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Report: India adds 10 GW Solar Capacity in 2021
According to Mercom India Research, India installed a record 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the calendar year 2021, a 212 percent increase year on year (y-o-y). Overview: According to the report, 3.2 GW of solar capacity installations were ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Meghalaya: Withdrawal of Consent to CBI
Meghalaya has become the ninth state of the country to withdraw consent to CBI to investigate cases in the state. About general consent the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, governs the CBI and it is mandatory to obtain ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Oil Discovery in Rajasthan
Vedanta Ltds. Cairn Oil & Gas has discovered oil in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. The company has notified the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) about this discovery. This oil was discovered by ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
BSF: Operation Sard Hawa
The Border Security Force, BSF launches Operation Sard Hawa. Under the operation, the BSF increases the surveillance in the Pakistan border. It is usually launched in the Rajasthan border, especially in the Jaisalmer region. It is a regular annual exercise. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway in Rajasthan
Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Rajasthan on September 9, 2021. Key Facts This emergency landing facility has been constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
KVIC and BSF Launch Project Bold in Jaisalmer
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in collaboration with the Border Security Force (BSF) in a first of its kind project has launched Project Bold with the primary aim of developing green cover in the Indian deserts of Rajasthan. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme
The Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme was announced as a part of Rajasthan’s state budget for 2021-22. It is a cashless Mediclaim scheme that seeks to fulfil the people’s ‘right to heath’. The scheme will cover all the residents of the ..
Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana- Key Facts
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, announced on March 18, 2021 that the much-anticipated Universal Health Scheme (UHS) called “Mukhya Mantri Chiranjeevi Yojana” will be launched on May 1, 2021. Highlights The chief minister also announced that, the registration ..