15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism

Punjab government has announced to release 15 Gharials in the Beas belt, near Harike Patan in order boost tourism. The Gharials species will be released as part of state government’s plan to make Beas belt, a natural habitat of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015

World Bank approves $650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

World Bank has approved an additional loan of 650 million dollars for India’s Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project. It was approved in third round of World Bank funding and follows earlier two other loans by the bank for this ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015

Satnam Singh Bhamara becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian born basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks team as the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft. He was selected amongst the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Union Cabinet gives nod to revised estimate for East-West freight corridor

Union Cabinet has given to 81,459 crore rupees revised estimate for Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project. Decision in this regard was taken in Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Cabinet also ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Punjab celebrates 350th years of foundation of Sri Anandpur Sahib

Punjab state is celebrating the 350th years of foundation of holy city Sri Anandpur Sahib. The celebrations began after Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal dedicated the 81 feet high ‘Khanda’, installed at Sri Anandpur Sahib to the humanity. The installed ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Parkash Singh Badal conferred with Sant Namdev National Award

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Parkash Singh Badal was conferred the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award- 2015 by Pune based Sarhad foundation. The award was presented to him by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of the organisers of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Punjab to observe 2015-16 as Year of Development

Punjab government has announced that year 2015-16 will be will be observed as development year to give further fillip to the all-round development of the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in Dhuri Assembly segment of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Punjab becomes first state to issue Soil Health Cards to farmers

Punjab has become the first state in India to issue Soil Health Cards (SHCs), a Union Government initiative to all farmers in the state. In this regard, every district of state has been assigned mobile soil testing lab. These labs ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015