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Committee of Governors submits report to President
The Committee of Governors submitted its report ‘Rajyapal –VikasKeRajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors as Agents for Change in Society’ to President Ram NathKovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Committee was constituted by President during 48th Conference of Governors in October 2017 to examine role of Governors in taking forward the developmental process. It comprises ESL Narasimhan ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Topics: Committee of Governors • Governors • National • Ram Nath Kovind • States • TNPSC
Flamingo festival held at Pulicat lake in Andhra Pradesh
The three-day annual Flamingo Festival was held at Pulicat lake and Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary in Sullurpet mandal. Flamingo Festival is held every year to promote tourism in Pulicat and Nellapattu. Key Facts Flamingo Festival is being organised for the past 12 years. Migratory birds from Siberia have visit this place during winter season for breeding. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Environment • Flamingo Festival • Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary • Pulicat lake • TNPSC • Wildlife conservation
HRD Ministry releases All India Higher Education Survey
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education of Indian has registered an increase from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.2% in 2016-17 according to latest All India Higher Education Survey (AIHES) released by HRD Ministry. The survey findings were based on responses of 795 universities, 34,193 colleges and 7,496 standalone institutions. There are total of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: All India Higher Education Survey • Education • gross enrolment ratio • Higher education • HRD Ministry • National • Odisha • TNPSC
Atal Pension Yojana reaches subscriber base of 80 lakh
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) has announced that Atal Pension Yojana (APY) run by it has reached a subscriber base of 80 lakh and is growing at good pace. Uttar Pradesh is the highest contributing state at 11.41 lakh APY subscribers, followed by Bihar (8.87 lakh) and Tamil Nadu (6.60 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Topics: Atal Pension Yojana • Government Schemes • National • Pensions • PFRDA • Social Security • TNPSC
Defence Ministry clears Rs.2420 Crore worth contracts for Navy, Army
The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved procurement of P-8I Training Solution for Indian Navy and Low Intensity Conflict Electronic Warfare System (LICEWS) for Indian Army at total cost of Rs 2419.32 crore. These contract proposals were earlier cleared by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) and now final approval has now been given by Defence ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Defence • Indian Army • Indian Navy • LICEWS • Ministry of Defence • P-8I Aircrafts • P-8I Training Solution f • TNPSC