Page-15 of Current Affairs - February, 2018
India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017 released by MoEFCC
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017. It has revealed that total forest and tree cover in India has increased of over 8,021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
India gets access to strategic Duqm port in Oman for military use
India has secured access to key strategic Port of Duqm in Oman in Arabian sea for military use and logistical support. This was one of the key takeaways of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oman. During this visit, annexure ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
4th Meeting of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister held in New Delhi
The 4th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Dr BibekDebroy, Chairman, EAC-PM & Member, NITI Aayog. During the meeting, EAC-PM discussed the possible modalities of implementing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
6th World Government Summit held in Dubai
The sixth edition of World Government Summit (WGS) 2018 was held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 11 to 13, 2018. India was guest country at this year’s event and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual released
The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual to guide road engineers and policy makers about road expansion. The manual is known as Indo-HCM. It was released by Minister of Road Transport ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Indian Army contributes 2,300 personnel for UN peace keeping mission in South Sudan
Indian Army is contributing approximately 2300 personnel to support United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to South Sudan (UNMISS) in order to bring peace and normalcy in the war-torn country. It includes deployment of seven Garhwal Rifles Infantry battalion group of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
NHAI to launch ranking system for toll plazas
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to launch in ranking system the toll plazas in an effort to address issues at toll plazas. The massive drive was launched on more than 300 toll plazas simultaneously across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Chandrashekhar Kambar elected as President of Sahitya Akademi
Jnanpith recipient and Kannada litetrateur Chandrashekhar Kambar (81) was elected as President of the Sahitya Akademi. He will serve as president of the Akademi for a period of five years. Hindi poet Madhav Kaushik was elected as vice president of ..