Dehradun Current Affairs, GK & News
IIT Roorkee’s ‘KISAN’ Mobile App
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has launched a mobile app named ‘KISAN’ for the farmers. Through this app, agro-meteorological advisory services will be provided to the farmers. Overview: A farmer’s awareness program was organized by IIT Roorkee under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) project. Farmers from Dehradun, Haridwar, and Pauri Garhwal ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Agromet Advisory Services • AMFU Roorkee • Dehradun • Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa • Haridwar • IIT Roorkee • India Meteorological Department • KISAN Mobile App • Pauri Garhwal • Uttarakhand
Stegodon Fossil discovered from Saharanpur estimated to be 5 to 8 Million Years Old
Over decades, a number of richest fossil records in South Asia have been found at the Dhok Pathan Formation of the Sivalik range. This time, the researchers found a fossil of an extinct ancestor of Elephant, that is estimated to be around between 5 to 8 million old. The fossil was discovered in the state ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Dehradun • Fossil • Saharanpur • Sivalikh Mountain Range • Stegodon • Uttar Pradesh • Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Gairsain declared Summer Capital of Uttarakhand
On June 8, 2020, the Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya assented to declare Gairsain as new summer capital. The Gairsain is also called Bhararisen. Highlights Gairsain is to have an e-vidhan Sabha. This was announced on World Environment Day. The Legislative Assembly of the state is located at Dehradun, the winter capital city. The activists ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Dehradun • Gairsain • Government of Uttarakhand • Governor of Uttarakhand • Legislative assembly • UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lt Gen S.K Saini appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini has recently been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff after the then Army Vice Chief Lt Gen MM Naravane was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen S K Saini will take over as the new Vice Chief on Saturday, January 25, 2020. He is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Chief of Army Staff • Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat • Dehradun • Indian Military School • Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini • Manoj Mukund Naravane • National Defence Academy • Pune • Punjab • Sainik School • Southern Command • Vice Chief of Army Staff
India’s first-ever helicopter summit held in Dehradun
India’s first-ever helicopter summit is organized by Union Ministry of Civil Aviation at Sahastradhara helidrome in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on theme of expanding connectivity through helicopters. The Indian Air Force (IAF) was invited at the summit to talk on the role of IAF helicopters in MEDEVAC (Medical evacuation) at the national level.
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Dehradun • Floods in India • Government of India • Indian Air Force • Indian Army • Military • Military helicopters
India’s first-ever helicopter summit held in Dehradun
Union Ministry of Civil Aviation organised country’s first ever helicopter summit at Sahastradhara helidrome in Dehradun, capital of Uttarakhand. The summit was based on theme of expanding connectivity through helicopters. Key Highlights of Summit Organiser: The first-of-its-kind conclave, a Helicopter Summit- 2019 was organised jointly by Civil Aviation Ministry, Uttarakhand government and Federation of Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand • Dehradun • Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries • first-ever helicopter summit • Helicopter Summit • Trivendra Singh Rawat • UDAN Yojana • Union Ministry of Civil Aviation • Uttarakhand