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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - November 2018

Nov 2018

Aug 27, 2022

India to Have 1.8 Lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 Lakh Kms of Rail Lines by 2025

India is set to construct more railways and motorways in 2025.
The length of all national highways in India is anticipated to reach 1.8 lakh kilometres and the railway lines would be 1.2 lakh kilometres by 2025 according to the report of Bank of America Securities India.

PM Modi Inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Mohali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 300-bed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur, Mohali in Chandigarh.
The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has been built at a cost of over Rs. 660 crores by the Tata Memorial Centre which is an aided institute under the Union Department of Atomic Energy.
Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann was also present during the inaugural ceremony of the Bhabha Cancer Hospital. The hospital is equipped with the finest state-of-the-art facilities which include Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mammography, Digital Radiography, and Brachytherapy to ensure the treatment of all types of cancer in India.
The treatment for cancer available here is surgeries, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and bone marrow transplant.

Aug 25, 2022

Rajesh Verma Named as Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu August

Odisha cadre 1987-batch IAS officer, Rajesh Verma was appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu. He replaced the incumbent Kapil Dev Tripathi, a 1980-batch IAS officer. In the past, Verma also served as the Principal Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Principal Secretary of Energy Department, Government of Odisha.
Droupadi Murmu became the 15th President of India after Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana administered the oath of office last month. With this, she became the second woman President of the country, and the first-ever tribal woman to hold the highest Constitutional office and also happens to be the first President to be born in independent India. Murmu received around 64 per cent of the valid votes of MPs and MLAs comprising the Electoral College. Murmu received 6,76,803 votes whereas Sinha secured 3,80,177 votes.

Chhattisgarh government to set up 300 rural industrial parks in the state

The Chhattisgarh government will set up rural industrial parks in the state. In the first year of the project, there will be 300 such parks.
This move aimed to strengthen the rural economy and make the "gauthan" (cattle shed) a centre of livelihood.
The project will be launched on Gandhi Jayanti, October 2. The first such park in Chhattisgarh came up in Kulgaon, Kanker district, which has been named Gandhi Gram

Aug 24, 2022

Congress Launches Website Of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Bills It People's Movement

The Congress on Tuesday launched the logo, tagline and website of its upcoming 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', billed as a mass contact programme of an unprecedented scale. The main yatra will cover 3,570 km from Kanyakumari in the south to Kashmir in the north over a period of about five months beginning September 7. Simultaneously, smaller 'Bharat Jodo Yatras' will be taken out in various states.

Aug 23, 2022

India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh recently launched India's first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune. This bus has zero emissions compared to a diesel bus plying on long distance routes which usually emits 100 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Aug 22, 2022

All Cabinet Ministers of Nitish Govt Appointed as District In-charges

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appointed every Cabinet minister as district in-charges for the 38 districts across the state.
The ministers include Law Minister Kartikeya Singh and Fertiliser Minister Leshi Singh, who are facing criminal charges.
As per the list, Kartikyeya Singh alias Kartik Master was given the charge of Sheohar district, while Leshi Singh was appointed as the in-charge for Madhubani district.
Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav was given the charge of Patna and Bhojpur districts, while Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary was given the charge of Nalanda and Sheikhpura districts.

Punjab, Haryana agree to name Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

A decade-old tussle came to an end as Punjab and Haryana agreed to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. An announcement in this regard was made after a joint meeting between Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann informed about the development through his twitter handle.

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