Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2016
Cancel illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake: NGT
The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to cancel allotments of salt pans in the Sambhar Salt Lake. Ruling in this regard was given by NGT bench headed by Justice Dalip Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee launches 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign
President Pranab Mukherjee launched a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The campaign was conceptualized by Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and was organized by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation. Key Facts The campaign aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Scientist creates Nanoceramic material for safer, cheaper nuclear reactors
Scientists from US including one of Indian origin have created a nanoceramic material that can used for safer, cheaper nuclear reactors. The new material is made of aluminium oxide nanoceramic coating. It can withstand high temperatures, the harsh effects of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India offers tsunami warning system to SCS countries
India has offered tsunami early warning-system to South China Sea (SCS) countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines as part of soft-diplomacy. India already provides earthquake and tsunami-warning alerts to several countries in the Indian Ocean neighbourhood, as do Japan and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Madhya Pradesh Government launches Narmada Seva Yatra
Madhya Pradesh Government has launched five months long Narmada Seva Yatra to turn the Narmada river pollution free. It was launched by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Amarkantak. The Narmada Sewa Yatra aims to create awareness about the conservation ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India, Vietnam sign Civil Nuclear deal, three other agreements
India and Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement. With this, Vietnam became 14th country with which India has signed the civil nuclear deal. The MoU in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy was signed by Sekhar Basu, Secretary of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Union Government scraps import duty on wheat
The Union Government has waived the import duty on wheat to zero from 10 per cent for an indefinite period. This move aims to improve domestic availability in the wake of rising prices and concerns about the wheat crop in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Japan successfully launches space junk collector into orbit
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) successfully launched a Kounotori 6 (HTV-6) spacecraft that will deliver a large magnetic tether, a space junk collector technology into orbit. The spacecraft was launched on board of H-IIB rocket from Tanegashima Space Center. It was ..