Qutub Minar lights up to celebrate solidarity movement

Marking 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement, Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi illuminated Qutub Minar in Poland’s national flag colours, white and red. About the solidarity movement In the year 1970 Poland’s government raised food prices though the wages were stagnant. This fired the mob and several social groups began ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Lech Walesa • Poland • Qutub Minar • Solidarity Movement

Adani to acquire Mumbai airport

Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), which is a subsidiary and flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, is all set to acquire Mumbai International airport subject to approval. In Brief  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, erstwhile known as Sahar International Airport, is the second busiest airport in the country after Delhi airport in ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport • GVK industries • MIAL

Current Affairs – August 31, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 31, 2020 INDIA September will be observed as “Nutrition Month”: PM Modi says in “Mann ki Baat” radio programme Delimitation Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai (retd) to visit 4 northeastern States (Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh), J&K UT after preparing framework to redraw ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Today's News Headlines

First ever RORO service flagged off

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa recently flagged off first-ever Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) service of South Western Railway between Nelamangla in Bengaluru and Bale near Solapur in Maharashtra through video-conferencing. What is RORO service?          Abbreviated form of Roll On Roll Off service, RORO service is combination of best features of road and rail transport. It is ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: BS Yediyurappa • Indian Railway • Railway • RORO Service • South Western Railway

Census improbable in 2020

Indian census which is considered to be the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the world seems improbable this year. This year the first phase of the census to update the National Population Register (NPR) was scheduled which got postponed due to current COVID-19 outbreak. Indian Census in brief The Indian Census is decennial in ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Census • National Population Register • NPR