Narmada River Current Affairs, GK & News
Biggest Floating Solar Power Plant of India
The biggest floating solar power plant of India is to be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. About Ramagundam Solar Power Plant The capacity of the solar power plant is 100 MW. It is expected to be opened in May 2021. The solar power plant is being set up at the Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Banasura Sagar Dam • Floating Solar PV Plant • Narmada River • NTPC • Omkareshwar Dam • Power Plants • Ramagundam solar power plant • Solar power • Solar Power Plants • Wayanad district
Hoshangabad City to be renamed as Narmadapuram
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has announced to rename the Hoshangabad city of MP as Narmadapuram. Highlights This announcement was made by him while he was addressing the Narmada Jayanti programme that was held in Hoshangabad. He stated that, the proposal to change the name will be sent to the centre. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh • Hoshangabad city • Narmada River • Narmadapuram • Narmadapuram division • Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Floating Solar Energy Project
The Government of India is to construct the largest floating solar energy project in the world. The project is to be constructed at Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada river. The project will begin its power generation by 2022 to 2023. What is the energy capacity of the project? 600 megawatts of solar energy. What is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Floating Solar PV Plant • Narmada River • Omkareshwar Dam • Solar power • Solar Power Projects
SAUNI Scheme: Third Phase launched
The third phase of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) scheme was launched by the Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The scheme is to fill 115 dams with Narmada water by August 15, 2020 and March, 2021. Key Features The first phase of SAUNI scheme was launched in 2016 by PM Modi at Aji-3 dam. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Government Schemes • Irrigation • Irrigation Projects • Narmada River • SAUNI Project • SAUNI Scheme • Saurashtra • Vindhyan basin
Aarambh: First ever foundation civil service course
The GoI has launched the first ever common foundation course called the “Aarambh” for civil servants at the Statue of Unity, Kevadia, Gujarat. Around 500 newly recruited bureaucrats will undergo six-day training. The World Bank president David Malpass addressed the probationers near the statue on 27th October, 2019. The event is to be launched on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Aarambh • civil services • Gujarat • IAS • Narmada River • PM Modi • Statue of Unity