Page-11 of Current Affairs - February, 2017
AAD interceptor missile successfully test-fired
Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was successfully test-fired from launching complex-IV of Dhamara Abdul Kalam defence base off Odisha coast. The test assed missile’s killing capability by intercepting a target, mimicking an incoming enemy missile in mid-air. The success ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Pakistan’s naval exercise Aman 2017 begins in Karachi
The Pakistan Navy has kicked of its biannually-held multinational AMAN 2017 naval exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. 37 countries are participating in the international event. Aman-17 is the sixth edition such exercise which Pakistan has been holding biannually since 2007. Previous ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Government constitutes inter-departmental task force to crack down on benami firms
The Union Government has constituted inter-departmental task force comprising members of various regulatory Ministries and enforcement agencies to crack down on benami firms. It is first major post-demonetisation move undertaken by Government for unearthing black money from shell companies used ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi appointed as SEBI Chairman
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior bureaucrat Ajay Tyagi (58) as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Mr. Tyagi will have tenure of 5 years or till the age of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
India ranks 43rd out of 45 nations in 2017 International Intellectual Property Index
India ranked low 43rd among the surveyed 45 nations in 2017 International Intellectual Property Index (IIPI). In this edition, India is just above Pakistan (44th) and Venezuela (45th). The fifth annual index was released by US Chamber of Commerce’s Global ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Government to set up Defence Procurement Organisation
The Union Government is planning to set up a Defence Procurement Organisation (DPO), new procurement body to integrate and streamline the long and arduous process of defence acquisitions. The DPO will be a vertical under the Union Defence Ministry. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
February 10: National Deworming Day
The National Deworming Day is observed every year on February 10 with main objective to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India. This year it is third edition of the observance of this day after it ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Government unveils first phase of Station Redevelopment Programme
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu unveiled the first phase of the ambitious Station Redevelopment Programme. It is the world’s largest transit-oriented development programme ever executed. As part this programme, tenders are being floated for 23 of a total of the ..