Parliament House Current Affairs, GK & News
Plan to build new Parliament Building
On December 21, 2019, GoI announced that the 9.5-acre plot opposite to Parliament building is to be used for the construction of new Parliament building. This officially confirms that the plan to build a new Parliamentary building is on. There were concerns and objections regarding the plan in the earlier stages. The Government of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Architecture • Central Public Works Department • Modernisation Roadmap • Parliament • Parliament House
Vice President unveils 15-point reform on Parliament Functioning
On October 29, 2019, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a 15-point reform charter for a new political normal to enable effective functioning of the Parliament and State Legislatures. The Charter The pre and post Legislative Impact should be assessed The functioning of Department related Standing Committees of Parliament should be ensured through longer tenures instead ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: 17th Lok Sabha • Parliament House • Parliament of India • Parliamentary Committees • Rajya Sabha • State Legislatures • Vice President Venkaiah Naidu • Vice-President • Whip
PM inaugurates Dynamic Facade Lighting in Parliament House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Dynamic Facade Lighting of Parliament House Estate in presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and Union Ministers including Hardeep Puri and Jitendra Singh. About Dynamic Facade Lighting Work of dynamic facade lighting was initiated on 20 July 2019 by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and completed in just 22 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Topics: Central Public Works Department • Dynamic Facade Lighting • Parliament House • Parliament House Estate • Prime Minister Narendra Modi