Harpal Singh appointed as new Director General Border Roads (DGBR)

Lt Gen Harpal Singh, an alumni of National Defence Academy (NDA) of Khadakwasla, has been appointed Director General Border Roads (DGBR) . He was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers on 1982. He later commanded a Border Roads Task Force ..

First mega food park of Rajasthan came up Ajmer

The first mega food park of Rajasthan has inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal at Roopangarh village near Ajmer. The Food Park is set up at an investment of Rs 113.57 crore and will benefit ..

Madhya Pradesh highest number of fully covered tribal habitations with safe drinking water

Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha 52427 , Jharkhand 53476 numbers of habitations. This information was given by the Union Minister of Tribal ..

India’s first Insect Museum opened in Tamil Nadu

India’s first Insect Museum has been inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswamy at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore. The museum, established at a 6,691 sqft area, is fully dedicated to insects and claimed to be the ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Ministry of Rural Development launches 2018 Saras Aajeevika Mela in New Delhi

Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines , has inaugurated Saras Aajeevika Mela at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 in New Delhi is an endeavour of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana ..

ISRO ties up with BHEL for production of space-grade lithium-ion cells

ISRO has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to transfer the technology for the manufacture of space-grade Li-Ion cells. The TTA was signed at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru on 23rd March 2018 in the ..

DRDO wins ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ award at 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2018)

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has received the ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ Award in Pride of India Expo organized as part of the 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC) held from 16 to 20 March 2018 at Manipur University, Imphal. ..

Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat

Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat is not a scheme but a campaign launched by Prime Minister on 31st October 2015 on occasion of birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. The objective of this campaign was to strengthen cultural relations ..

Karan Thapar wins 2017 G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism

Karan Thapar, the veteran journalist and television presenter, has been honoured with the 2017 G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism for his contribution in the field of journalism. The award was presented to Thapar by former Prime Minister Manmohan ..

Andhra Pradesh launches a multi-utility vehicle Naipunya Ratham (or World on Wheels)

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched a multi-utility vehicle “NAIPUNYA RATHAM (or World on Wheels)”, which aims to bring technology to the remote corners. It was launched at the Secretariat in Amaravathi on March 22, 2018. As part of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020