National Current Affairs – UPSC/KAS Exams- 27th July 2018
Changing the name of the State Why in news? The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. The...
Changing the name of the State Why in news? The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. The...
National Register of Citizens (NRC) Why in news? The Centre is all set to amend the rules that would enable residents whose names don’t feature in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to file...
e-Pragati Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched ‘e-Pragati core platform’ .e-Pragati, a forward-looking digital initiative, is aimed at connecting the citizen to 34 departments, 336 autonomous organisations and 745-plus services. Through this project, the...
Lynching Why in news? Asking whether the people of India have lost their tolerance for one another, the Supreme Court condemned the recent spate of lynchings as “horrendous acts of mobocracy” and told Parliament...
Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018 Why in news? The Centre has launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018, a nationwide survey of rural India to rank the cleanest and dirtiest States and districts on the basis...
Simultaneous election Context: During recent consultations with the Law Commission of India, as many as nine parties expressed their reservations while four parties supported holding of simultaneous elections. Why we need simultaneous elections? The...
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by...
Behdienkhlam Context: Behdienkhlam, one of the most colourful festivals of the State, was celebrated in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. About Behdienkhlam Behdienkhlam, a major festival of the people in the Jaintia Hills which is...
Tribal Museum The Chhattisgarh government will set up a tribal museum in the state’s upcoming new capital Raipur with a view to exhibit culture and tradition of scheduled tribes. The tribal museum will be...
ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ಆಂದೋಲನ ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಿದೆ ? ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ'(ಟಿಬಿ) ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಜು. 2ರಿಂದ 13ರವರೆಗೆ ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ಪತ್ತೆ ಆಂದೋಲನ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ’ದಡಿ ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ 31 ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಂದೋಲನ ನಡೆಸಲಿದೆ. ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ದಿನಗಳ ಕಾಲ ನಡೆಯುವ...