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PM inaugurates country’s first multi-modal terminal constructed on river Ganga in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo. It is the first of four Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I (NW1) ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Lucknow's Ekana cricket stadium renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to rename newly-built Ekana International Stadium in capital city Lucknow after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium with a seating capacity of around 50,000 will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Current Affairs : November 7, 2018
Here are the main headlines for current Events of November 7, 2018. National Current Events Y. Raghavendra of BJP wins Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat BY Raghavendra of BJP defeated Madhu Bangarappa of Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) by a margin of 52,148 ..
Yogi Adityanath renames Ekana International Cricket Stadium after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
On November 6, Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has renamed the newly-constructed Ekana International Cricket Stadium after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’ . It ..
IIT-Khargapur national Coordinating Institute to implement SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) programme
On October 25, Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar launched the web portal of of the Scheme “Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)” in New Delhi. The aim of the SPARC is to improve the research ..
Allahabad renamed as Prayagraj
Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has officially adopted a proposal to rename the historic city of Allahabad as Prayagraj. The city was known as Prayag before 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar built a fort near the confluence of the Ganga and ..
Government sanctions 5 new battalions of Rapid Action Force
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned five new battalions of anti-riot and crowd control Rapid Action Force (RAF). These new battalions will be stationed at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesg), Hajipur (Bihar), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Mangalore (Karnataka) and Nuh (Haryana). With ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018: Haryana ranked Best State, Satara District of Maharashtra ranked Best District
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018 to top ranked states and districts. Haryana was ranked as best State, Satara District of Maharashtra was ranked as best district. Uttar Pradesh was rewarded for maximum citizens’ participation. ..