CIL signs MoUs with BHEL, IOCL and GAIL for Coal Gasificiation Projects: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has signed MoUs with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and GAIL (India). October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Reason: For setting up four Surface Coal ...

World Bank extends unconditional loan of $250 million for SALT project: The World Bank (WB) has extended an unconditional loan of $250 million to the Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project. The reforms initiated under the SALT project have brought about a paradigm shift in ...

Nitin Gadkari launches Toyota pilot project on Flex-Fuel Strong Hybrid EV : Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport and Highways Minister) has launched first of its kind pilot project of Toyota on Flex-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles in India. The Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, which was imported from ...

Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Ayush Grid Project. As a part of MoU, MeitY will provide technical support to Ministry of Ayush to digitise Ayush Sector, for a period of 3 years. Highlights of the ...

Rain-fed agriculture in the steep areas of Uttarakhand has been approved by the World Bank. The project will cost Rs. 1,000 crore. The watershed department will carry out the Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rain-fed Farming Project. Aims: Lower the greenhouse gas emissions. ...

Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri has launched an initiative for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN’. NIPUN refers National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers. MoHUA has launched this initiative under ...

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and launch various development programmes in Bengaluru and Mysuru. During his two days visit, he will inaugurate the Brain Cell Research Centre, it cost 450 crore rupees, which was donated by Kris Gopalakrishnan (co-founder of Infosys). PM ...

Eight months after the cabinet approved a ₹25,000 crore special window to provide funding to housing projects that are stuck with the aim of reviving the real estate sector. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reported that 81 projects have been approved so far. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

NITI Aayog and International Transport Forum (ITF) will collaborate to launch a new project called ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ on 24 June to chart out a path for a low-carbon transport system in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points To meet the goals related to ...

Road Transport & Highways Ministry inaugurated the Chamba Tunnel in Uttarakhand under Chardham Pariyojana through video conference mode on 26 May 2020. The tunnel was constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The major milestone was achieved by BRO by ...