Puducherry
Social Progress Index 2022
Social Progress Index 2022 was released recently. What is Social Progress Index? The Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts, released recently by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative, ranks states and districts based on the SPI ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
India’s Coastline Erosion
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has recently informed the Lok Sabha that out of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline in the mainland, around 34 per cent is facing erosion, 26 per cent of it is of an accreting nature, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Cabinet approves President’s Rule in Puducherry
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to impose President’s Rule in Puducherry. This proposal was approved days after the Congress-led government in the union territory lost power after a vote of confidence. Highlights This decision was taken because no ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Puducherry Body Starts ‘Let’s Save Our Native Birds’ Project
In a combined effort to bring back the native birds, Puducherry-based Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF) in association with The Living Earth has started ‘Let’s Save Our Native Birds’ project in order to offer an alternate habitat for the birds by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
SC refuses to Intervene in Puducherry Power Tussle
The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order that curbed Puducherry Lieutenant Governor’s powers on the administrative control of the Union Territory of the Puducherry. The Supreme Court has asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to ..
Puducherry decides to introduce Bi-cycle sharing scheme
Under Puducherry smart city development plan, the Union Territory government has decided to introduce Bi-cycle sharing scheme in a couple of months. The registered users or customers can use bicycles to hop from one place to another within the boulevard ..
P V Ramesh appointed as the director-general of the National Archives of India
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of P V Ramesh appointed as the director-general of the National Archives of India. Currently, he is serving as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Rural Electrification Corporation. National Archives of ..
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 ..