Page-30 of Current Affairs - January, 2020
Facts Box: “Three Capital Bill” of Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Government has passed the “Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Equal Development of All Regions Bill”, 2020. The bill paves way for three capitals of the state. Highlights The three capitals are Amaravati-legislative capital, Vishakhapatnam-the executive capital and Kurnool-judicial ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Jharia most Polluted city in India: Greenpeace Report
According to the recent report released on Tuesday, 21st January 2020, by the environmental non-governmental organization, Greenpeace’s India branch, Jharia, a city in Jharkhand is the most polluted city in India, which is followed by Dhanbad of the same state. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Policy to Lease Agricultural Land by Uttarakhand Government
The state government of Uttarakhand recently released a notification that it has made a policy to lease agricultural land, becoming the first Indian state to implement such a policy. As per the policy, any institution, company or NGO can take ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Upgraded Sharang Artillery Gun Successfully Test-Fired
Indian Army’s firepower to get a big boost as per the recent announcement from the Programme Coordinator of Sharang, Brigadier Jayant Kar, the first batch of 18 indigenously upgraded ‘Sharang’ artillery guns are to be inducted into the Army by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
MoU for Offshore Data signed between Indian Navy and GSI
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Navy and Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Tuesday, 21st January 2020. The agreement was on ‘Sharing of seabed sediments data, products and expertise for Naval Application in Meteorology and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
22 Children selected for ICCW National Bravery Award 2019
The Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) National Bravery awards for the year 2019 will be conferred to 22 children (12 boys and 10 girls) by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday, 25th January 2020. The 22 ..