Page-16 of Current Affairs - December, 2016
Rajya Sabha passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016
Rajya Sabha has passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016. The bill repeals Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act of 1995. The bill comprehensively covers a whole spectrum of problems from physical ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
6th Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development begins in New Delhi
The sixth edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) began in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The three days conference seeks to address issues ranging from crowded ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India, Russia bilateral naval exercise Indra Navy 2016 begins
The ninth edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal. The primary aim of exercise INDRA NAVY-16 is to increase inter-operability amongst the two navies and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India becomes world’s 4th largest defence spender
According to the recently released 2016 IHS Jane’s Defence Budgets report, India has become the world’s fourth largest defence spender. In this edition of report published by US research firm IHS Inc, India has surpassed Russia, France, Japan and Saudi ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
NASA building robotic spacecraft to refuel, repair satellites in orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is building a robotic spacecraft dubbed as ‘Restore-L Spacecraft’ to refuel, repair satellites currently in orbit. In this regard, NASA has awarded a $127 million contract to California-based satellite company Space Systems/Loral to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Microsoft launches India's first Cybersecurity Engagement Centre in New Delhi
Software giant Microsoft India has launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Centre (CSEC) in New Delhi. It is Microsoft’s seventh Cybersecurity Centre in the world. It will function as a satellite to the its Redmond Digital Crimes Unit (DCU). Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Union Government to launch National Resource Centre Vanjeevan for Tribal Livelihood
The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs is going to launch “Vanjeevan”, the National Resource Centre (NRC) for Tribal Livelihood issues in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It will be launched in collaboration with UNDP and National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC). ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Researchers discover mutated Atlantic killifish resistant to toxic waste 8,000 times
Researchers discovered Atlantic killifish, a fish species which has evolved to be 8,000 times more resilient to toxic waste compared with normal fish. The fish species lives in the heavily polluted East Coast estuaries of US such as the Elizabeth ..