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India to host 3rd Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB
India will host third Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Mumbai, Maharashtra in June 2018. In this regard, Union Government and AIIB Secretariat have signed MoU to delineate duties and responsibilities of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota Port to China for 99-Year Lease
Sri Lanka has formally handed over its southern strategic port of Hambantota to China on 99-year lease. Two Chinese firms managed by China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort) and Sri Lanka Ports Authority will own port and the investment zone ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
India to hold talks with ASEAN to extend IMT highway up to Vietnam
India is planning to hold talks with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to extend India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) highway up to Vietnam. As per proposals from India, the 1,360 km long IMT highway from Moreh in India to Mae-Sot in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Bihar Government launches Safe City Surveillance scheme for Women Safety
The Bihar government has launched Safe City Surveillance Scheme for checking crime against women. It aims to bring all major public places under watch of close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and improve overall crime control in the state. Safe City Surveillance ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
First 2+2 dialogue between India, Australia calls for open Asia-Pacific
India and Australia held their first ‘2+2 dialogue’ in New Delhi and highlighted need to maintain Asia-Pacific region as a “free” and “open” zone. The 2+2 dialogue model between both countries included foreign and defence secretaries. India and Australia share ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
7th International Ground Water Conference held in New Delhi
The 7th International Ground Water Conference (IGWC-2017) was hosted by India in New Delhi from December 11 to 13, 2017. The theme of conference was “Ground water Vision 2030- Water Security, Challenges and Climate Change Adaptation”. Key Facts The conference ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
India's first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster to be set up in Andhra Pradesh
India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will be coming to Andhra Pradesh. EMC has been designed and developed for providing facilities and amenities for manufacturing mobiles and allied products. The Union Government, through Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
MeitY launches first NIC-CERT to prevent, predict cyberattacks on government utilities
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre (NIC) to prevent and predict cyber-attacks on government utilities. It was launched by Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & ..