Page-6 of Current Affairs - December, 2017
December 25: Good Governance Day
The Good Governance Day (GGD) is celebrated every year in India on December 25 to mark the birthday anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The day was established by Central Government in 2014 to honor Vajpayee by fostering ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
BND-4201: India’s first home-grown high purity gold reference standard launched
India Government Mint (IGM), a unit of Security Printing and Minting Corp of India Ltd has launched India’s first home-grown high purity gold reference standard –Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND-4201). The BND-4201 is reference material for gold of ‘9999’ fineness (gold ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Maharashtra tops in GST collection in first five months
Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are top contributors among states and Union Territories in the first five months since the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in July 1, 2017. The data was revealed by Minister of State ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Karnataka’s Tirthahalli taluk under grip of monkey fever again
Karnataka’s Tirthahalli taluk has come under the grip of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever. So far, five positive cases, including one death, have been reported in humans. Moreover, deaths of 5 monkeys were reported in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Reservoir computing system developed to help machines to think just like humans
Scientists from University of Michigan in US have developed a new type of neural network chip using reservoir computing system to improve efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. The network developed using this system can predict words before ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
AG600: World’s largest amphibious aircraft takes off
China’s home-grown AG600, also known as ‘Kunlong’, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft took off took off from the southern city of Zhuhai and landed after roughly an hour-long flight. Its successful maiden flight makes China among the world’s few countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Saba Karim appointed as General Manager of BCCI
Former wicketkeeper of India Saba Karim (50) was appointed as the new General Manager (GM) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He will report directly to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri. The General Manager’s post was lying vacant ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
LKW-2: China successfully launches second Land Surveying Satellite
China has successfully launched its second Land Surveying Satellite LKW-2 (also known as Yaogan Weixing-32) into a preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert. The satellite will be used for remote sensing exploration of land resources. ..