Page-2 of Current Affairs - November, 2014
Centre grants Rs. 444 crore for Sabarmati Riverfront Project
The Union Government has granted Rs. 444 crore for the Phase-2 work of the Sabarmati River Conservation Project. This fund will help to beautify Sabarmati Riverfront Project. The National River Conservation Director (NRCD) has also given nod for the purification ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 passed in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014. It was passed by a voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978. Amendments ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Uttar Pradesh becomes first state in the country to take E-governance route to provide pensions and scholarships
Uttar Pradesh has become the first State in the country to take the route of e-governance to provide pension and scholarships to 15 million beneficiaries. Besides, UP has also made commercial taxes department consumer friendly by making almost all payments ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Africa's first electronic ballot used in Namibia
Namibia has become first country in Africa to use electronic voting in their presidential election. For the first time 1.2 million Namibian’s are expected to cast their votes electronically in the country’s 5th election since independence. Around 3400 India-made Electronic ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
India and Mozambique sign MoU for cooperation in oil & gas sector
India and Mozambique have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the oil and gas sector for a period of five years. This MoU seeks cooperation in oil and gas in both upstream and downstream sectors in the areas of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
70 crore Aadhaar cards generated so far
Government has announced that as many as 70.43 crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as on November 15, 2014. It was notified by Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Rajya ..