Page-17 of Current Affairs - December, 2018
Factbox: Mekedatu Project
The tussle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the issue of River Cauvery has got a new addition. The proposal of Karnataka to build dam at Mekedatu is opposed fiercely by Tamil Nadu. About the Project The Government of Karnataka ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Bhupesh Baghel to become the new CM of Chhattisgarh
Bhupesh Baghel, who is also the president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, will be the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh state. Bhupesh Baghel has been named as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) by the newly elected legislators ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Factbox: Thoothukudi Sterlite Plant
Thoothukudi Sterlite Plant is the largest copper smelter plant in India, in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu which is operated by Vedanta group. It started its operation in 1998 till 2018 when the plant was shut on the orders of Tamil Nadu government in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
18th meeting of IRIGC-MTC held in New Delhi
The Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently met Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu at the 18th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) that was held in New Delhi. Important Highlights of the 18th Meeting of IRIGC-MTC: In ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Foundation Stone of Institute of High-Altitude Medicinal Plants (IHAMP) laid in J&K
On December 15, 2018, the foundation stone of Institute of High-Altitude Medicinal Plants (IHAMP) was laid by Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and Shripad Yesso Naik (Ayush Ministry). Location & Functions The Institute of High-Altitude Medicinal Plants will be located in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Shree Saini wins Miss India Worldwide, 2018
Indian-American Shree Saini has won Miss India Worldwide 2018 title at a pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey. Sakshi Sinha from Australia and Anusha Sareen from the United Kingdom were respectively declared first and second runner-ups in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
NRTI: India’s first Railway University in Vadodara dedicated to Nation
On 15 December 2018, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has dedicated India’s first railway university to the Nation in Vadodara. The Railway University will be first of its kind institution in the nation and the third in the world after ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Fact Sheet: Cyclonic Storm Phethai
Cyclonic Storm Phethai is the sixth named cyclone of 2018 North Indian Ocean Cyclone season. The previous five named cyclones are Sagar, Mekunu, Luban, Titli and Gaza. Formation Cyclone Pethai has emerged as a deep depression in the Bay of ..