Nashik Current Affairs, GK & News
KVIC launches Bamboo and Sandalwood Plantations initiative
On June 25, 2020, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission launched sandalwood and bamboo plantation in order to monetize the assets. Highlights KVIC began its drive of plantation by planting 500 saplings of bamboo and sandalwood at its Nashik training centre. The centre is spread over 262 acres of land. The sandalwood saplings were procured ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Bamboo • KVIC • MSME • Nashik
Oxygen Parlour opened at Nashik Railway Station to combat Air Pollution
In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, Indian Railways has opened an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ at Nashik railway station in Maharashtra. The initiative seeks to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters. About ‘Oxygen Parlour’ It has been set up by Indian Railways in collaboration with Airo Guard, a ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Airo Guard • Indian Railways • NASA • Nashik • Oxygen Parlour
Prayagraj Kumbha Mela 2019 makes it to the Guinness World Records
The Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has made into Guinness World Records in the following three sectors: Largest traffic and crowd management plan. Biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme. Biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism. Kumbha Mela Kumbh Mela, the festival of the sacred pitcher is the largest public gathering and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Ganga • Godavari • Haridwar • Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity • Kumbha Mela • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Nashik • prayagraj • Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 • Saraswati • Shankaracharya • Shipra • Ujjain • UNESCO • Uttar Pradesh • Uttarakhand • Yamuna
2018 Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan started in Maharashtra
President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated a 3-day ‘Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan (VSAS-2018)’ at Mangi Tungi in Nashik district of Maharashtra on October 22. The VSAS, which is also known as World peace and ahimsa conference, has been organised by Bhagwan Rishabhdev Murti Nirmaan Samiti. The President will also give away the first international ‘Bhagwan ..
Topics: Jainism • Mangi-Tungi • Nashik • Philosophy of religion • religion • Rishabhanatha • States and union territories of India • Teerthanker Mahaveer University
Rajabhau Godse, former Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) from Nashik passes away
Rajabhau Godse (57), the former Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) from Nashik , has passed away in Nasik, Maharashtra on August 17, 2018. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nashik constituency in 1996. He had also been the city and district unit chief of the Sena after starting his political career as ..
Topics: Godse • Hemant Godse • Lok Sabha • Maharashtra • Nashik • Nashik district • Rajaram Godase • States and union territories of India
Ram Naik launches new multi-coloured logo for Prayagraj Kumbh
Ram Naik, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, has officially launched the new multi-coloured logo for the Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2019 in Lucknow on December 12, 2017. The logo consists of temples, seers, a kalash (pitcher) and a ‘Swastika’. . All official documents, government advertisements and hoardings would carry the logo to remind people about the ..
Topics: Allahabad • Haridwar • Hindu holy cities • India • Kumbh Mela • Kumbh Mela stampede • Mela • Nashik • Religion in Uttarakhand • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Uttarakhand • Uttar Pradesh