Inflation in December eased at both the retail and wholesale levels with the consumer price index (CPI) coming in at an 18-month low and the wholesale price index (WPI) registering an 8-month low mainly due to falling fuel prices.
Growth in the CPI stood at 2.19% in December
In a bid to cut cost of satellite launchers, ISRO is working on reusable launch technology for using the first & second stages of a rocket multiple times. Advanced version of the reusable launch technology (RLV) test will be conducted in June-July.
ISRO chairman -K Sivan
Amar Nagaram to replace Ananth Narayanan as the new Head of Myntra-Jabong following a recent re-jig at of parent company flipkart.
Flipkart Group CEO- Kalyan Krishnamurthy
District administration has initiated measures to start kindergarten classes in Anganwadis, including Nagapattinam Municipality, Keezhaiyur Union, Thalaignayiru Union etc. among others to begin admissions for LKG & UKG classes in 29 Anganwadis attached
Anganwadis were started by the Indian government in 1975
Smt. Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the 5thRegional Centre of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) at Sahibzada Ajith Singh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab
NIPCCD comes under Ministry of Women & Child development
Voter Awareness Forum will be set up in Ministries, Government & Non-Government Departments. These are informal Forums to generate awareness around electoral process through activities like discussions, quizzes, competitions and other engaging activities
VAF by ECI was launched on National Voters Day, 25th Jan 2018
Shri Jaswantsinh Bhabhor, MoS for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the “1st Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Sports Meet 2019” at Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad yesterday. The National Sports Meet is being held from 14th to 16th January 2019
EMRS scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Development of new Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala at Kerala is being implemented at a cost of Rs. 92.22 Crores under Swadesh Darshan scheme of Tourism Ministry
Alphons Kannanthanam is MoS Tourism Ministry
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and IMD have developed a Mobile App called “DAMINI” to give alerts on impending lightning activity over a certain area. The DAMINI App is available from Google Stores.
Union Minister of Science and Technology- Dr Harsh Vardhan
Under its Project Leap programme, Bharti Airtel Ltd. launched 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar starting with Port Blair, and become the first operator to roll out high-speed data services in the island area
Bharti Airtel CEO- Gopal Vittal