Daily Current Affairs

Facts in News SilverLine Project Recently, the Kerala cabinet has given the green light to begin acquiring land for the SilverLine project. It entails building a semi high-speed railway corridor through the state linking its southern end and state capital Thiruvananthapuram with its northern end of Kasaragod. It is proposed to be 529.45 kms long, […]

In News Recently, A female elephant was electrocuted in Odisha after coming in contact with a live wire.   Earlier incidents  The electrocution of seven elephants together near Kamalanga in Dhenkanal district on October 27, 2018, is recorded as one of the biggest-ever tragedies in the annals of India’s wildlife history. Some 119 elephants were […]

In News Recently, the Assam government has proposed the realignment of a broad gauge railway line through the Deepor Beel.   About The Northeast Frontier Railway had faced resistance when the project was undertaken more than two decades ago.  In 2019, locals and green activists had protested the Railways’ move to doubling the track. Railway […]

In News Data recently released by a report shows that the birth and death registration with the Civil Registration System (CRS) in India went up considerably in 2019.   About “Vital Statistics of India Based on the Civil Registration System” is an Annual Report. It is published on the basis of reports provided by the […]

In News Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which will replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917.   Major Highlights of the Bill  A Total 4,000 km of inland waterways have been operationalised.  The key feature of the Bill is a unified law for the entire country, instead of separate rules framed […]