Kerala to get its first cyclone shelter at Mararikulam

Kerala’s first cyclone shelter is getting ready at Mararikulam in Alappuzha district. The officials said that the facility would be made functional by December end. Cyclone Shelters in Kerala: 14 cyclone shelters are being constructed in different parts of the State. Apart from shelters, early warning systems consisting of sirens and lightings in coastal areas at a cost of ₹66 crore are also part of the project. Once completed, theRead More

Railways

India’s Longest Electrified Rail Tunnel inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh

India’s longest Electrified Rail Tunnel was inaugurated on 01st September 2019 by honourable vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu. This tunnel, which has 44 trolley refuges and 14 cross-passages in a horseshoe design, is located between Cherlopalli and Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh. The total construction cost of this tunnel is Rs 437 crore and has a length of 6.7 Kms. Vice-president Naidu called the tunnel an “engineering marvel”. The tunnel will provideRead More

HP Chief Justice

Chief Justice of HP High Court launches Plantation Drive

The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice V Ramasurbramanian planeted a sapling of cedar tree and kicked off a plantation drive at 17 Mile Road, Kullu. He was accompanied by Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary. The campaign was organised by the District Legal Service Authority in association with the Forest department. Similar campaign last year saw over 17 lakhs saplings being planted. Forests in Himachal Pradesh As perRead More

‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna

Haryana to start ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’

The Haryana government is going to start ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’ from 21st August 2019. Under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’ Rs 6,000 per year will be given to each family in Haryana having an annual income less than Rs 1.80 lakh. About ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’: Under the Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna, Rs 6,000 per annum will be deposited in the bank accounts of poorRead More

Jagannath’s Return Car Festival held in Puri

What is Jagannath return car Festival?  it is the return Journey of the three deities — Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra on their chariots to Jagannath Temple. It is called as BAHUDA Yatra After spending a week inside the Gundicha temple, the deities commence their Bahuda Yatra on the 10th day. Where is Jagannath Temple located? The Shree Jagannath Temple is located on theRead More

Current Affairs March 2015 – National, Regional, Sports

Current Affairs March 2015       Current Affairs March 2015 – National Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill, 2015 passed in Lok Sabha. Union Ministry of Finance approved 1500 crore rupees for AP Capital construction Indian Railways has signed an MoU with LIC for implementing Railway projects British Irish Visa Scheme came into effect in India. Supreme Court of India thrashed Union Government’s decision to include Jats in the Central OBCRead More

Regional-Current Affairs January 2015

Regional-Current Affairs January 2015  All the important Current news and events of different states in India. Maharashtra has approved field trials for GM food With this Maharashtra becomes the fourth state after Punjab, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh to approve  field trials in GM crops. Experts claim that Purple Tea can be produced in Assam As of now, Kenya is the only known place in the world that has the climate suitableRead More