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Aug 15, 2018

[CA] Cleanest Railway Stations in India


Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness has been released. It ranks 407 railway stations including 75 A1 category stations, 332 A category stations on basis of cleanliness performance. The survey was conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI) to increase level of cleanliness under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by identifying unclean spots, improve cleanliness standards and propel healthy competition among railway stations.

India’s top 10 cleanest railway stations
#
Railway Station
State
Category
1
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
A1 category Stations (out of 75)
2
Jaipur
Rajasthan
3
Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
4
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
5
Anand Vihar Terminal
Delhi
6
Secunderabad Jn
Andhra Pradesh
7
Bandra
Maharashtra
8
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
9
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
10
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh

01
Marwar
Rajasthan
A category stations (out of 332)
02
Phulera
Rajasthan
03
Warangal
Andhra Pradesh
04
Udaipur
Rajasthan
05
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan
06
Nizamabad
Andhra Pradesh
07
Barmer
Rajasthan
08
Machiryal
Telangana
09
Mysuru
Karnataka
10
Bhilwara
Rajasthan

01
North Western Railway
Zonal Railway Rankings
02
South Central Railway
03
East Coast Railway
04
South East Central Railway
05
Western Railway
06
South Western Railway
07
Southern Railway
08
Central Railway
09
West Central Railway
10
Northeast Frontiers Railway

[CA] Kalpana Chawla Award 2018




Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami presented the Kalpana Chawla Award 2018 to Mrs. I.  Muthumari, a labourer from Valparai in Coimbatore district.

She was honoured with the award for “single handedly” attacking and chasing away a leapord in May this year after it entered her house and attacked her 11 year-old daughter.

[CA] Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award 2018




Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami presented the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award 2018 to Dr. S. Thamarai Selvi (Anna University).

[The Dhaksha (UAV) Team, Centre for Aerospace Research, Anna University was given the Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Award for the year 2018. The four-member team of the varsity’s faculty was honoured for developing three Unmanned Aerial Vehicle systems to be used by various government departments.]

Aug 14, 2018

[CA] Akshay Kumar


The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Mr. Nitin Gadkari presenting a memento to the Brand ambassador of Road Safety Campaign, Mr. Akshay Kumar, at the launch of the Road Safety Awareness Programme, in New Delhi on August 14, 2018.



[CA] TN Cities in Ease of Living Index 2018



Tamil Nadu Cities in Ease of Living Index 2018 Ranking
Rank
Cities
12
Tiruchirappalli
14
Chennai
25
Coimbatore
26
Erode
28
Madurai
29
Tiruppur
37
Tirunelveli
40
Dindigul
42
Salem
43
Thanjavur
44
Thoothukudi
48
Vellore




[CA] Ease of Living Index 2018


Ease of Living Index – 2018
Rank
City
State
1
Pune
Maharashtra
2
Navi Mumbai
Maharashtra
3
Greater Mumbai
Maharashtra
4
Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
5
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
6
Thane
Maharashtra
7
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
8
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
9
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
10
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh





Ease of Living Index – 2018: Major Cities Ranking
Rank
City
State
14
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
23
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
27
Hyderabad
Telangana
41
Kochi
Kerala
58
Bengaluru
Karnataka
67
Delhi
New Delhi