Health Ministry conducts 8th round of National Deworming Day campaign

The Health Ministry undertook the 8th round of National Deworming Day campaign across the country on 8th February to reduce the prevalence of parasitic intestinal worms among children. National Deworming Day National Deworming Day is aimed at deworming all preschool ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Plea in Supreme Court in favour of Two Child Policy

A plea filed lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay in Supreme Court has sought the declaration of the ‘two-child norm’ as a mandatory criterion for government jobs, aids and subsidies and urged that the law dealing with the condition for recognition of a ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Vidarbha claim 2nd successive Ranji Trophy

The defending champions Vidarbha won the 85th Ranji Trophy title. The defending champions defeated Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final. Score Card of the Ranji Final Clash Vidarbha: 312 and 200 Saurashtra: 307 and 127 Aditya Sarwate of was ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Exercise Rahat

The disaster relief exercise ‘Exercise Rahat’ will be demonstrated in Jaipur, Kota and Alwar in Rajasthan on Feb 11-12. About the Exercise The important aspects related to the ‘Exercise Rahat’ are: On behalf of the Indian Army, Jaipur based Sapta ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

India Ratings report on state’s finances: Key Facts

A Fitch Group company, India Ratings has released its report on states finances. The important findings of the report are: Loan waiver and other support measures for farmers are expected to raise the aggregate fiscal deficit of states to 3.2 ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Logo for Tripura tea unveiled

The Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb unveiled the official logo of Tripura Tea. The Tripura Tea logo features Neermahal, the iconic landmark of Tripura. About Neermahal Neermahal was built by then Tripura King Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Manikya in ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Agreement for Renukaji dam multipurpose project Signed

The Agreement for the construction of Renukaji Dam Multi-Purpose Project was signed by six states, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari. Features of the Project The important features ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

ASI declares six structures to list of monuments of national importance in 2018

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared six structures to the list of monuments of national importance in 2018. These are – the 125-year-old Old High Court Building in Nagpur (Maharashtra), two Mughal-era monuments in Agra — Haveli of Agha ..