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UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful years

SLNP is the world’s largest streetlight replacement programme and UJALA is the world’s largest domestic lighting project. Both have been spearheaded and implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on January 5th, 2015, the […]

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First Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting will confer the first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’, in New Delhi on 07th of January, 2020. Acknowledging the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad, the Ministry of I&B had instituted the first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)

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Assam govt might move to MHA to ban PFI

Assam government is likely to write to the Union home ministry, seeking a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged role in the large scale violence in the state during anti-CAA protests on December 11 and 12. The state government is waiting for some evidence from the Central Forensic Laboratory (CFL) before

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Agri Product Clusters set up in 8 States

The Agri Export Policy was announced last year with an objective of doubling the export and ensuring doubling of farmers’ income. In order to achieve this objective, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been adopting a focused approach for ensuring greater involvement of the State governments for effective implementation of Agri

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Panels for Rs 2500 paddy price constitutes by Chhattisgarh CM

Chhattisgarh CM set up a committee under agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey to ensure the payment of Rs 2500 per quintal to farmers against procurement of paddy on minimum support price. The committee will examine the schemes of central and state governments for provisions of financial aids for farmers and after detailed discussion-deliberation on all the

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Ritualistic festival Lai Haraoba observes in Tripura

Ritualistic festival Lai Haraoba is observed in Tripura by Manipuri meitei communities since ancient times. It began in Agartala last evening for five days. This festival is jointly organised by Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura, Puthiba Lai Haraoba Committee and Puthiba Welfare & Cultural Society, Agartala. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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Australia is Committing Climate Suicide

The most common causes of bushfires in Australia include lighting strikes, trees falling on powerlines, arsonists, unintentional kindling of surrounding foliage during agricultural land clearing, dropped matches, cigarettes, sparks caused by power tools, farm machinery and controlled backburning escaping. Eucalypt trees are synonymous with the Australian bushland and are what most Australians identify with when

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World’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Gujarat Chief Minister unveils the world´s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Ahmedabad. 50 feet tall bronze statue with a weight of 70 thousand kilograms has been unveiled at the Sardardham campus near Vaishnodevi Circle in Ahmedabad. The statue of Sardar Patel has also been designed by Padma Bhusan Ram V. Sutar, the

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World Braille Day is celebrated on 4th January

The world Braille Day is celebrated on every 4th of January. The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for people with visual disabilities. Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France. At the age of just 3, he

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Govt sanctions 2,636 EV charging stations in 62 cities

The government of India has approved setting up 2,636 electric vehicle charging stations across 62 cities in 24 states and union territories of India under the second phase of FAME India scheme. The move is meant to encourage manufacturers to launch new electric vehicles models. One charging station will be available in most of the

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