Girish Chandra Murmu Takes Charge as Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu was sworn in on Saturday as the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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Captain Who Died In Kerala Plane Crash Was Decorated Ex-Air Force Pilot
The pilots of the Air India Express plane that skidded off the runway and broke into two at Kerala’s Kozhikode were among the 18 who lost their lives on Friday evening. They were Wing Commander Deepak Vasant Sathe and Captain Akhilesh Kumar. Wing Commander Deepak V Sathe was a decorated former fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force who flew planes for Air India before he went on to Air India Express flights.
PM Shri Narendra Modi to Inaugurate Submarine Cable Connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat.
Late Trains Might Become History with Indian Railways’ Real-Time Monitoring App
According to the Railway Ministry, the OHE Inspection app will capture in real-time OHE (Overhead Equipment) defects and send out quick alerts. It has been launched across the country and has features such as GPS tracking of patrolman, real-time capturing of OHE defects and clicking photographs.
When Sharada Peeth’s Soil From PoK Reached Ayodhya To Be Part Of The Bhoomi Pujan
The Sharada Peeth, the seat of learning, lies in what is today Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. And the last time an ‘Indian’ undertook a yatra (pilgrimage) to the shrine was in 1948 when Swami Nand Lal, a sage from Kashmir, who initially had his ashram at Sharada town, visited it.
Read About Raja Suhaldev Mentioned in PM Modi’s Bhoomi Pujan Speech
Raja Suhaldev is regarded as a Gaurakshak, patron of Saints and patron of Hindus. Amish Tripathi’s book on the legendary king calls him a “charismatic leader”, a “fierce rebel” and an “inclusive patriot”. While there are numerous Hindus communities that lay a claim to him, he is believed to be from the Pasi community, which belongs to the Scheduled Castes.
17 Crore Man Days Employment Provided, ₹ 13,240 Crore Paid to Migrant Labourers – GKRA
The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), launched to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages and similarly affected citizens in rural areas, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, is now empowering villagers with livelihood opportunities in 116 districts of six states. The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages of these 6 states namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Record 24016 MT Fertiliser Production During July 2020 in FACT
The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers is on a Turnaround path, breaking records in Production and Sales during the year.
India Contributes Over $15 Million to India-U.N. Development Partnership Fund
India has contributed $15.46 million to the India-U.N. Development Partnership Fund, underscoring the country’s commitment to supporting developing nations in their developmental priorities across all the Sustainable Development Goals.
Tunneling Works of Longest Underground Corridor in Bengaluru Begins for Namma Metro
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has set a tunnel boring machine and announced commencement of tunneling work for the city’s longest underground Metro corridor between Cantonment station and Shivajinagar station in the state of Karnataka.