Page-6 of Current Affairs - February, 2016

India to host 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

February 24, 2016

India is going to host Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation from 12 April 2016 to save tigers. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will the third such conference on tiger conservation to be hosted by ..

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Rare Falcated Duck sighted in Goa

February 24, 2016

Birdwatchers for first time have sighted Falcated Duck in Goa which is considered as rare vagrant migrant bird species to the south of India. Earlier the bird was sighted two times in southern parts of India away from its natural ..

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World's 1st fast-acting Anti-Rabies drug to be launched in India

February 24, 2016

World’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be launched in India. The drug has been developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and US-based MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. About RMAb RMAb ..

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Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

February 23, 2016

Pakistan’s Parliament building located in national capital Islamabad became the first in the world to completely run on solar power. It achieved this feat after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in a simple ceremony. ..

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India remains world's largest arms importer

February 23, 2016

India continues to remain the world’s largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global arms imports in the 2011-2015 timeframe. It was revealed by report on international arms transfers released by a global think-tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ..

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Haryana set to become first state to complete Aquifer mapping

February 23, 2016

Haryana is set become the first state in the country to complete aquifer mapping for its groundwater resources by May 2016. Aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock from which groundwater can be extracted. Key facts Aquifer mapping: It ..

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CGPDTM issues revised patent guidelines for Computer Related Inventions

February 23, 2016

The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT) has issued an order excluding software patents in its revised guidelines for Computer Related Inventions (CRIs). The new order clearly mentions that, mere computer programmes those not in conjunction with a ..

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Union Government launches Swachh Paryatan mobile app

February 23, 2016

Union Government has launched ‘Swachh Parayatan’ mobile application to keep tourist places clean. It was launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi. Key facts The project is being implemented ..

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