Current Affair of 23rd October

Current Affair of 23^rd October

2cr LED bulbs distributed so far, save Rs 1,000cr a yr

The Narendra Modi government's programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with latest LED bulbs is gaining momentum, with the number of bulbs distributed crossing the 2-crore mark and generating annual savings of over Rs 1,000 crore.

The Narendra Modi government's programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with latest LED bulbs is gaining momentum, with the number of bulbs distributed crossing the 2-crore mark and generating annual savings of over Rs 1,000 crore.

SWAVALAMBAN YOJANA - Eye on polls, govt fast-tracks fee dole

In a desper ate bid to damage control following major unrest over Patidar reservation agitation, Anandiben Patel government has put dis bursement of benefits of the much hyped economic package `Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana to deserving students on the fast track.

In a government resolu tion (GR) issued to univer sities across the state, the state government has asked them to identify students who qualify to avail benefits of the scholarship The GR is aimed at dous ing angry sentiments stoked by Patidar agitation ahead of the local body polls and winning sympathy of poor sections across other castes ahead of the 2017 polls as well.

Warring Chandrababu & KCRcome together for birth of a new capital

Decades from now, when Amaravati truly becomes a world-class city , Vijayadashami of 2015 will be remembered as a milestone in the history of not just Andhra Pradesh but also of the country , said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new capital on Thursday .

Delhi's 1st Car-Free Day `a good beginning'

Delhi's first CarFree Day went off mostly as a symbolic affair. Conceived of as a means to curb pollution as well as decongest the capital's roads, Thursday's event could at best be described, like transport minister Gopal Rai did, as a “good beginning“.While it began well enough with a cycle rally flagged off by CM Arvind Kejriwal, it then turned into an exercise to enthuse motorists into giving up their cars for a day , with not much reciprocal enthusiasm.

VIRAT SETTLES THE SCORE

On a day when India's Virat Kohli (138, 6x4, 5x6) rung in his 23rd ODI hundred, AB de Villiers (112, 10x4, 2x6) threatened to spoil his party with a blistering 22nd ton that kept South Africa in pursuit of 300 in the fourth ODI here on Thursday. But once AB was dismissed in the 45th over of the chase, courtesy a low catch by skipper MS Dhoni off Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3-68), the lights went off South Africa's innings as they fell short by 35 runs, ending up at 264-9, as India levelled the series 2-2.