M. Karunanidhi re-elected as DMK Chief for 11th time

M. Karunanidhi has been re-elected as the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party’s President for the 11th time. He was elected by the newly constituted general council of party. Facts about Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party It is a state political party ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015

Government cuts down launch of cash transfer scheme

The Centre has scaled down the launch of its ambitious Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover 20 districts, instead of 43 as planned. It has also kept LPG also out of its ambit for now. Why this scaling down? The ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

SC orders Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs

The apex court directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu and asked the Centre to indicate the time frame within which it would notify the final decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal given on February ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Uttarakhand tops in “Environmental Performance Index (EPI)”

Uttarakhand (scored 0.8123) topped the list of best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental performance. As per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission: · Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.7316), Chandigarh (0.7270), Sikkim (0.7149), ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Current Affairs – July 1, 2011

Rights To Disabled: Final draft submitted to the Central Government Final draft of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011” to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment by a Committee appointed by the Ministry Expert Committee’s Chairperson: of ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011