Civils Monthly

                                      CURRENT AFFAIRS 08/05/19 1. AZUREblockchain service launched by Microsoft to simplify Governance. 2. Airtel & Hughes communications India (HCIL) agreed to combine their VSAT satellite operations. 3. BANDANA, Nepal entered into Guinness world record on “Longest dancing marathon by individual”. 4. RBI increases home loan for RRB & small financial bank to 35 Lakhs in metro & 25 Lakhs in other centers. APPOINMENTS 5. LaurentinoCoritzo– President, Panama. 6. Viratkohli&Anushkasharma– Brand Ambassdors, Myntra. 7. Sujatha kumar– Head of marketing for India & South Asia, VISA. SUMMITS 8. India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA)meeting held i...

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2019 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Courts and Miscellaneous Provisions)Amendment Regulation, 2019 under Article 240 of the Constitution. Benefits:  The move will be helpful in bringing uniformity in Judicial Service. It will also help overcome the difficulties being faced by the litigants in travelling to Mumbai for filing appeals due to existing limited pecuniary jurisdiction. Enhanced pecuniary jurisdiction will accelerate the justice delivery system, besides making access easier for litigants without having to travel outside the Union Territory. Article 240  Article 240 in The Constitution Of India 1949 240. Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories 1) The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of a) the Andaman and Nicobar...

Name of the Post: RRB NTPC Online Form 2019 Post Date: 19-02-2019 Latest Update: 28-02-2019 Total Vacancy: 35277             Brief Information: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of NTPC Graduate & Undergraduate vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. Examination Fee : For Others: Rs.500/- For SC/ ST/ PwD/ Ex-S/ Women/ Transgender/ EBC/ Minorities: Rs.250/- Payment mode: Online/ Offline For more details refer notification. Important Dates Starting Date to Apply Online: 01-03-2019 Last Date to Apply Online: 31-03-2019 Last Date for Payment of Fee: 05-04-2019 Final Submission of Applications: 12-04-2019 1st Stage Computer Based Test: Tentatively sche...

# The 29th Road Safety Week was observed with a Road Safety awareness rally across Tamilnadu from April 23 to 30. # The first-ever International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to focus on Rail Coaches and train sets. # India’s next generation defense aircraft -Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. # The first-ever India-South Africa Business Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. # Thank You India - mark the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India. # Atal New India Challenge - to developing innovations and technologies relevant to the people and bringing them in usage. # India’s first-ever national conference on the archaeology, anthropology, and sociology of food was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. # The first meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, held in Delhi. # Vijay Prahar Exercise - The South Western Command of the Indian Army. # ‘Study in India...

# The Tamil Nadu government has launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in five cities of the state. # Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application to use technology for benefit of farmers. # According to the Mercer's 20th Quality of Living Ranking 2018, Hyderabad and Pune have been jointly ranked at 142, making the best Indian cities to live in among the list of 450 cities around the world. # Government is going to launch Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2018 aimed at engaging college youth with Swachhata work in villages in coming Summer vacation. # The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to relax the protected area permit (PAP) regime to enable foreign tourists to access border areas. However, citizens from Pakistan and China are unlikely to be given these relaxations. # The NITI Aayog launched the baseline ranking for 101 aspirational districts based on 49 indicators across several sectors. # The first National Conclave on...

# Tamilnadu State government has decided to observe the birth anniversary of Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar as a government function for the first time. # Cauvery water dispute verdict - reduced the allocation of water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu. # Satyabrata Sahoo has been named the next Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu. # Tamizhaga Marakkalanjiyam - a mobile phone application to provide information about tress and silviculture. # Indian Navy has launched its third Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj . # The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched third version of the Government e-Marketplace ( GeM 3.0 ). # India ranked at 42nd among 165 independent states on annual 2017 Global Democracy Index. # The 7th edition of India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018 was held in New Delhi. # The First ever International Kala Mela Festival is held at New Delhi. # 5th South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference held at New Delhi Recently. # The Union Government has announc...

# E - Governance policy – 2017 - enable public, government and commercial establishments get all it’s government services through digital mode. # 171st Araadhanai Music Festival begins in Tamil Nadu. # Two TN police stations in country's top 5 list - K4 Anna Nagar Police Station in Chennai has been ranked the fifth-best in the whole of India. # The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned Charlie-435 - patrol vessel at Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. # Masha Nazeem from nagercoil receives the prestigious National Youth Award for her contributions to science and technology. # For the first time, Tamil Nadu will host Defence Expo 2018 , an international exhibition on Defence, in April. # Udangudi Power Project - Thoothukudi district of southern Tamil Nadu. # Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched an online portal NARI for women empowerment. # e-Samvad is an online portal to provide a platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to interact wi...