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First Mega Food Park of Central India inaugurated
Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Steel Silo based Avantee Mega Food Park in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. This is the first food park of central India. About Avantee Mega Food Park It is spread over 51 acres ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Indian Coast Guard can now legally search & seize vessels in EEZ
Union Ministry of Defence has authorized every member of Coast Guard under Coast Guard Act 1978, to visit, board, search and seize any suspicious vessel and arrest people for offences within Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of country. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Cabinet approves Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund
On December 4, 2019, the Cabinet approved the launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (BBETF) in order to allow the investors to buy government debts. The fund will allow easy and low-cost access with the smallest amount of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Exercise Indra: Joint tri service Exercise between India and Russia
The Joint tri service exercise between India and Russia, INDRA 2019 is to be held between December 10-19, 2019 in Pune. The event is planned for 10 days between army, naval and air force forces of both the countries. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
National Public Procurement Conclave held in New Delhi
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 3rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclave (NPPC) in New Delhi. The two-day conclave was organized by Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). NPCC will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Data Protection bill approved by the cabinet
The Cabinet on December 4, 2019 approved Data Protection bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha. The bill lays down legal framework to preserve sanctity in data sharing. The Draft of the bill was released by the Ministry of Electronics ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
RBI fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy released
The Reserve Bank of India on December 5, 2019, released its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for the year 2019-20. Highlights According to the policy, the repo rate was unchanged at 5.15%. Last time, it was cut by 135 basis ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
India 5th worst country in terms of invasive use of biometric data
According to a new report from Comparitech, a Britain-based tech research firm, India is fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan and United States in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data. Methodology: The study was conducted based ..