Page-38 of Current Affairs - November, 2019

Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan passed away

November 11, 2019

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, the man behind several electoral reforms passed away due to a cardiac arrest. He was 87 years old and was not well for the past couple of years. He was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). ..

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India attends the ADIPEC-Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference

November 11, 2019

Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will represent India at the ADIPEC-Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference between November 10-12, 2019. Highlights During the visit, minister will inaugurate the “India Pavilions” along with members and ..

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NCRB Report: Accidental and Suicidal Deaths in India – Farm suicides decline

November 9, 2019

The National Crime Records Bureau released the “Accidental and Suicidal Deaths in India report” on November 8, 2019. According to the report, the suicides in the cities were 10.6 in 2015 and it reduced to 10.3 in 2016. The data ..

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FICCI study on Onion Price Rise: India should follow Israel, Brazil

November 9, 2019

India is witnessing price hikes in retail onion up to Rs 100 per kg currently in November 2019. Government had introduced the TOP-Tomato Onion Potato Scheme in 2018-19 Budget to address this problem. However, the scheme has not taken off ..

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Shaala Darpan portal for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti launched

November 9, 2019

The Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Sanjay Dhotre launched the Shala Darpan Portal for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS). It is an end to end e-Governance school automation and management system for NVS. What is Shala Darpan portal? ..

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IndAIR: CSIR-NEERI’s web facility launched

November 9, 2019

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) has launched the country’s first interactive online repository, called IndAIR or Indian Air quality Interactive Repository. The repository is one of few such facilities in the world and ..

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