According to the World Air Quality Report 2019 compiled by IQAir Air Visual Delhi topped the list of most polluted capital cities in the world in 2019; Report also revealed that 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India; Ghaziabad is the most polluted city in…
Month: February 2020
SWAMI DAYANANDA: FEBUARY 12 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Febuary 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Dayananda. Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader , a renowned scholar of the Vedic lore and Sanskrit language. Swami Dayananda (Mool Shankar) founded the Arya Samaj, a socio-cultural movement that promoted true Vedic learning and…
Manpreet Singh Becomes First Indian To Win FIH Men’s Player of The Year Award
India’s men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on became the first Indian to win the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Player of the Year award, capping a memorable 2019 season in which he led the side to Olympic qualification. He became the…
Publish details of tainted candidates: SC to parties
The Supreme Court ruled and handed down a series of directions aimed at checking the criminalization of politics. Parties that field candidates with criminal records must from now on tell the public why they have chosen tainted candidates over those…
SC upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2018. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, upheld the amended Act, which said neither is a preliminary inquiry required before lodging…
RBI kept repo rate unchanged
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to kept repo rate unchanged to 5.15%. Reverse repo rate has been was kept unchanged at 4.90 per cent; The marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and bank rate stands at 5.40 per cent; Maintains the accommodative policy stance; The Indian economy…
BUDGET2020: Environment & Climate Change
BUDGET2020: Environment & Climate Change Allocation for this purpose to be Rs.4400 crore for the ‘Clean Air policy’ 2020-21. The focus will be on those cities that have a population of one million. India’s commitment towards tackling climate change made…
BUDGET 2020: Infrastructure;Highways,Railways
BUDGET 2020: Infrastructure;Highways,Railways Highways: Accelerated development of highways to be undertaken, including: o 2500 Km access control highways. o 9000 Km of economic corridors. o 2000 Km of coastal and land port roads. o 2000 Km of strategic highways. Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and two other…