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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
Loan Agreement signed for Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
The World Bank, Government of India and representatives from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand signed Loan Agreement for additional financing of $137 Million for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) that will help rehabilitate ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
PM inaugurates IOC's Ennore LNG Import Terminal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOCs) LNG terminal at Ennore. LNG Terminal Ennore terminal is ambitious terminal for storage and re-gasification of imported LNG, built by the nation’s largest fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019
Swachh Survekshan Awards are given by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs based on the survey which covered all urban local bodies in the country. The Survey was the largest such cleanliness survey in the world. Swachh Survekshan ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Jalamrutha Scheme of Karnataka
The government of Karnataka has launched the water conservation scheme Jalamrutha. The scheme focuses on drought-proofing measures, including protection and rejuvenation of water bodies. About the Scheme The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayat ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
STARS launched by Union HRD ministry to fund science projects
On the occasion of National Science Day (NSD-2019), the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar launched Rs 250 Crore scheme ‘STARS’ to fund 500 science projects. The selection of these projects would be done on the basis of ..
Government Approves Construction of more than 5 lakh Affordable Houses
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 560,695 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Fire at Bandipur Tiger Reserve
A major fire has broken out in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park in Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka. Hundreds of acres of forest area have been destroyed in the fire and the fire has even spread to the core area. Due to the fire at the ..