Page-11 of Current Affairs - December, 2016
African nations developing lifestyle diseases: WHO
According to recent World Health Organization (WHO) survey of 33 countries has shown that African nations developing lifestyle diseases. It is mainly due city life and its modern trappings which have brought bad habits to developing African nations such as ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Government to set up single tribunal to arbitrate inter-State water disputes
The Union Government has decided to set up a single permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-State river water disputes. This single body will subsume all existing tribunals for resolving grievances of inter-State water disputes in a speedy manner. It will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Union Government forms high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty
The Union government has formed a high-level inter-ministerial task force to look into all the strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. Mandate of Task force is to take all important strategic and policy decisions. Thus, it will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
AYUSH Ministry launches Swasthya Raksha Programme
The Union AYUSH Ministry has launched ‘Swasthya Raksha Programme’ to promote health and health education in villages. The programme was initiated through Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Central Council for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
World’s first Goat with superfine wool cloned in China
The world’s first cloned goat bearing superfine Cashmere wool was born in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The goat will be raised in a base for animal husbandry research conducted by experts from agricultural universities in southwest China’s Yunnan ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Union Power Ministry to launch GARV-II Mobile App to monitor rural electrification programme
The Union Power Ministry is going to launch new mobile application GARV-II to provide real time data of all six lakh villages of the country. The purpose of the mobile application is to ensure transparency in implementation of rural electrification ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Telecom Ministry to launch Tarang Sanchar portal check radiation compliance of mobile towers
The Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon launch ‘Tarang Sanchar’ portal that will let users check radiation compliance status of mobile towers and transmitters across country. Using this portal user can also request to get a particular BTS tested by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Jammu and Kashmir has no sovereignty: SC
The Supreme Court in a landmark verdict held that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and did not enjoy sovereign status, either under its constitution or that of India. The apex court made this observation while hearing ..