Page-2 of Book:India : States and Territories Current Affairs, GK & News
Government of India (GoI) declares 2019-20 as Year of construction technology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently addressed the Construction Technology India 2019 conference on ‘Global Housing Technology Challenge’, in New Delhi. Here, PM Modi declared the 2019-2020 as the Year of construction technology in a bid to increase the use of modern technology in the construction sector. The purpose of the 2-day conference was to ..
Topics: Book:India : States and Territories • Gujarati people • Indian general election • Indian Hindus • Lok Sabha • Modi • Narendra Modi • States and union territories of India
112 pan-India helpline number launched by Government of India under Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)
The Government of India (GoI) has launched a pan-India service of the single emergency helpline number ‘112’ for immediate assistance services from police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090). The response time for the emergency helpline is said to be around 10 to 12 minutes. This is expected to come down to 8 ..
Topics: All India Mahila Congress • Book:India : States and Territories • Politics of country subdivisions • Politics of India • States and union territories of India • Telangana Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Sushil Modi to head Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST revenue shortfall faced by states
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi will head the 7-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the revenue shortfall being faced by states following the roll out of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, had decided to set up the GoM at its meeting on ..
Topics: All India Mahila Congress • Book:India : States and Territories • One Hundred and First Amendment of the Constitution of India
Kerala tops list of best-governed states, as per Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018
According to the Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018, Kerala stands as the best-governed state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat. Apart from this, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha ranked the lowest on the index, indicating higher social and economic inequalities. The Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs ..
Topics: All India Mahila Congress • Book:India : States and Territories • Book:India States • Indian National Congress • States and union territories of India
Public Affairs Index
Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bengaluru had come up with a Public Affairs Index (PAI) to rank governance inter-state by using data available in the public domain in key areas of governance. Public Affairs Centre (PAC) is a not for profit think tank, established in 1994 with a mandate to improve the quality of governance in India. ..
Topics: All India Mahila Congress • Book:India : States and Territories • India • Indian National Congress • Public holidays in India • States and union territories of India