Page-22 of Current Affairs - May, 2017

Maharashtra becomes First State to Use Automated Weather Stations (AWS) for Farmers

May 1, 2017

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the state’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Nagpur. The state government proposes to install around 2,065 such weather stations across the state on a public private partnership (PPP) mode in this ..

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Indian Railways to Track Wagons and Coaches with RFID tags

May 1, 2017

Leveraging information technology in a big way, the Indian Railways is set to make use of the radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) for tracking of wagons, coaches and locomotives to ensure the effective and transparent functioning of the system. For this purpose, ..

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Aizawl FC become First Northeastern Club to Win I-League

May 1, 2017

Aizawl FC has won its maiden I-League title against Shillong Lajong in their final game of the league season to become the first ever club from the northeast to win the I-League title. This was the 10th edition of the ..

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Scientists at IIT Create Low Cost Solar Cells using Jamun

May 1, 2017

Scientists at IIT Roorkee have used Indian summer fruit, Jamun, to create low cost and more efficient solar cells. To create the solar cells, the researchers made use of naturally occurring pigment present in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitizer for ..

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Real Estate Act comes into effect

May 1, 2017

The Real Estate Act which aims to protect the interests of homebuyers by ensuring transparency has come into effect. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has asked all the states and Union Territories to implement the Act ..

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RBI asks ARCs to have a minimum net corpus of Rs100 crore by 2019

May 1, 2017

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all the existing asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to have a minimum net owned fund (NOF) of Rs100 crore by March 2019. This decision has been taken by RBI in accordance with its ..

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India to give Rs 35 cr to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh

May 1, 2017

India will give Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme in the next five years. Under the scheme, students at higher secondary level will get a one-time grant of Tk ..

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