Current Affairs 2019

Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates the India Pavilion at the ADIPEC

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). 

The India Pavilion has been set up by 9 Indian Oil & Gas companies from the upstream, midstream, downstream and engineering segments, along with Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Centre approves to set up four medical device parks

The government has approved setting up four medical device parks in the country. It aims to support the Make in India initiative. It will also provide world-class products at affordable prices for treatment.

The four parks will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.

Gujarat Govt gives approval to world’s first CNG terminal at Bhavnagar port

Gujarat Government has given approval to the world’s first CNG terminal at Bhavnagar port.

The joint venture of United Kingdom-based Foresight Group and Mumbai-based Padmanabh Mafatlal Group, will invest 1,900 crore rupees to set up a CNG terminal at Bhavnagar port.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as a Chairman of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board - GIDB- approved this proposal.

Justice AP Sahi sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi was sworn-in the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath-of-office to Sahi during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan.

Prior to the current posting, Sahi was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.

Sahi succeeds Vijaya Tahilramani who had resigned as chief justice after the Supreme Court collegium declined her request for a reconsideration of her transfer to Meghalaya.