Kutch Current Affairs, GK & News
NTPC to set up India’s largest solar park at Rann of Kutch
State-run NTPC Ltd is to set up India’s largest solar park at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Key points This solar park will have the capacity of 4.75 gigawatt (GW). It will be set up in Rann of Kutch in Gujarat from where NTPC will also generate green hydrogen on commercial scale. NTPC Renewable Energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Gujarat • India’s largest solar park • Kutch • NTPC Limited • NTPC Renewable energy ltd • Rann of kutch • Solar Parks
April 9: CRPF Valour Day
Every year, April 9 is being marked as CRPF Valour Day all over India. The day is also called “CRPF Shaurya Diwas”. Why Valour Day? A small contingent of the CRPF on April 9, 1965 fought against Pakistan in Rann of Kutch eliminating 34 Pakistan soldiers. This was the first time a full-fledged infantry brigade ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: border issues • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) • CRPF • India- Pakistan • India-Sri Lanka • Internal Secuirty • Kutch • Naxalite • Parliament Attack • UN Peace Keeping Mission • Valour Day
What is Sir Creek Issue between India and Pakistan?
Recently at the WION’s Global Summit held in Dubal, the Pakistan representative, Minister Kasturi recalled Sir Creeek Pact. The summit was organized under the theme Theme: Navigating and Negotiating Global Imperatives What is Sir Creek issue? The issue between India and Pakistan over Sir Creek is the interpretation of boundary between Sindh and Kutch. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Arabian Sea • border issues • Gujarat Government • India- Pakistan • India-Pakistan International Border • International Border • Kutch • Sindh • Sir Creek
GoI nominates 2 sites to be included in World Heritage Sites List
The Government of India submitted two nomination dossiers for their inclusion in World Heritage List for the year 2020. They are as follows Dholavira: A Harappan City Monuments and Forts of Deccan Sultanate Dholavira The dholavira is an archaeological site in Gujarat. It consists of ruins of ancient Indus Valley Civilization. It is located in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Architecture • Historical Monuments • Kutch • Mughal Empire • UNESCO World Heritage list • Wetland
Amul Camel Milk launched in Gujarat
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) has launched Amul Camel Milk in selected markets of Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Kutch in Gujarat. Benefits of Camel Milk The camel milk offers a wide range of benefits such as: Camel milk assists healthy bacteria growth in the gut making it easy to digest and it also ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Ahmedabad • Amul • Calcium • Camel Milk • Gandhinagar • Gujarat • Kutch
Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India
Geologists for the first time have discovered 152 million-year-old fossil of Ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile in in Kutch desert region of Gujarat. The specimen belongs to Ophthalmosauridae family of ichthyosaurs that lived in oceans between 165 and 90 million years ago. The 5.5 m long fossil was found inside rocks from esozoic Era, which ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Topics: Gujarat • History • Ichthyosaur Fossil • Kutch • Science and Technology • TNPSC