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Government bans import of gold, silver items from South Korea
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the Union Commerce Ministry has banned duty free imports of gold, silver items from South Korea. These restrictions were imposed against the backdrop of sudden surge in imports of precious metals from ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Government constitutes task force on artificial intelligence
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has constituted a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India’s Economic Transformation. The 18-member panel will be headed by Dr. V. Kamakoti of IIT Madras. It will comprise of experts, academics, researchers and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
GM crops only after biosafety, socio-economic evaluation: Parliamentary Committee
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that no genetically modified (GM) crop should be introduced unless the biosafety and socio-economic desirability is evaluated in a transparent process. It also called for placing an accountable regime in this regard. The recommendation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Government eases norms under UDAN Scheme
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has eased several norms of Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), a flagship regional flying scheme to attract more airlines and helicopter operators to participate in regional connectivity scheme (RCS). The new norms were announced ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Moss serves as a cheap pollution monitor: Scientists
According to Japanese scientists, delicate mosses found on rocks and trees in cities around the world can be used as low-cost bioindicator to monitor urban pollution and to measure the impact of atmospheric change. As a bioindicator, mosses respond to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Microsoft launches Project Brainwave for real-time Artificial Intelligence
Software giant Microsoft has launched Project Brainwave, a deep learning acceleration platform for real-time artificial intelligence (AI). Its launch is important as the real-time AI has increasingly became important as cloud infrastructures process live data streams, whether they be videos, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Government appoints Ashwani Lohani as New Chairman of Railway Board
The Union Government has appointed Ashwani Lohani as the new Chairman of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. His appointment comes after A.K. Mital ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
India, Nepal sign 8 MoUs
India and Nepal have signed eight Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields, including Housing grant, prevention of drugs, post-earthquake reconstruction packages in health and education sectors. The agreements were inked after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..