Page-21 of Current Affairs - December, 2017
BrahMos Missile: Godrej Aero gets new contract for missile airframes
Godrej Aerospace has won order from BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) for supply of additional 100 units airframe fuel management systems for BrahMos Air-Launched Cruise Missile. Godrej Aerospace is unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. It has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
22nd Conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party held in New Delhi
The 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) was recently held New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Minister of State (MoS) Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel. The five day conference was organised by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Akash missile successfully tested with indigenous radio frequency seeker
The Surface to Air Missile (SAM) AKASH was successfully tested with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target UAV Banshee. It was successfully launched from Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur. During the test, radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems along coast had ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
UAE and Saudi Arabia form new group, separate from GCC
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have formed new economic and partnership group named Joint Cooperation Committee, separate from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This move that could undermine six-member GCC amid Saudi led Arab countries diplomatic crisis with ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Government allows NGT to form one-member benches
The Union Environment Ministry has allowed NGT Chairperson to “constitute a single-member bench” in “exceptional circumstances”. It has amended National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedure) Rules, 2011 and issued notification. However, it has not defined “exceptional circumstances”. This move will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
MP passes bill awarding death for rape of girls aged 12 or less
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has unanimously passed Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017 that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death. With this, Madhya Pradesh becomes first state where those convicted of such ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
International conference on Climate Change held in Nepal
The International conference on climate change was held in Nepal. It was inaugurated by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari. It was titled ‘Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia’. Its purpose was to draw attention ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Government to constitute committee for drug pricing, new launches
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will constitute multi-disciplinary committee of experts for consultation on matters pertaining to implementation of drug price control order (DPCO) including technicalities involved in pricing and new launches. It will have ..