22) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolled out a sche | Railway RRB NTPC, JE, ALP, Group D, Technician
22) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolled out a scheme to provide one-time financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died due to COVID-19, if their annual family income is less than Rs 5 lakh.
Assam
CM - Himanta Biswa Sarma
➨Assam - Bihu Festival
➨Governor - Jagdish Mukhi
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨Kaziranga National Park
23) A book titled ‘The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopalkrishna Gandhi’ has been released.
➨It has been authored by Venu Madhav Govindu and Srinath Raghavan.
24) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has crossed another green milestone with the commissioning of its second phase 5 MW solar power plant, taking the total solar power capacity to 10 MW. In 2015, the first solar power plant of 5 MW capacity was commissioned.
25) The Cochin International Airport Limited rolled out ‘Operation Pravaah’, a multifaceted infrastructure programme scoping to integrate flood mitigation projects already initiated by CIAL with District Administration and various local self governments.
➨Phase 1 of Operation Pravaah will be completed in the last week of July, while the second phase incorporates major construction activities including the construction of a regulator-cum-bridge (RCB) on the mouth of the Chengal Canal for Rs 20.40 crores.
26) Indian Navy has received its 10th anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft P-8I Poseidon from the US-based aerospace company Boeing. The aircraft is used for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh
27) Webinar on ‘Digital Media Ethics Code’ was organised by Press Information Bureau, Maharashtra and Goa region.
Press Information Bureau :-
Formed - 1919
Headquarters - National Media Centre, New Delhi
Minister - Prakash Javadekar, I&B Minister
28) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones of multiple development projects in Varanasi worth more than Rs 1,500 crore at the IIT-BHU ground.
➨He also inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre, 'Rudrakash', which has been constructed with Japanese assistance.
Uttar Pradesh :-
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister - Yogi Adityanath
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
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