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She Feeds the World Programme
CARE is an international organization fighting against poverty. Frito-Lay, Pepsi, and Cola companies merged together and formed Pepsico in 1965. Today Pepsico is a food and beverage company with leading products such as Quaker, Lays, Pepsi, Cola, etc. The philanthropic ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024 • Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project
The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project, signed in 2018 , will connect Siliguri in West Bengal in India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. The Friendship pipeline from India will start supplying diesel to Bangladesh from June. The 131.5 kilometer ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’ Initiatives in West Bengal
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has launched two initiatives ahead of the panchayat elections this year – ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’. The programme, ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’, will see 3.5 lakh party leaders ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
West Bengal’s ‘Graded Response Action Plan’
The state government of West Bengal announced ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) after Kolkata’s air quality worsened significantly during the last week of November. About West Bengal’s GRAP ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) aims to combat increasing air pollution in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Duare Ration Scheme declared void
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that West Bengal Government’s Duare Ration Scheme is illegal. Key facts A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court held that the Duare Ration Scheme ultra vires the National Food Security Act, 2013 ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
NGT fines West Bengal for waste management failure
Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed environmental compensation of Rs 3,500 crore on West Bengal for failing to manage solid and liquid waste. Key Points In the budget of the financial year 2022-23, the West Bengal government had ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs