BharatMala Pariyojana: Government to build 83,677 km of infrastructure projects

The Union Government has announced to build 83,677km of roads, highways, greenfield expressways and bridges with investment of Rs.6.92 lakh core in next five years i.e. by 2022 to further optimise efficiency of movement of goods and people across the country. It also includes first phase of new umbrella programme BharatMala Pariyojana that involves construction ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: BharatMala Pariyojana • Economy • Government Schemes • Highways • infrastructure • National

SC bans dirty pet-coke, furnace oil in Haryana, Rajasthan, UP

The Supreme Court banned use of pet-coke and dirty furnace oil in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh from November 1, 2017 in a bid to reduce air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The apex court bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta was hearing on PIL filed in 1985 ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: Delhi • Delhi-NCR • Dirty Furnace Oil • environment pollution control authority • Haryana • Pet-coke • Rajasthan • Supreme court • Uttar Pradesh

Girija Devi: Queen of Thumri passes away

Eminent classical singer Girija Devi passed away following a cardiac arrest at age of 88. She was considered as queen of thumri, a common genre of semi-classical Indian music. Girija Devi She was born in zamindar family at village near Banaras on May 8, 1929. She was legendary singer of the “Seniya and Banaras gharanas”. ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Art and Culture • Classical Music • Girija Devi • Obituary • Persons in News • Queen of Thumri • Thumri

CSIR-NIIST scientists develop organic near-infrared filter

Scientists from Thiruvananthapuram based CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) have developed organic filter that allows only near-infrared (NIR) light to pass through it. The filter was found to absorb light from 300-850 nm (both ultraviolet, visible and part of NIR light) and transmit NIR light from 850-1500 nm. Key Facts The researchers ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: CSIR-NIIST • Near-Infrared light • Organic filters • Science and Technology

Ministries of Power & Textiles join hands for SAATHI initiative

Ministries of Power and Textiles have joined hands under SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help small Industries) initiative. Under this initiative, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a PSU under Ministry of Power, will procure energy efficient powerlooms, motors and rapier kits in bulk and provide them to small and medium ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: EESL • Ministry of Power • Ministry of Textiles • National • Powerloon Sector • SAATHI Initiative