Bundelkhand Expressway: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh. The 296-kilometre long, four-lane Bundelkhand Expressway passes through seven districts, Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah. The 296-Km, four-lane expressway has been constructed at a cost of around 14,850 crore rupees. […]
Great Indian Bustard
Great Indian Bustard: Only four Female Great Indian Bustards (GIB) are left in Gujarat. According to a 2018 count, India has fewer than 150 GIBs, of which 122 are in Rajasthan Great Indian Bustard: It is the State bird of Rajasthan and is considered India’s most critically endangered bird. It is considered the flagship grassland […]
Build Operate Transfer Model
Build Operate Transfer Model: For new projects, NHAI will prefer the build-operate-transfer model Under the BOT model, a private player will finance, build and operate a project for a period of time (20 or 30-year period). The developers will be recouping the investments by way of user charges or tolls charged from customers using the […]
POSOCO
POSOCO: The power ministry has notified Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) as the central nodal agency to set up and run a single window green energy system. POSOCO is CPSE under the Ministry of Power to monitor and ensure round-the-clock integrated operation of the Indian Power System in a reliable, efficient and secure manner […]
Registration Of Press And Periodicals Bill, 2019
Registration Of Press And Periodicals Bill, 2019: Government will revive the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 for a new registration regime for newspapers that will include digital Media as well (the current registration framework doesn’t include digital news) It will replace the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 ( the act currently […]
S-400 Missile System
S-400 Missile System: US House of Representatives has passed a legislative amendment that approves a waiver to India against the punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia to help deter aggressors like China. Ro Khanna, the US representative from California’s 17th congressional district said, “The United States must […]
Iran And Belarus To Be The Newest SCO Members
Iran And Belarus To Be The Newest SCO Members: Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) India will host the SCO summit next year, and Varanasi has been selected as the SCO region’s first “Tourism and Cultural Capital”. Key Highlights: Iran to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 16th July 2022
Today Current Affairs: 16th July 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World’s Greatest Places Of 2022
World’s Greatest Places Of 2022: Ahmedabad and Kerala have been named by TIME magazine among the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in its list of the World’s Greatest Places of 2022. These are two major tourist destinations in India. Besides Ahmedabad and Kerala, other cities which made to the list of top 50 include Seoul, […]
Dunagiri, a Project 17A Frigate
Dunagiri, a Project 17A Frigate: Dunagiri, a Project 17A frigate, will be launched into the Hooghly river at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata on 15 July 2022. Christened after a mountain range in the state of Uttarakhand, ‘Dunagiri’ is the fourth ship of P17A Frigates. These are follow-on of the P17 Frigates (Shivalik […]
