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NHAI to get power to speed up Bharatmala programme
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon get powers to approve highway projects with construction cost of more than Rs 1,000 crore to ensure faster implementation of Bharatmala programme. The programme, along with the proposal to enhance powers ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
EPFO launches new facility to link UAN with Aadhaar online
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched new online facility for its members to easily link their 12-digit unique Aadhaar number with their Universal Account Number (UAN). Its objective is to ensure better and speedy EPFO services. The new initiative ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Sunny Verghese appointed as new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Sunny Verghese, co-founder and Group CEO of Singapore-based Olam International was appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). With this, he becomes first ever Asian CEO to be appointed as Chair in the organisation’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Indian-American Gitanjali Rao wins 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Indian-American Gitanjali Rao (11) won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for inventing a quick, low-cost test to detect lead-contaminated water. She was selected from 10 finalists who had spent three months collaborating with scientists to develop their ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber wins 2017 Blue Planet Prize
Prof Hans Joachim Schellnhuber from Germany won 2017 Blue Planet Prize, world’s most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science. He was awarded for establishing new field of science ‘Earth System Analysis’ and introducing most influential concepts including the notion ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
ISKCON’s Govardhan Eco Village wins Green Platinum Award
The Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Wada taluka of Palghar district, Maharashtra has won the Green Platinum Award. The award was received by village’s director, Gauranga Das during the Green Building ..