Page-2 of Current Affairs - February, 2018
Lamitye 2018: India, Seychelles conduct military exercise to fight counter insurgency, piracy
The eighth edition Lamitye 2018, bilateral military exercise between Indian Army and Seychelles People’s Defence Force was held at Mahe Island in Seychelles archipelago. The Seychelles archipelago falls on one of most significant and busiest sea transport routes of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
RBI raises ETCD trading limit to $100 million
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised exposure limit under exchange traded currency derivatives (ETCD) trading for residents and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to $100 million across all currency pairs involving Indian rupee. This decision aims to help entities engaged ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
FIU categorises 9,491 NBFCs as high risk for PMLA non-compliance
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under Finance Ministry has categorised around 9,491 non-banking financial companies (NBFC) as high risk prone financial institutions as they have not complied with stipulated provision of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). There are about ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Inclusive Internet Index 2018: India ranks 47th
India was ranked 47th out of 86 countries in Inclusive Internet Index (III) 2018 report. India has slipped by 11 positions compared to 36th rank in 2017 III report due to low internet usage and poor quality. The report was ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government to set up National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts at IIT Chennai
The Ministry of Shipping has laid foundation stone for setting up of a National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Chennai to give technological support to ports and maritime sector. It will be set up under ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government to launch GOBAR-Dhan Yojana
The Union Government is going to roll out Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme. It was first announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his 2018-19 budget speech. The scheme focuses on managing and converting cattle dung and solid ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
21st National Conference on e-Governance held in Hyderabad
The 21st National Conference on e-Governance was held in Hyderabad, capital city of Telangana. This year, theme of the conference was ‘Technology for accelerating Development’. It was organised by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), along with Ministry ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
SRIJAN idea competition for 635 Stations Development launched at MyGov portal
Ministry of Railways has launched SRIJAN (Station Rejuvenation through Joint ActioN), an idea competition for development of 635 railway stations. It was launched on MyGov portal by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC). Key Facts IRSDC has taken up ..