✅M. VISVESVARAYA -
* Indian civil engineer and statesman
* Diwan of Mysore ( 1912 - 1919 )
* He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire by King George for his contributions to public good .
* He was the chief engineer of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Mysore city.
* He introduced "block system of irrigation " in the Deccan canals in 1899.
* This solved the problem of the "muddy and discolored" water in the city of Sukkur located on the backs of river INDUS.
* He invented automatic gates meant to regulate the flow of water in reservoirs. The Krishna Raja Sagar dam was the first to install these gates .
* He is known to have designed and planned an entire area of JAYANAGAR (Bangalore), one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Bangalore and , at that time , the largest in Asia.
* Books by him ---
"Reconstructing INDIA" (1920)
"Planned Economy of India* (1934)
* Indian civil engineer and statesman
* Diwan of Mysore ( 1912 - 1919 )
* He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire by King George for his contributions to public good .
* He was the chief engineer of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Mysore city.
* He introduced "block system of irrigation " in the Deccan canals in 1899.
* This solved the problem of the "muddy and discolored" water in the city of Sukkur located on the backs of river INDUS.
* He invented automatic gates meant to regulate the flow of water in reservoirs. The Krishna Raja Sagar dam was the first to install these gates .
* He is known to have designed and planned an entire area of JAYANAGAR (Bangalore), one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Bangalore and , at that time , the largest in Asia.
* Books by him ---
"Reconstructing INDIA" (1920)
"Planned Economy of India* (1934)
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Forwarded from Pib/Aakashwani/AIR/GovtSourcesNews for UPSC PSC Aspirants
✅BHASKAR (Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry) Initiative
👉under Startup India
👉launched by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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#pib
👉under Startup India
👉launched by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
#currentaffairs
#pib
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Operation Chakra-2, which was seen in the news, is associated with which institution?
Anonymous Quiz
39%
Central Vigilance Commission
46%
Central Bureau of Investigation
11%
Election Commission of India
4%
Supreme Court of India
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The Over-the-top (OTT) platforms are regulated under which rules in India?
Anonymous Quiz
57%
Information Technology Rules
15%
Press Council of India (PCI) Rules
21%
Cinematograph Rules
8%
Copyright Act
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‘Mushk Budji’ is an aromatic rice variety cultivated in which state/UT?
Anonymous Quiz
48%
Jammu and Kashmir
27%
Assam
20%
Punjab
5%
Gujarat
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Which Union Ministry introduced the ‘Drone (Amendment) Rules 2023’?
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Ministry of Defence
26%
Ministry of Science and Technology
48%
Ministry of Civil Aviation
8%
Ministry of Home Affairs
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Congestion Tax is set to be launched in which Indian city?
Anonymous Quiz
27%
New Delhi
28%
Mumbai
42%
Bengaluru
3%
Kolkata
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Which institution has introduced ‘Geocoding’ functionality to identify and locate businesses across the country?
Anonymous Quiz
24%
NITI Aayog
39%
GSTN
30%
DPIIT
7%
Invest India
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India launched an ‘Innovation Platform’ and ‘Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Dialogue’, along with which country?
Anonymous Quiz
12%
Finland
43%
Australia
32%
Switzerland
12%
Sweden
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✅India to host the formal meetings of the CoP 9 Bureau and Fund approval Commitee of the UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention
👉topics to cover for prelims :-
1) Anti doping Convention of UNESCO
2) National Anti doping Agency (NADA)
3) World Anti doping Agency (WADA)
#currentaffairs
#InternationalOrganisations
👉topics to cover for prelims :-
1) Anti doping Convention of UNESCO
2) National Anti doping Agency (NADA)
3) World Anti doping Agency (WADA)
#currentaffairs
#InternationalOrganisations
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✅”Accessibility Standards” for public exhibition of feature films in cinema theatres for persons with hearing and visual impairment
#pib
#currentaffairs
#pib
#currentaffairs
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✅”Water Poverty” grips Africa Continent
👉 WHAT IS “WATER POVERTY” ?
It is defined as a situation where a region or nation cannot afford the cost of sustainable clean water to all people at all times.
#environment
#currentaffairs
#DownToEarth
👉 WHAT IS “WATER POVERTY” ?
It is defined as a situation where a region or nation cannot afford the cost of sustainable clean water to all people at all times.
#environment
#currentaffairs
#DownToEarth
✅India to get its own carbon market - Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS)
👉 The CCTS scheme will be implemented by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Note : BEE has been established under Energy Conservation Act,2001
👉 CCTS will take effect by 2026
#Environment
#CarbonMarket
#currentaffairs
#ParisAgreement
👉 The CCTS scheme will be implemented by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Note : BEE has been established under Energy Conservation Act,2001
👉 CCTS will take effect by 2026
#Environment
#CarbonMarket
#currentaffairs
#ParisAgreement
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