Page-16 of Current Affairs - January, 2018
China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
China has successfully launched two BeiDou-3 satellites to provide navigation and positioning services to countries along Belt and Road initiative (BRI) by the end of 2018. The two satellites were designated as BeiDou-3 M7 and BeiDou-3 M8 (26th and 27th ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Nepal starts receiving internet connection from China
Nepal has started accessing internet from China after commercial operation of Nepal-China optical fibre link via Rasuwagadhi gateway across Himalayan Mountains became operational. The commercial operation of Chinese bandwidth project now ends Nepal’s sole dependence on India for internet bandwidth. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Environment Ministry refuses captive breeding of Chiru
The Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has refused to allow captive breeding of Chiru (Tibetan antelope), whose underfur is used for making famous shahtoosh shawls. The suggestion for captive breeding was made by Parliamentary Standing Committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
North Koel Reservoir Project: Water Resources Ministry ink MoU with Bihar and Jharkhand
The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bihar and Jharkhand for completion of balance works of North Koel reservoir project. Moreover, supplementary Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
IIP growth hits 17-month high of 8.4% in November 2017
India’s factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose to 8.4% in November 2017 from 2% in October 2017. It was due to robust performance by manufacturing and capital goods sectors. According to data released by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
NITI Aayog to rank 115 aspirational districts by April 2018
Government think-tank National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has announced to rank 115 backward (aspirational) districts by April 2018. It was announced at ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ conference. These 115 backward districts include 35 districts affected by Left Wing ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Fourth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture & Forestry held in Delhi
The 4th ASEAN-INDIA Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held at NASC Complex, New Delhi. It was attended by representatives from 10 ASEAN countries. The meeting was co-chaired by India’s Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Ministry of Railways launches SFOORTI application
The Union Ministry of Railways has launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) application to help plan traffic flows and optimize freight operations. The app will help Freight Managers to monitor and manage freight business using Geographic ..