Page-20 of Chhattisgarh Current Affairs, GK & News

BP Kanungo takes over as RBI Deputy Governor

April 4, 2017

BP Kanungo took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai. He was appointed by Government in March 2017 for a period of three years. Prior to this appointment, he was holding the position of Executive Director of RBI. Earlier he had worked in several functional areas of the ..

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Justice Navniti Prasad Singh took oath as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court

March 21, 2017

Justice Navniti Prasad Singh took oath as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. He was administered oath to the office by Governor P. Sathasivam at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvanathapuram. Justice Singh was a former judge in the Patna High Court. He was transferred to Kerala High Court after Justice TB Radhakrishnan, who had ..

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Four States come together for elephant census

March 11, 2017

For the first time in India, four states Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have decided to conduct a synchronised elephant census in May 2017. These four together have the maximum number of human-elephant conflict-prone regions in India. This decision was taken by senior Forest Department officials of the four States during a regional workshop. ..

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Odisha for first time achieves highest decline in IMR

March 4, 2017

For the first time in 16 years, Odisha has achieved highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). This decline is far better than the national average. According to the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Odisha’s IMR has come down by 29% between 2005 and 2015 which is highest trend in the ..

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IMD predicts above normal temperature in 2017 summer

March 2, 2017

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted above normal temperature in most parts of the country during 2017 summer season. The predictions were given by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. The maximum temperatures in March to May 2017 are likely to be warmer by more than 1°C in north, northwest and parts of central ..

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