01st November 2017 Today Current Affairs in English
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1. India among Top 100 in the Ease of Doing Business
Major Highlights:
- The credits are given to the Modi government which has been constantly working in improving the business standards for startups as well.
- The improvement in the taxation policies, laws to access the credits is among the major reasons for reform.
- According to World Bank India is has been able to improve itself on 10 parameters which contributed to its growth.
- India is still behind form these neighboring countries: Russia, China and Thailand.
2. Army to contribute its help in construction of Railway Bridge in Mumbai
Major Highlights:
- The footbridge will be constructed in Mumbai’s local train Stations.
- The step has been taken after the Elphinstone Road Station misery.
- Piyush Goyal is the Minster of Railway department.
- Devendra Fadnavis is the CM of Maharashtra.
3. More Power in the State As Rajasthan Started Its First Canal-Solar Plant
Major Highlights:
- It is the first step of its kind taken by the state government.
- The plant is situated in Mainawali village of Hanumangarh.
- The plant will be able to generate 12000 unit every day and 24lakh unit power every year.
- The plant has been created by the AGV Solar Power Project limited with an estimated cost of 20crore.
4. World’s Tallest Statue to be Installed at the Mumbai Beach
Major Highlights:
- The statue of the warrior and king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will be installed in the Mumbai’s coast.
- The dimensions of the statue will be 210 meters high.
- The statue will beat the till date tallest statue of lord Buddha in China which is 208 meters high.
5. India scores its third successive win in the Asia Cup
Major Highlights:
- The Indian Women Hockey team has now moved to the quarterfinals in beating the Malaysian Team.
- ‘Sushila Chanu’ is the current captain in of the women hockey team.
6. Bumrah on the top rankings of ICC T20
Major Highlights:
- The Jasprit Bumrah is the on the first rank as per the IC T20 ranking.
- He is on third positions as per the rankings of ODI.
7. India Bags Gold and Bronze in the Commonwealth Championships
Major Highlights:
- Heena Sidhu won gold in 10m air pistol events.
- Deepak Kumar won bronze in the same events for men.
- Commonwealth Championships are the trial events of Commonwealth games which are taking place in Gold coast, Australia.
