CURRENT AFFAIRS DESTINATION FOR UPSC & STATE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATIONS
-India’s much awaited first pod taxi project is now in the last phase of completion. -It is also called the personal rapid transit (PRT) network. -American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’s saftey norms will be followed in this project. -India’s first pod taxi, which is Rs. 4000 crore project, will run on Delhi-Gurugram pilot corridor (12.3 km.) from Delhi-Haryana border to Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram. -National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Read More …
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), on December 25 in Delhi. -It was launched during the observance of Good Governance Day (December 25) by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The Minister launched the 25 applications of Read More …
-The country’s first air-conditioned (AC) suburban (local) train made its maiden journey on December 25 from Borivili to Churchgate in Mumbai. It was inaugurated by state education minister Vinod Tawde. -Initially, the Mumbai AC local will run between Borivali and Churchgate and will be extended up to Virar. -The Mumbai AC local is built in Chennai at a cost of Rs 54 crore, earlier it was meant to be run Read More …
The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) will set up 100 gurukulas across the country. -Each gurukulas will be headed by the gurus which will be selected from retired professors or historians, and be assisted by scholars or research officers. Their mandate would be to edit and translate manuscripts and finally publish four books each year. -To be initially set up in 15 institutions to conduct research on manuscripts in various Read More …
The parliamentary panel on empowerment of women submitted its report ‘Women in Detention & Access to Justice’ in Lok Sabha on December 23. As per the report, over 90% of custodial rapes in the country have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. -Uttar pradesh reported 95 cases of custodial rape, followed by two from Uttarakhand and one each from Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. -However, the number of cases declined dramatically Read More …
According to the government data, about 239 million people across 153 districts in 21 states drink high levels of arsenic water. – 65% of Assam’s population, or about 21 million people, is drinking arsenic-contaminated water, while it’s 60% in Bihar and 44% in West Bengal. As far as absolute numbers is concerned, Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of people, over 70 million, exposed to arsenic-contaminated water. -The World Health Read More …
In partnership with State Governments, Department of Rural Development has completed the ranking of 50,000 Gram Panchayats on parameters of physical infrastructure, human development and economic activities. –Mission Antyodaya (Under Union Ministry of Rural Development) is a convergence framework for measurable effective outcomes on parameters that transform lives and livelihoods. Real Difference comes about through Convergence as it alone simultaneously addresses multi dimensions of poverty. Professionals, Institutions and Enterprises make it Read More …
Project name: Ganga Gram Launched by: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Launched Date: 23 December, 2017 -The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) on 23 December, 2017 launched ‘Ganga Gram’ – a project for sanitation based integrated development of all 4470 villages along the River Ganga, at a multi-stakeholder sammelan held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. -Ganga Gram vision is an integrated approach for holistic development of villages situated Read More …
What is the issue: Recently BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab had raised the issue of the contamination of the Brahmaputra river water. According to him, the contamination may have been caused due to the construction of a dam by China on a tributary of the Brahmaputra. He also demanded that since India is a riparian country hence China is obliged to share all hydro-meteorological data with India. If china fails to do Read More …
