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15th Meeting of RIC Foreign Ministers held in New Delhi
15th trilateral meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) foreign ministers was held in New Delhi. It was held between India’s External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi. Key Facts The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Lalji Singh: Father of DNA fingerprinting in India passes away
Eminent scientist and father of DNA fingerprinting in India Lalji Singh passed away following heart attack. He was 70. He was one of the leaders instrumental in making DNA fingerprinting mainstream in India, both at level of research as well ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
December 10: World Human Rights Day
The World Human Rights Day (WHRD) is observed every year on December 10 to commemorate adaptation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Observance of the day seeks to encourage, support and amplify measures to be taken by everyone to defend ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Housing Ministry and GIZ ink agreement with GIZ for sustainable transportation
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed an implementation agreement with German firm GIZ GmbH for technical cooperation in implementation of transport projects in Coimbatore, Bhubaneshwar and Kochi. The main objective of these projects are to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
India declared free from Trachoma bacterial infection of eye
India was declared free from infective Trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection of the eye. The infection causes inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids. It was announced by Union Health Minister J P Nadda after releasing National Trachoma ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Excitonium: Scientists discover new form of matter
Researchers at the University of Illinois have announced discovery of new form of matter called excitonium. The existence of this strange and mysterious type of matter was theorized after the term excitonium was theoretically coined by Harvard theoretical physicist named ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
MSME Sambandh: Public Procurement Portal for MSMEs launched
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched Public Procurement Portal ‘MSME Sambandh’ for Public Procurement Portal for MSMEs. The objective of the portal is to monitor the implementation of the Public Procurement from MSEs by Central Public ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage held in New Delhi
India hosted “Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage” at New Delhi as part of celebrations of 20th Anniversary of BIMSTEC. The Festival was inaugurated by Minister of State (IC) for Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma. The festival was held at ..