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University for Peace Confers Honorary Doctorate on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was conferred Honorary Doctorate from the UN established University of Peace. The university has stated that the degree of “Doctor Honoris Causa”( Doctor of Philosophy) was conferred on the Indian Vice President recognising his contribution to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Hasmukh Adhia Appointed as Chancellor of Gujarat Central University
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of former finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia as the chancellor of Gujarat Central University. He will hold the post for a period of five years. Hasmukh Adhia was a Gujarat cadre IAS officer and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Global Macro Outlook for 2019 and 2020
Moody’s has released its quarterly Global Macro Outlook for 2019 and 2020. The outlook highlights the following points about India: Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in the calendar year 2019 and 2020. The proposed government ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Two Inter-State road projects in the North-East Inaugurated
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated two Inter-State road projects in the North-Eastern Region. Projects Inaugurated The projects inaugurated were 17.47 km long Doimukh-Harmuti Road which links Assam and Arunachal Pradesh ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Pulse Polio Program 2019
The government has launched the Pulse Polio Programme 2019. Under the programme, polio drops would be administered to children less than five years of age. Pulse Polio Program 2019 As part of the Pulse Polio Program 2019 more than 17 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
J& K Return Policy for Militants
The draft return policy for the return of the militants is under the consideration of the government of Jammu and Kashmir. Key Components of the Policy The draft policy aims to address the need for rehabilitation at a policy level ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
New Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology Inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. On the occasion, he also unveiled the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya at the campus and visited the Deendayal Museum ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Marayur Jaggery gets Geographical Indication Tag
The persistent efforts of the Intellectual Property Rights cell of the Kerala Agriculture University have finally yielded results. The Marayur Jaggery largely produced in the regions of Marayur and Kanthallur grama panchayats of Kerala has got the GI tag. Geographical ..