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3rd Edition of North Zone Conference of Media Units conducted in Jammu
For the Media units under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, a two-day Zonal Conference of Media Units was organized by the Regional Outreach Bureau of the Jammu and Kashmir Region at Jammu from Friday, 17th January ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into effect from 10th January
On 11th December 2019, the Parliament of India passed the Citizenship Amendment Act followed by which thousands of citizens including students protested across various parts of the country against the Act despite the continuous assertion of the Central Government that ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Fresh life to Buddha Nullah
The Punjab Government has directed for the timely completion of the Budah Nallah project within two years. The Buddha Nullah is located at Ludhiana. It is one of the most polluted canals. It has a total length of 47.55 km, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Military Literature Festival organised in Chandigarh
The third edition of coveted Military Literature Festival (MLF) is being held from 13 to 15 December at UT Lake Club, Chandigarh. The military literature extravaganza was inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore. The festival would ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Stubble burning down in Punjab, Haryana, UP since 2016
Stubble burning is the setting up of fire to the left over straw that remains after harvesting of paddy, wheat etc. The Government restricted and discouraged this practice. However, it generally helps in killing slugs and pests and can reduce ..
Punjab creates land banks to boost industrial production
The Punjab cabinet on December 2, 2019, approved the amendment of Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) rules, 1964. It aims at creating land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development in the state. Highlights of the amendment The amendment ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Ministry of Power released data on India’s per capita consumption of electricity
As per data released by the Ministry of Power, during 2018-19, India’s per capita consumption of electricity was 1,181 kWh. Highlights from the data released Dadra and Nagar Haveli, at 15,179 kWh he highest per capita consumption in 2018-19. Gujarat ..
ICAR report on Stubble Burning
On 4th November, 2019, the ICAR’s Creams Laboratory bulletin stated that there has been reduction of 12% in incidents of Stubble Burning as compared to the same period in 2018. Highlights of the report There were 31,402 burning events in ..