Page-4 of Current Affairs - December, 2018
National Children’s Science Congress Inaugurated at Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the National Children’s Science Congress to be held between 27-31 December at SOA (Deemed to be university) in Bhubaneswar, Odhisa. This is the 26th edition of the National Science Congress. The focal theme of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Government bans Khalistan Liberation Force
The government has banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for its involvement in several killings, bombings and other terror activities during its violent campaign for the secession of Punjab. KLF will be the 40th organisation ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for eleven projects for Yamuna Rejuvenation under Namami Gange Programme in New Delhi. The projects mostly for the sewerage infrastructure ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Niti Aayog releases second Delta Ranking of Aspirational districts
The government think tank, Niti Ayog has released the second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme. The second delta ranking measures the incremental progress made by 111 Aspirational Districts between June 1, 2018, and October 31, 2018, across six ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Lok Sabha Passes Triple Talaq Bill
The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, famously referred to as Triple Talaq Bill. The bill would replace the ordinance passed in the month of September. The opposition members from Congress and AIADMK ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Isro Completes Fourth Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre Of GSAT-7A
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the fourth manoeuvre to position the GSAT-7A military communication satellite closer to its final position. The satellite is currently between 35,800 and 36,092 kilometres from earth and is very close to its final ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
‘Made in India’ e-dumper put into trial by Coal India
Coal India for the first time, has started using an indigenously-made, 205-tonne electric dumper, a critical piece of equipment in mining. This indigenously-made dumper has been developed by state-owned BEML. Coal India has put this electric dumper on a trial in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Security-service SMEs to grow at 18-20%: CRISIL Research
A research from CRISL states that security services, where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have 60-65 per cent market share, have logged a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18-20 per cent over the past three fiscal years and it expects them ..