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1 | Kolkata Metro to join elite club of London, Moscow, Istanbul | Kolkata Metro Railway, which has relied on steel Third Rail for four decades, is now upgrading to composite Aluminium Third Rail for all new and existing corridors. This transition will place Kolkata among prestigious metros such as those in London, Moscow, Berlin, Munich, and Istanbul, all of which have made the shift. “Metro Railway Kolkata has floated a tender for replacement of existing Third Rail, in the first phase to cover the section between Dumdum to Shyambazar,” an official statement said. |
31-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
2 | Maharashtra becomes second-highest State that possesses largest number of minor irrigation schemes after UP | As per the 6th census report on minor irrigation schemes, Maharashtra is the second-highest State that possesses the largest number of minor irrigation (MI) schemes in the country after Uttar Pradesh. The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation released the report yesterday. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
3 | Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin unveils expansion of CM's Breakfast Scheme | Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday unveiled the expansion of Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme across the state in 31,008, a move that will benefit 17 lakh government school students studying in classes one to five. The scheme was inaugurated by Stalin at Union Panchayat Middle School in Nagappattinam’s Thirukkuvalai, the birthplace of Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar, a statement by the Tamil Nadu government said. After completing one year in power, Stalin in 2022 had made the announcement on the scheme in the Tamil Nadu assembly. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
4 | India win inaugural Women’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier, beat Thailand 7-2 in final | India defeated Thailand 7-2 in the final here on Monday to win the inaugural Women’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier and seal its berth in the next year’s World Cup. Mariana Kujur (2nd, 8th minutes) and Jyoti (10th, 27th) scored a brace for India, while Monika Dipi Toppo (7th), skipper Navjot Kaur (23rd) and Mahima Choudhary (29th) were the other goal scorers. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
5 | NCERT includes chapter on National War Memorial in Class 7 English textbook | The decision was taken with an objective to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty and courage and sacrifice among school children and increase the participation of youth in nation building, according to a Defence Ministry statement The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has included a chapter on the National War Memorial in Class 7 English textbook with an aim to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty and courage and sacrifice among school children, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Monday. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
6 | Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander records 70 degrees Celsius on moon surface | ISRO on 27 August released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface and a senior scientist of the space agency has expressed surprise over the high temperature recorded on the Moon. The space agency shared an update saying that Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload onboard Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole to understand the thermal behaviour of the Moon's surface. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
7 | China includes Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin in new ‘standard map’ | China's recent unveiling of its updated "standard map" has stirred controversy, as it incorporates contentious territories, including Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea regions. The release, which occurred on August 28, has raised diplomatic concerns and rekindled existing disputes. China's official map, referred to as the 2023 edition, was introduced via the Ministry of Natural Resources' standard map service website. The map employs a method involving national boundaries to depict China's perspective on global geography, potentially inflaming tensions with neighbouring nations. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
8 | Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority introduces e-billing system for online payment | Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) introduced today, an e-billing system for the online payment of service charges to the tenants and residents of MHADA of all Divisional Circles, including Konkan, Pune, Nagpur, and Amravati. MHADA chairman and Chief executive officer Sanjeev Jaiswal inaugurated the system at Bandra in Mumbai. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
9 | CM Yogi to inaugurate Directorate of Command, Control Center of Traffic soon | In a bid to make cities of Uttar Pradesh jam-free, the Yogi government is going to set up a Central Command and Control Center at the Police Headquarters (Signature Building) to address the issue of traffic jams in the major cities of the state. The construction of this centre is about to be completed and will be inaugurated soon by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, as stated by ADG Traffic. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details | |
10 | Maharashtra tops in attracting FDI in 1st quarter of current FY | Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the state secured the top rank in attracting Foreign Direct Investment worth Rs 36,634 crore which is more than the sum of investment received by Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana in the first quarter of FY 2023-24. Fadnavis also said he and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had delivered on the promise made when their government took over in June last year of making Maharashtra the number one state of the country. |
30-Aug-2023 | News in Details |