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Assembly Elections in five states
The Election Commission of India recently announced the election dates of five states. They are Punjab, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Uttarakhand. About the announcement The Assembly Elections 2022 in these states are to be held in seven phases. In Uttar Pradesh, the elections are to be held in seven phases. In Manipur, it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assembly Elections • Chief Election Commissioner • Chief Election Commissioner of India • Goa • Manipur • Punjab • Uttarakhand
Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu
With the assembly elections are to be held in Tamil Nadu in 2021, Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport of the state has caught the attention of the political parties in the country. The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently attended the Jallikattu event. About Jallikattu sport The Jallikattu is a two-thousand-year-old competitive sport and an event ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Assembly Elections • Government of Tamil Nadu • History of Tamil Nadu • Jallikattu • Supreme court
What is Digital Voter ID Card?
Digital voter ID card is the electronic form of EPIC or Elector’s Photo Identity Card. This would make the voter ID card available on people’s phone. It can be downloaded through OTP authentication. This will help the Election Commission cut costs need for printing and distribution of the hard copies. Currently, EPIC is available only ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assembly Elections • Digital Voter ID • Election Commission • Election Commission of India (ECI) • Voter ID
Swasthya Sathi Scheme: Key Highlights
Swasthya Sathi scheme is a health insurance scheme of the West Bengal government. It was launched in 2016 and it has now been expanded to cover the state’s entire population. It provides basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to 5 lakh INR per annum per family. Both state-run and private hospitals are ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Assembly Elections • Duare Sarkar • Health insurance • Mamta Banerjee • Swasthyasathi • West Bengal
Delimitation Commission holds meeting
On May 28, 2020, the Delimitation Commission held a meeting to review the progress of directions that were provided during its meet in April, 2020. Highlights The details of State Election Commissioner were received from the states of Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam. The Census data has also been ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assembly Elections • Census Data • Chief Election Commissioner • Delimitation Commission • Election Commissioner • Parliament • Supreme court
AAP wins Delhi assembly elections
Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi party won 62 seats out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi assembly elections. Arvind Kejriwal is set to become the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time. The Bharatiya Janata Party got the remaining 8 seats. Aam Aadmi party (AAP) MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader ..
Topics: Assembly Elections • Chief Minister of Delhi • Delhi