According to a Fitch report,India will overtake China as the largest importer of coking coal by 2025. The report has forecasted that India’s coking coal consumption will grow at an annual average rate of 5.4% between 2019 and 2028 due to robust expansion in steel production in the country. However,China will continue to account for… Continue reading India to become largest importer of coking coal by 2025, says Fitch Solutions
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Panel to study uranium contamination in A.P.’s Kadapa district
The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry into complaints about groundwater pollution caused by the uranium processing project of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited(UCIL) at Tummalapalle of Kadapa district. UCIL is a centrally owned Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) for uranium mining and uranium processing under the Department of Atomic Energy. It was founded… Continue reading Panel to study uranium contamination in A.P.’s Kadapa district
Chhattisgarh: India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur
India’s first Garbage Café will soon be opened in the city of Ambikapur in north Chhattisgarh.It is a step towards making the city plastic-free. This initiative is led by the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh.The city has been hailed as the second cleanest city in the country in Swachhata rankings. In this unique Cafe’, poor… Continue reading Chhattisgarh: India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur
Over 19 lakh excluded from Assam’s final NRC
The final list of National Register of Citizens(NRC) has been released in Assam. The names of 3 crore 11 lakh applicants have been included in the final NRC while 19 lakh 7 thousand have been excluded. However,Assam CM has assured that those excluded from final NRC will not be detained and they can appeal against… Continue reading Over 19 lakh excluded from Assam’s final NRC
IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google has signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India’. The programme will give engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. As part of the programme, engineering students will be invited to present their ideas in… Continue reading IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat
Kanyakumari-based Vivekanand Kendra and its state units will launch a year-long nation-wide mass contact programme titled “Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat” on September 2,2019. The mass contact programme coincides with the 50th foundation year of Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari. The programme will involve around 20,000 workers of around 1,005 units of Vivekanand Kendra across the… Continue reading Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat
Electors Verification Programme
The Election Commission will launch an Electors Verification Programme (EVP) on September 1,2019. The program aims to provide (a)better electoral services (b)improve communication between voters and the Commission and (c)improve the overall health of electoral rolls in general. Voters can use the National Voters’ Service Portal (NVSP), Voter Helpline App, Common Service Centres or the… Continue reading Electors Verification Programme
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #26 August 31, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 31, 2019
North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) The North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) has empowered the poor and improved the lives of people in about 3 lakh rural households in Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. NERLP is World Bank aided multi-state livelihood project under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER).The project was launched… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 31, 2019
North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)
The North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) has empowered the poor and improved the lives of people in about 3 lakh rural households in Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. NERLP is World Bank aided multi-state livelihood project under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER).The project was launched in 2012. The project aims to… Continue reading North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)
