PM Modi launches “Ghar Tak Fibre” scheme in Bihar

On September 21, 2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services in Bihar. The optical fibre services are being provided under the scheme “Ghar Tak Fibre”. Highlights The Highway projects are to construct 350 km of road. The roads are to be built at a cost of Rs ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Common Service Centres • Digital India • Indian National Highways • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • national highways • Rural Development

September 21: World Peace Day

Every year, the World Peace Day is celebrated on September 21. The day is also called International Day of Peace. It is celebrated by the United Nations and also by the other world organisations. Highlights The World Peace Day was first established by the United Nations in 1981. It was dedicated to peace education by the ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: Earth Day • International Day of Peace • peace bell • United Nations • world peace day

Neighbourhood First Policy: PM Modi to hold e-Summit with Sri Lanka

On September 26, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold his first virtual Summit with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The meeting is expected to be held on the side lines of United Nations general assembly. Apart from Sri Lanka India is expected to hold several other meets with its neighbourhood in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events in Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Topics: India China • India-Maldives • India-Sri Lank • India's Neighbourhood • India's Neighbours • Indian ocean region • maritime security • neighbourhood first policy • United Nations

GoI to amend FCRA: Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha

A bill was recently introduced in Lok Sabha to amend the FCRA act, 2010. FCRA act is Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.  The bill proposed to include public corporations owned and controlled by the Government of India under the list of entities that are not eligible to receive foreign funding. The bill also proposed to include public ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: amendments • Bills and Acts • FCRA • foreign aid • Lok Sabha

Sero Survey results communicated to the states

The Indian Council of Medical Research recently announced that the results of sero survey conducted in ten cities have been communicated with the states. The survey that was conducted earlier this month indicated that around 0.73% of adults have been affected with the virus. Findings of the second survey The second sero survey says that ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • Hotspot • ICMR • sero survey