14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” started New Delhi

The 14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” has started in New Delhi from November 17. It is being organised by National School of Drama’s (NSD) Theatre in Education (TIE) Company, which is also known as Sanskar Rang Toli. The 9-day theatre festival for children will see 21 productions from India ..

Topics: India • Indian culture • Indo-Aryan languages • Languages of India • Marathi language • National School of Drama • Official languages of India • Sri • States and union territories of India • Theatre in India

IIT kharagpur devises a Decision Support System (DSS) to boost LPG distribution in households below poverty line

The researchers at IIT Kharagpur have devised a Decision Support System (DSS) to help maximise the number of LPG connections in Below Poverty Level (BPL) households in the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)’ . A DSS is a computer programme that helps in making sound rational decisions using mathematical programming and operation research techniques. The ..

Topics: Decision support system • Government of India • India • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • KGP • Narendra Modi • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Nationalization of Banks in India

1. What is meaning of Nationalization of Bank? Nationalization refers to an act of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership. In context of banks, it means that banks which were earlier in private sector were transferred to the public Sector by the act of nationalization. Opposite of Nationalization is privatization. 2. What ..

Topics: India • Nationalization • Nationalization • Private-sector banks in India • Public Sector Banks in India • Public Sector Banks in India • State Bank of India • State Bank of India

Jalaj Srivastava appointed as new chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India

Jalaj Srivastava, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the new chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). Prior to this post, he was working as Additional Secretary in Ministry of Agriculture. He is known for launching the “Shakti Cab” project and “URJA” project for women when he was ..

Topics: Government of India • India • Inland Waterways Authority of India • Iwai • Lok Sabha • Ministry of Shipping • New Delhi • Nitin Gadkari

CSE wins 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi (India)-based independent research and advocacy think tank, has won the prestigious 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The CSE has been awarded for its pioneering pioneering work over almost four decades on various burning issues from air and water pollution, food safety, waste ..

Topics: Anil Agarwal • Centre for Science and Environment • Delhi • Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • India • Indira Gandhi • Sunita Narain