Page-45 of Current Affairs - December, 2020

Andhra Pradesh tops ACI’s Ease Of Doing Business (EDB) Index 2018

Andhra Pradesh has topped the 2018 Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index of Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI). The ACI team, led by Tan Khee Giap, mentioned that despite...

January 7, 2019

Andhra Pradesh bags CBIP award for Polavaram project

Andhra Pradesh was conferred with CBIP’s “Best Implementation of Water Resources Project” for better planning, implementation, monitoring and speedy execution of Polavaram multipurpose project on the Godavari River. Polavaram Multipurpose project Under...

January 5, 2019

T B Radhakrishnan takes charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan has taken charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath to him at a ceremony held at...

January 2, 2019

The unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival 2018 started in Tamil Nadu

On December 28, the unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival was celebrated with traditional rituals and festivities in the famous Madurai Meenakshi temple, in Tamil Nadu. The fest symbolizes the...

December 29, 2018

Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu ranked at NITI Aayog’s Second Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP)

On December 27, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP). The ranking details the incremental progress achieved by the...

December 27, 2018

Baduga community of Tamil Nadu is celebrating their 2018 Heddaiyamman festival

On 26th December, the tribal Baduga community in the Nilgiris district of Tamil nadu is celebrating their annual Heddaiyamman festival. In this connection, thousands of devotees clad in...

December 26, 2018

Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu emerged as top performing states in NITI Aayog’s SDG India index 2018

The NITI Aayog has recently released the report titled “SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018”, which evaluates progress in social, economic and environmental terms. In it, Himachal Pradesh,...

December 24, 2018

Thiruvaiyaru of Tamil Nadu is to be venue of India’s first Music Museum

India’s first music museum will be set up with assistance from the Central government in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu, the birth place of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trinities...

December 24, 2018

Tamil Nadu government launch a 24-hour helpline ‘181’ for women facing harassment

On December 10, the Tamil Nadu government launched a 24-hour helpline ‘181’ for women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment at home or workplaces. Through this initiative, they...

December 11, 2018

Iravatham Mahadevan, renowned epigraphist from Tamil Nadu passes away

Iravatham Mahadevan (88), the renowned epigraphist and Padma Shri recipient, has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on November 26, 2018. A former civil servant, he also helmed...

November 30, 2018