by the Government. He was awarded this title by President Maithripala Sirisena at a state ceremony held in the Colombo. With this Fonseka became ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
President Pranab Mukherjee gives away Chakra Awards to Defence Personnel
Pranab Mukherjee on 21 March 2015 conferred one Kirti Chakra awards and 11 Shaurya Chakra awards on armed forces personnel. Among these 11 awardees three were conferred posthumously for gallantry. The awards were given to defence personnel for displaying conspicuous ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
World Water Day observed on March 22
Every year World Water Day is marked on 22 March. It is observed to preserve and ration consumption of water. The theme for this year is ‘Water and Sustainable Development’. Under this theme the year 2015 provides an important opportunity to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
India becomes 3rd biggest steel producer overtakes US
India has become the third-largest steel producer in the world by overtaking United States (US) in first two months of year 2015. It was revealed in the Data compiled by World Steel Association (WSA). As per WSA data India’s production ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Mithivirdi nuclear plant gets CRZ nod from Union Government
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has given coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) nod to the 6,000-MW Mithivirdi Nuclear Power Plant of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. The clearance was granted ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Katherine Viner appointed as Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian newspaper
Katherine Viner has been appointed as editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper. She will be 12th editor-in-chief and the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history. Viner will succeed Alan Rusbridger who is stepping down after 20 years ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Renowned Malayalam poet Yusuf Ali Kechery passes away
Renowned Malayalam poet Yusuf Ali Kechery passed away on 21 March 2015 in Kochi, Kerala. He was 81 and had been suffering from bronchial pneumonia. Kechery was one of the leading poets of the modern era Malayalam poetry and was ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Rajendra Singh wins prestigious 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
Renowned water conservationist and environment activist Rajendra Singh has been conferred with 2015 Stockholm Water Prize. He was awarded this prize for his innovative water restoration efforts and consistent attempts to improve the water security in villages in India. About ..