General Awareness

NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Feb 05, 2019

Mamata Makes History

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee became the first head of a government in the country to hold a cabinet meeting in a traffic police outpost on a pavement in the heart of Kolkata to pass the state budget.
The full cabinet comprising more than 50 ministers huddled in the room as the cabinet led by the Chief Minister passed the budget in a few minutes. The budget was later placed in the state Assembly in the absence of the Chief Minister.

Feb 03, 2019

Party Manifesto in Braille

Congress president Rahul Gandhi may consider a request by a Delhi University student to print the party manifesto in Braille for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
If printed, it will be the first time a political party will be releasing its manifesto in Braille.
The interaction was part of the youth outreach campaign -"Apni Baat, Rahul ke Saath" – during which Gandhi will have a series of interactions on different issues with students from across the country.

Mughal Gardens at Prez House Opens for Public

Delhi's royal Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan are set to open for public viewing from February 6.
President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the annual 'Udyanotsav' on February 4, 2019. The gardens will remain open for the general public from February 6 to March 10 (except on Mondays, which are maintenance days) between 9am and 4pm.
The public will also be able to visit the Spiritual Garden, Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden and Musical Garden
Around 10,000 tulips of various, vivid colours, especially cultivated in the Mughal Gardens are expected to bloom in phases during February.
Flower carpets in magnificent designs will also be on display at the Central Lawns. The dominant colour scheme of this year's ornamental flowers is white, yellow, red and orange.

Feb 02, 2019

Not Going Back to the Ballot Boxes

Amidst the opposition parties demanding a return to the ballot boxes in the electoral process ahead of the Lok Sabha elections alleging EVM tampering, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora stated there will not be a going back to the ballot boxes.
The Commission has informed the political parties that VVPATs will be used in all polling booths countrywide in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Arora added that the commission has firm belief and convinced that EVM and VVPAT machines are secure and have proved effective on all the parameters. As per extant practice, VVPAT slips will be matched with EVM vote count in one randomly selected polling station of each assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency.

Understanding on 6 Bills

With the intervention of Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, the government and the opposition reached an understanding on six bills to be taken up for consideration and passage in the Upper House.
As a result of the meetings, it was decided six legislative proposals, including one to replace an ordinance, will be taken up during the session.
The Companies (Amendment) Bill to replace ordinance, trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill 2019, Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019.

Feb 01, 2019

NITI Aayog Rubbishes Report of Unemployment

The NITI Aayog said that a yet-to-be-released report, which claims that the rate of unemployment is at a 45-year high in 2017-18, is not verified.
According to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman, the government did not release the data (on jobs) as it is still being processed. When the data is ready the government will release it.
The clarification from the NITI Aayog came as the opposition mounted attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)'s periodic labour force survey (PLFS), which was withheld by the government but accessed by a newspaper.

Jan 31, 2019

Rally against Citizenship Bill

Several tribal parties led by the Congress held a joint rally near Agartala to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
The unprecedented huge rally took place a day after 11 parties of the Northeast held a convention in Guwahati on the same issue.
Led by Congress General Secretary in-charge of Sikkim Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debburman participants in the rally unitedly planned to obstruct the passing of the Bill into an Act.
Earlier this month, amid strong opposition by various political parties, including the Congress, Left and Trinamool Congress, the Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill but it is yet to approved by the Rajya Sabha.

Automatic Listing of Fresh Cases

The Supreme Court launched its new system of automatic listing of fresh cases within three to seven days in a bid to do away with the system of mentioning of matters for urgent listing every day.
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had earlier said that the Supreme Court was devising a mechanism to do away with the process of mentioning of pleas and to ensure automatic listing of fresh cases for hearing soon after being filed.
The new mechanism will come into effect on February 4.

Share on

TCY Analytics (View Subscription Plans)

Subscribe to GK Updates

I want to receive

GK Tags

October GK, September GK, August GK, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, NATIONAL AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, PERSONS IN NEWS, DAYS AND EVENTS, AWARDS AND HONOURS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES, GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION, ART AND CULTURE, BOOKS AND AUTHORS, TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS, ART AND CULTURE, LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Start Discussion

On any topic

Take Tests

Compiled from GK updates

Login

Sign Up

Forgot Password

Download TCY App

Unlock All Services and Enjoy The Premium Benefits

US$ 10

US$ 13

US$ 15

US$ 17

US$ 19

US$ 20

US$ 21

US$ 22

US$ 23

US$ 24

US$ 25

US$ 26