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Light transport aircraft SARAS successfully completes second test-flight
India’s indigenous developed light transport aircraft SARAS PT1N has successfully completed second test-flight. It was the second of the 20 test flights planned for SARAS PT1N, before it is frozen to production version. The first successful test was carried out ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
N Gopalaswami Committee to select top 20 educational institutes of eminence
Government has constituted Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) to select 20 Institutions of Eminence from among 104 institutions (public or private) that have applied for the status. The committee will be headed by former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami. Its ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
RBI constitutes YH Malegam committee to monitor bad loans, rising cases of frauds, audits
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an expert committee to look into the entire gamut of issues relating to classification of bad loans, effectiveness of audits and rising incidents of frauds. The committee will be headed by Y H ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Northeast’s first regional Centre for Agriculture with Israeli collaboration to come up in Mizoram
Northeast India’s first regional Centre for Agriculture with collaboration of Israel will be inaugurated in Mizoram in March 2018. It will be first such centre in North East region of India being established with Israeli collaboration. There are 22 such ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Cabinet approves setting up Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of tribunal for adjudication of long-pending dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi river waters. The tribunal was constituted under Inter-State River Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 on ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government sets up the NITI Forum for Northeast
The Union Ministry for Development of North-East Region (DoNER) is setting up the ‘NITI Forum for North-East’ to identify constraints and recommend suitable interventions for speedy and sustainable growth in North East Region (NER). The forum will be co-chaired by ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government launches six new user friendly features of e-NAM Platform
The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare have launched six new features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform to make it more users friendly. The six new features are e-NAM Mobile App, BHIM payment facility, new and improved Website ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Cabinet approves creation of National Urban Housing Fund
The Union Cabinet has approved creation of Rs. 60,000 crores National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) to finance Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) which aims to build 1.2 crore affordable houses in urban areas by 2022. National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) ..