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India ranks 4th in 2016 Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Index
India ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index with cumulative installed wind power generation capacity of 25,088 MW in 2015. The index was released was released as part Global Wind Report: Annual Market, flagship publication of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India and Kyrgyzstan sign 6 agreements in various fields
India and Kyrgyzstan have signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)/ Agreements including in the fields of tourism, agriculture and food industry etc. These agreements were signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Kyrgyzstan ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Renowned Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar's statue unveiled in Haridwar
The 12-foot-tall stone statue of renowned Tamil poet and philosopher-saint Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated at Mela Bhawan in Haridwar, Uttarakhand by Chief minister Harish Rawat. The process introducing Thiruvalluvar statue in Uttarakhand was initiated by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Huge dead zone discovered in Bay of Bengal
Scientists including those from India have found a huge ‘dead zone’ of an estimated 60,000 square kilometres in Bay of Bengal. This area is said to support microbial processes that remove vast amount of nitrogen from the ocean. The study ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
PM lays foundation stone of country’s first Indian Institute of Skills in Kanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of the country’s first Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to make India the Skill Capital of the World. He also inaugurated the Kaushal Pradarshini (Skill Exhibition) for the youth ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Scientists discover 163 new species in ecologically diverse Greater Mekong region
Scientists have discovered as many as 163 new species in the ecologically diverse Greater Mekong region of the Southeast Asia. It includes 3 mammals species, 9 amphibians, 11 fish, 14 reptiles and 143 plants. These species were discovered in Cambodia, Laos, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Madras High Court bans unauthorised Sharia courts in Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court has banned all unauthorised Sharia courts in mosques across Tamil Nadu, saying centres of worship were only to be used for religious purposes. The court’s pronouncement came in response to a PIL filed by a non-resident ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Union Government revises North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has revised North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIP), 2007. The revision of policy stipulates mandatory disbursal of subsidies payable to all industrial units in northeast through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) ..