Ludhiana Current Affairs, GK & News

Fresh life to Buddha Nullah

January 8, 2020

The Punjab Government has directed for the timely completion of the Budah Nallah project within two years. The Buddha Nullah is located at Ludhiana. It is one of the most polluted canals. It has a total length of 47.55 km, of which 14 km passes through Ludhiana city. It has posed a major contributor to ..

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Services lift Santosh Trophy Football

April 22, 2019

The Services have lifted the Santosh Trophy, beating Punjab 1-nil in the final at Ludhiana. On their way to finals, Punjab had defeated Goa 2-1 and Services had defeated Karnataka 4-3 in the semis via a penalty shootout. Santosh Trophy Football The Santosh Trophy is a football knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and ..

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Services football team wins 2019 Santosh Trophy

April 22, 2019

In Football, the Services lifted the 2019 Santosh Trophy by defeating Punjab 1-nil in the final at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on 21st April. In the first half, both the teams were goal-less. In the second half, Services scored the lone goal and held on till the final whistle. With this victory, the ..

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, noted Indian agricultural scientist passes away

January 29, 2018

Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat (91), the former agriculture commissioner of India and Padam Shri and Padam Bhushan awardee, has passed away in Chandigarh, Punjab on January 27, 2018. He was known for his contribution during the Green Revolution era which led to a boom in the production of wheat and rice in the country. He ..

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India’s largest industrial solar plant starts functioning

July 31, 2012

India’s largest ever industrial solar plant in Ludhiana district of Punjab started functioning. This unit has been built to perform dual functions of producing solar power besides and providing permanent solution of disposal of large quantity of industrial waste water by evaporating it. The plant will provide relief to the industry from environmental pollution which ..

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Digital mapping of Punjab villages

July 14, 2012

The Punjab govt approved the project for digital mapping of all the villages in the state. The digital mapping would be done in collaboration with the Remote Sensing Department of the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. This project would be completed within a period of 6 months. The project would cover over 12,000 villages in the ..

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