Page-46 of Places in News Current Affairs

Bombay HC directs Maharashtra govt to release water into Jayakwadi dam

May 2, 2013

Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to release water from upstream reservoirs into the Jayakwadi dam in the region. Jayakwadi dam The Jaikawadi project is a large irrigation and multipurpose project. Its water is used primarily to irrigate agricultural land in the ..

Month: 

Category: 

Ahmedabad becomes first city in South Asia to launch a heat wave preparation and warning system

April 27, 2013

Ahmedabad became the First city in South Asia to create a comprehensive early warning system and plan to prepare for extreme heat events fuelled by climate change. Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan: The plan describesboth immediate and long-term actions to reduce ..

Month: 

Category: 

Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros' population rises in Kaziranga: Census

March 29, 2013

As per the latest census, the Great Indian one-horned Rhinoceros‘ population in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) – world heritage site has seen a rise. There number rose by 39 from previous 2,290 to 2329 at present. In 1999, the figure was 1,672, which ..

Month: 

Category: 

Fact box: Kishenganga Project

March 28, 2013

Recently, India won the legal battle against Pakistan regarding construction of Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project in North Kashmir. What is the issue? Pakistan had pleaded before the Court of Arbitration at The Hague that India’s construction of Project over Kishenganga ..

Month: 

Category: 

ISRO prepares palaeochannel map of River Saraswati

March 28, 2013

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has prepared an integrated palaeochannel map of River Saraswati from the origin in Himalayas to Rann of Kutchch. The origin of the mapped course of the River Saraswati palaeochannel in North West India was linked ..

Month: 

Category: 

Green Tribunal prohibits roads construction, cutting of trees in Aravallis

March 28, 2013

The National Green Tribunal has ordered ban on construction of roads and cutting of trees in the Aravallis directing the parties concerned to restore the area to its original condition. The Tribunal also set up a three-member panel comprising Haryana ..

Month: 

Category: 

National Tourism Award to Fatehpur Sikri monuments

March 20, 2013

The Fatehpur Sikri group of monuments in Agra has been conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Award 2011-12 for “the best maintained and disabled-friendly monument”.

Month: 

Category: 

North Island of New Zealand hit by worst drought in 30 years

March 15, 2013

A drought has been announced in the entire North Island of New Zealand. The government has described it as the worst drought in 30 years spell. The capital Wellington is assumed to have just 18 days of water left, and ..

Month: 

Category: