1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in GQ-GD route enhanced.This covers the entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, except Vijayawada - Duvvada section, where signaling up-gradation work is in progress.
GQ-GD connects 4 major metros Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai & Chennai.
Bengaluru-based Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd(MEHPL) had entered into a share purchase agreement with the US-based hospital chain in October last year. The deal was valued at Rs 2,100 crore,
CCI:
Chairman:Ashok Kumar Gupta;
Formed: 2003;
HQ: New Delhi
His account of the Vietnam War, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, took him 15 years to write. The 1988 book won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.He broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times(NYT)
The coverage won NYT the Pulitzer Prize for public service,1972.
Organised by MoSPI, to advance knowledge on environmental-economic accounting,particularly ecosystem accounting.NCAVES Project, funded by EU, has been jointly implemented by UN Statistics Division,UNEP & Secretariat of Convention of Biological Diversity.
5 countries taking part:Brazil, India, China,S.Africa and Mexico
India will chair three important subsidiary bodies of the Security Council - the Taliban sanctions committee, the counter-terrorism committee and the Libya sanctions committee.The move follows India joining the UNSC as a non-permanent member for 2021-22.
Ambassador of India to UN TS Tirumurti
The marathon was organized to commemorate the return of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Pakistan jail to Bangladesh in 1972.Jigmet Dolma is an SPO of Ladakh police.
Among SAARC & local runners, Bahadur Singh of India won in men's
The new UGC guidelines have been issued in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) as per which foreign universities will be allowed to set up campuses in India and top Indian institutes in foreign countries.
Education Ministry had launched the IoE scheme in 2018
CVRDE, a lab of DRDO, handed over indigenous retractable landing gears to Aeronautical Development Establishment(ADE is another lab of DRDO) for Tapas & Swift UAVs and 18 types of filters for P-75 submarines to Indian Navy.
Location:
CVRDE: Avadi,Chennai;
ADE: Bengaluru.
Objective of NYPF is to hear the voice of youth between 18 & 25 years of age, who are allowed to vote & will join various careers in coming years, including public services.First NYPF was organised from from 12 January to 27 February 2019
The finals of 2nd NYPF is held in Central Hall of Parliament.
Country in Focus is a special segment that recognizes the cinematic excellence & contributions of the country. 51st IFFI will showcase four films in this section: Jibondhuli,Meghmallar,Under Construction and Sincerely Yours, Dhaka
IFFI founded in 1952, is a significant film festival in Asia.
RInfra has completed sale of its entire 74% stake in Parbati Koldam Transmission Company Limited to India Grid Trust.With this acquisition, IndiGrid owns 12 operating power transmission assets with a total AUM of over Rs.14500 crore.
IndiGrid:India's 1st listed powersector infra investment trust.
It will be an online platform to obtain clearances for smooth operationalization of coal mines. Companies require about 19 clearances from different departments before starting commercial mining.
Union Minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi.
Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Curacao Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath and New Zealand minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan were among 30 NRIs, and Indian-origin people and organisations that were conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.
Highest honour conferred by President as part of PBD conventions
Holocaust survivor & winner of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics- including five golds celebrated her 100th birthday in her native Budapest.She made her Olympic debut at the 1952 Helsinki Games at the age of 31, winning a gold medal in the floor exercise.
She won gold at age 35 at the 1956 olympics.
Veteran journalist, writer & Padma Shri awardee(2002),worked as editor & editorial writer of Telugu newspaper Andhra Jyothi for close to three-and-a-half decades; addressed a record number of public meetings, which earned him a slot in the Guinness Book.
He was personal secretary to Tanguturi Prakasam 1st CM of Andhra
Sagar Avneshika is a research vessel that is equipped with advanced navigation systems as well as research and exploration apparatus.Can accommodate about 15-20 scientists for research purposes & has labs similar to research vessel 'Sagar Thara'.
Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
EESL,a venture under power ministry will set up EV charging infrastructure works at toll plazas and buildings, and provisioning of electric vehicles to NHAI.EESL is world's largest public energy service company.
EESL(2006):
Chairman: Rajeev Sharma
HQ: New Delhi
It is to provide comprehensive insurance covers at competitive prices.J&K and L SFC provides financial assistance to various MSMEs besides others.Sompo General:JV of Indian Bank, IOB, Karnataka Bank,Dabur Investment Corp & Sompo Japan
SFC MD: Rajesh Kumar Shavan;
Sompo MD,CEO:Sharad Mathur.
COSFOM is a component under Indo-German Programme ‘Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalaya’ with a focus on sustainable community forestry, soil & water conservation. It is supported by Government of Germany through KfW,a development bank in Frankfurt.
Forest,Environment and Climate Change Minister Awangbow Newmai
Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, with an all-women cockpit crew at the helm, landed in India on January 11.Crew:Capt Zoya Aggarwal, Capt Papagari Thanmai, Capt Akansha Sonaware & Capt Shivani.
The 17-hour flight is AI's longest direct route.
Assam chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off 25 pink buses earmarked under 'Bhraman Sarathi' Scheme for women and senior citizens to travel within Guwahati city.These free & dedicated bus service for women and senior citizens will ply in 5 routes.
Assam Governor: Jagdish Mukhi.