Page-18 of Current Affairs - January, 2018

Income Tax Department launches on-line chat service

January 6, 2018

Income Tax (IT) Department under the Union Finance Ministry has launched an on-line chat service on its national website www.incometaxindia.gov.in with a prominent icon stating ‘Live Chat Online- ask your query’. It was announced by Minister of State (MoS) for ..

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26th World Book Fair held in New Delhi with focus on environment

January 6, 2018

The 26th edition of annual World Book Fair was held in New Delhi. It was organised by National Book Trust (NBT), under Ministry of Human Resource Development in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation. The theme for this year is ..

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NASA to launch two missions — GOLD and ICON to explore the ionosphere

January 5, 2018

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch two missions — GOLD and ICON later this year. They will team up to explore the ionosphere, located 96 km above Earth’s surface. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk ..

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Railways, HRD and S&T Ministry ink MoU on Technology Mission for Indian Railways

January 5, 2018

Three Ministries viz. Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) and Ministry of Science & Technology have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint funding of Technology Mission for Indian Railways (TMIR). Features of MoU The MoU aims ..

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Lok Sabha passes Bill to hike salaries of judges

January 5, 2018

The Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017 to hike the salaries of judges of the Supreme Court (SC) and High Courts (HCs). The Bill seeks to amend HC Judges ..

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Government launches 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds 2018

January 5, 2018

The Union Finance Ministry has launched 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 scheme to help citizens invest in a taxable instrument, without any monetary ceiling. It will enable resident citizens/Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) to invest in a taxable bond, without any ..

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Defence Ministry clears Rs.2420 Crore worth contracts for Navy, Army

January 5, 2018

The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved procurement of P-8I Training Solution for Indian Navy and Low Intensity Conflict Electronic Warfare System (LICEWS) for Indian Army at total cost of Rs 2419.32 crore. These contract proposals were earlier cleared ..

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Health Ministry and Tata Memorial Centre launch first digital Online Oncology Tutorial

January 5, 2018

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched India’s first digital Online Oncology Tutorial Series designed by Tata Memorial Centre (a grant-in-aid cancer centre under Department of Atomic Energy, GOI). It was launched under the Digital India initiative ..

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US puts Pakistan on Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom

January 5, 2018

The United States has placed Pakistan on ‘Special Watch List’ for “severe violations” of religious freedom. It is only country to be put under the newly-formed list. Moreover, US also re-designated about 10 countries as ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ under ..

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NMCG approves five Namami Gange projects in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

January 5, 2018

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved five Namami Gange projects worth Rs 295.01 crore in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Out of these 5 projects, three pertain to sewage management in West Bengal, one relates to ..

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