Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs, GK & News
‘Operation Dudhi’- Key Facts
Recently, the surviving soldiers of Operation Dudhi were felicitated by Assam Rifles. In 1991, 72 militants were eliminated by the Assam Rifles in a single counter-insurgency operation that was conducted in Jammu & Kashmir. What was Operation Dudhi? This operation was undertaken by the Assam Rifles while it was in Jammu & Kashmir from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • counter-insurgency operation • Jammu & Kashmir • Operation Dudhi • Pakistan-trained extremists
Kwar Hydro Electric project
On 27th April 2022, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to invest Rs 4,526.12 crore for the 540 MW Kwar Hydro-electric project that is located on Chenab River, Kishwar district, Jammu & Kashmir. Overview: This upcoming hydroelectric project is a part of the Indus basin. This project is a part of one ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs • Chenab River • Indus basin • Indus Water Treaty • Jammu & Kashmir • Kishwar district • Kwar Hydro Electric project
AVSAR- ‘Connect to Opportunities Initiative’
The AVSAR- ‘Connect to Opportunities Initiative’ has been launched by Jammu & Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. It is a dedicated portal that will be used to connect job aspirants of the Union Territory with the industry. Overview: This initiative was launched under Mission Youth. This newly launched initiative has the aim of creating more ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: AVSAR- 'Connect to Opportunities Initiative' • Jammu & Kashmir • Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha • Mission youth • Vision India
Gulf Business Summit
Delegates from 33 companies from Hong Kong, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia arrived in Srinagar to instill and gauge the growing situation in Jammu & Kashmir for investments and will also see that the MoUs amounting to Rs. 3,000 crores, signed earlier this year, are utilized properly. Overview: On 22nd March, Gulf Business Summit will ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Al Maya Group • Century Financial • Emaar • GL Employment Brokerage LLC • Hong Kong • Jammu & Kashmir • Lulu • MATU Investments • Noon e-commerce • Saudi Arabia • Srinagar • UAE
Surajkund Crafts Mela
From the 19th March 2022, the annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela is being held in Surajkund, Haryana for celebrating Indian cultural heritage and folk traditions. Overview: This Mela attracts more than a million visitors including thousands of overseas visitors. This Mela is the largest crafts fair in the world, showcasing the rich diversity of India’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Haryana • Jammu & Kashmir • Surajkund • Surajkund Crafts Mela • Surajkund International Crafts Mela • Uzbekistan
J&K FDI Policy
Jammu & Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has approved a foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the union territory with a foreign stake of a minimum of 51 percent. Overview: L-G Manoj Sinha approved the Policy for Promotion of Foreign Investment in the Industrial Sector in J&K during a meeting of the Administrative Council (AC) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade • Foreign direct investment • Jammu & Kashmir • Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha • Reserve Bank of India