Assembly elections in two states are set to be held on November 20. In Maharashtra and Jharkhand the state assembly election is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. The votes will be counted November 23. Maharashtra Elections The election campaigning in Maharashtra got concluded on Monday. The state assembly in Maharashtra is taking place in a single phase for which the campaign got over on Monday. In Maharashtra assembly elections are to be held on November 20 over 288 seats. The dates for the election were announced in the month of October. The state assembly polls saw intense campaigning from…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Brazil to attend the G20 summit after his visit to Nigeria. The Prime minister will be taking part in the 19th G20 summit in Brazil. For the year 2024, the 19th G20 summit is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Summit is scheduled to be held on November 18 and November 19. The visit is scheduled for five days in which the Prime Minister will be visiting Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana. Before arriving in Brazil, Prime Minister Modi visited Nigeria on November 17. About G20 Summit The G20 or group of…
The pollution problem in the national capital and adjoining areas shows no sign of betterment. With the winter season arrival the area gets covered with thick smog which is hazardous. The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi crossed the 400 mark and has been in the severe category in the past days. The AQI of 401-500 is categorised as ‘severe’. The data on the air quality index released by the Central Pollution Control Board the average Air quality index recorded was at 396 on November 15 at 4 pm which is the ‘very poor’ category. The air quality in the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to visit Bihar on the day of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on November 15. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects . The year is important as it is also the start of the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. India is a culturally rich and diverse country. The history of the nation is an important part . The freedom movement in the country witnessed participation and contributions from various sections of the society. The different parts of the county contributed to the national movement for freedom. The involvement of the tribal communities…
Election date for assembly seats in Jharkhand has been announced. The election is to be concluded in two phases in the state. The total electors in Phase 1 are around 1.37 crores according to the data released. The voting for Phase 1 of the polls got over on Wednesday November 13. Highlights of Jharkhand Elections The total voter turnout was at 64.86 per cent for the first phase of election till 5 pm as per the statement released by the Election Commission. The first phase of assembly elections was held on 43 seats. As per the official statement phase 1 polling in…
In a major step forward towards infrastructure development in Bihar, various development projects inaugurated and foundation stones to be laid. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation of multiple development projects around Rs.12,100 crores Development Projects in Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi, On November 13, laid the foundation stone for AIIMS, Darbhanga in Bihar of over Rs.1,260 crores. The project will be a significant step towards providing and developing health infrastructure in the region.It will include a super specialty hospital/ AYUSH block, a medical college, residential facilities etc., among other facilities. Tertiary health care facilities will be given to people…
The election campaign in Jharkhand ended on Monday, November 11. The phase one of the assembly election campaigns ended in the state. Different assembly seats are set to have bye- election in different states, the campaign ends for the bye- elections also. Bypoll is also going to take place for Wayanad parliamentary seat. The assembly election in Jharkhand is scheduled to take place in two phases. The dates for the polls in the state have been announced earlier. The voting is to take place on November 13 for the first phase and November 20 is scheduled for the second phase.…
Elections are set to take place in Maharashtra. With the election date forthcoming campaigns and rallies in the state can be seen by different parties. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its manifesto for the Maharashtra assembly election. The key promises in the manifesto include increase in financial assistance to women, loan waiver to farmers, jobs etc., among others. The manifesto titled ‘ Sankalp patra’ was unveiled on Sunday November 10 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Union Minister Piyush Goyal, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders were present at the launch event of…
Air pollution is a worrying problem. In Delhi as winter approaches there is a rise in pollution levels. The air quality of the national capital is still in the ‘very poor’ category with the AQI in the range of 301-400. The average air quality index (AQI) recorded was 380 as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in its bulletin released at 4 pm on November 8. The bulletin gives information about the average of the last 24 hours, as per the data the prominent pollutant was PM 2.5 for Delhi. The Air quality index denotes different categories of pollution.…
Festivals are an important part of the culture in the country. Chhath puja holds a great significance and is celebrated after the festival of Diwali and is four days long. The vibrant festival is celebrated by a huge number of devotees. The devotees gather at the banks of the river and pray to Sun God and Chhathi Maiya and make offerings. The devotees arrived at the ghats early morning and offered arghya to the rising sun on November 8. The devotees in the morning worshipped the Sun and the festival of four days concluded today. This year the festival is…
