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Model Code of Conduct Kicks In
With the Election Commission of India announcing the polling dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force. Model Code of Conduct Model Code of Conduct refers to a set of guidelines issued ..
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
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 ..
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
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
New campus of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology Inaugurated
Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated Atal Bhavan, the new campus of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), at Puthuvype, Cochin, in Kerala. Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology The Centre for Marine Living ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) launched in 16 States and UTs
The 112 helpline which was earlier launched in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland was launched in 16 states and UTs by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh under the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS). The 16 states and Union Territories where the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
K Dhanya Sanal is first woman to climb peak of 1,868-metre-high Agasthyarkoodam
K Dhanya Sanal, a spokesperson for the defence ministry in Thiruvananthapuram, has created history by becoming the first woman to climb the peak of 1,868-metre-high Agasthyarkoodam in January 2019 after the High court removed traditional restrictions on women from scaling ..