Page-7 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
23rd meeting of Western Zonal Council in held in Gandhinagar
The 23rd meeting of Western Zonal Council was held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat under the chairmanship of Union home minister Rajnath Singh. The meeting was attended by chief ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat, ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, administrator of UTs ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Bureau of Indian Standards grants first license for Liquid Chlorine on all India basis
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted First Licence to Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd for Liquid Chlorine on all India basis as per Indian Standard (IS) 646:1986. This is the First Licence granted on All India basis. The licence ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government launches Seed import-export portal
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched seed import-export portal to facilitate export-import of seeds and planting material. It has been developed for making trade process easy. The ministry has removed all prohibitions imposed on export of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Fejervarya goemchi: New frog species named after Goa
Scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi in the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa. It has been named after state of Goa where the species is discovered. It was identified using combination ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Cabinet approves Long Term Agreements for supply of iron ore to Japan and South Korea
Union Cabinet has approved renewal of long-term agreements (LTAs) for export of iron ore (lumps and fines) of grade +64% Fe content to Japan and South Korea for another five years (2018 to 2023) through state-owned trading firm MMTC. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to sworn in as Supreme Court judge
Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra was sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of India. She was administered oath to the office by Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra. With this, she became first woman Judge to be elevated directly from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
CCEA approves restructured National Bamboo Mission
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during remaining period of 14th Finance Commission (2018-20) with an outlay of Rs. 1290 crore. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018: India-Malaysia joint training exercise to be held in Malaysia
Bilateral joint training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 between India and Malaysia will be conducted in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia from 30 April 18 to 13 May 2018 as part of ongoing defence cooperation between both ..