India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) Based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System.: POWERGRID has fully commissioned India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System. It has commissioned Monopole-I of the 2000 Mega-Watt (MW), Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) […]
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India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021
India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021: Environment minister announced the “India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021” to spur innovation and entrepreneurship in area of tackling plastic waste pollution and elimination of single use plastic. It is a unique competition calling upon start-ups /entrepreneurs and students of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to develop innovative solutions to […]
Cyber Capability
Cyber Capability: According to a report by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), an influential think tank, India’s offensive cyber capability is “Pakistan-focused” and “regionally effective”, and not tuned towards China. Countries Under Observation: The report has done a qualitative assessment of cyber power in 15 countries. Four members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance […]
International MSMEs Day
International MSMEs Day: Every year, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Day is celebrated on 27th June to recognise the contribution of these industries in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations (UN) designated 27th June as Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day through a resolution passed in the UN General […]
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: Indian Prime Minister paid homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti on 27th June. He was one of the greatest novelists and poets of India. He was born on 27th June 1838 in the village of Kanthapura in the town of North 24 Parganas, Naihati, present day West Bengal. He […]
India Smart Cities Awards 2020
India Smart Cities Awards 2020: The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs has released the list of India smart cities awards (ISCA) 2020. Uttar Pradesh emerged on the top among all states, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) won the award jointly for their overall development. Ahmedabad […]
The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949: The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 is being challenged before the Gujarat High Court, more than seven decades after it came into effect as the Bombay Prohibition Act. The state government says that it is “committed to the ideals and principles of Mahatma Gandhi and firmly intends to eradicate the menace […]
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U): The Government approved 708 proposals for construction of 3.61 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U). With this, as on date, the total number of sanctioned houses under PMAY(U) is now 112.4 of which 48.31 lakh have been completed/delivered PMAY- U Awards 2021 – 100 […]
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam: Sardar Sarovar Dam is providing irrigation water in summer for the first time in history. The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam is a terminal dam built on the Narmada river at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district. According to the 1979 award of the Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal, the power benefits from the project […]
Turnover And Borrowing Thresholds For SMC Expanded
Turnover And Borrowing Thresholds For Small And Medium Sized Companies (SMC): The Corporate Affairs Ministry has expanded the turnover and borrowing thresholds for Small and Medium sized Companies (SMC). The Corporate Affairs Ministry has increased the turnover threshold for SMCs to Rs 250 crore from Rs 50 crore, and the borrowing threshold to Rs 50 […]
