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Category: National Current Affairs

NITI Aayog releases Draft Model Act on Land Titles

October 31, 2020
NITI Aayog
  • NITI Aayog released Draft Model Act and rules for states on land titling. This has been introduced to reduce litigation. In turn, the process of land acquisition will get eased.

Meri Saheli initiative launched by Indian Railways

October 31, 2020
Meri Saheli
  • Indian Railways has launched the ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative which focuses on the safety of women passengers travelling through trains across all the zones. It was launched as a pilot project in the South Eastern Railway in September 2020.

Plastic Premier League tournament to be played in Indore

October 30, 2020
Plastic Premier League tournament
  • A unique Plastic Premier League (PPL) tournament is being played in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to free the city from single-use plastic.

Ministry of Science and Technology launches SERB-POWER

October 30, 2020
Harshvardhan
  • The Minister of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the SERB-POWER initiative.
  • SERB-POWER is Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research.

4th edition of India Energy Forum

October 29, 2020
PM Modi
  • PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 4th India Energy Forum by CERAWeek organised by HIS Markit. The theme of this edition is “India’s Energy Future in a World of Change”.

India-Japan Cooperation in ICT approved

October 29, 2020
Indo-Japan
  • The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between India and Japan on Cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.

Mechanism for Procurement of Ethanol approved

October 29, 2020
prakash javadekar
  • The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the Mechanism for the public sector oil companies to procure ethanol.

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project approved

October 29, 2020
Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
  • The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the Phase II and Phase III Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches ‘e-Dharti Geo portal’

October 25, 2020
e-Dharti Geo portal
  • Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the ‘e-Dharti GeoPortal’ to integrate legacy drawings such as maps and lease plans in the management information system and make its geographic information system (GIS)-enabled.

‘Direct Port Entry Facility’ launched

October 25, 2020
port
  • ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility’ of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust is inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Mansukh Mandaviya in Tamil Nadu.