Page-12 of Current Affairs - August, 2017
US designates Hizbul Mujahideen as Foreign Terrorist Organisation
The United States has named Pakistan based Kashmiri terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen as a “Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO)”. The designation slaps a series of US sanctions on the outfit. With this, Hizb Mujahideen joins the other terrorist outfits Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Melbourne tops in 2017 EIU Liveability index
According to the 2017 Global Liveability Report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Australian city Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world. The EIU Liveability index scores 140 major cities of the world on the scale ranging ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
India has 27,312 elephants: 2017 Census Estimation
According to the census report, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) the population estimation of Asian elephant in India is around 27,312. The census was conducted between March and May 2017 by the Asian ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Malpelo plate: New tectonic microplate discovered off the coast of Ecuador
Researchers from US-based Rice University have found new tectonic mircoplate off Ecuador’s coast in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It has been named Malpelo plate, after a Colombian island and an oceanic ridge it contains. It is overall 57th tectonic mircoplate ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Cabinet approves creation non-lapsable Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh
The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a single corpus fund non-lapsable known as Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK). Under it, all proceeds of secondary and higher education cess will be credited and utilised for the government’s schemes in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
NPPA caps prices of orthopaedic knee implants
The drug price regulator National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the prices of orthopaedic knee implants upto 70% lower than current market rates. It will be valid for all orthopaedic knee implants sold within India – whether domestic or ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Union Cabinet approves new Metro Policy
The Union Cabinet has approved a new policy for expanding and regulating metro rail services in cities across India. This is the first such policy document prepared by the Union Urban Development Ministry since metro rail operations began in Delhi ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
CCEA approves procedure and mechanism for Strategic Disinvestment
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved revision in the procedure and mechanism for strategic disinvestment. In this regard, the proposal was forwarded by the Department of Investment and public Asset ..