Page-24 of Current Affairs - January, 2018

Cabinet approves Indo-Myanmar agreement on land border crossing

January 4, 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved Agreement between India and Myanmar on Land Border Crossing. It is an enabling arrangement for movement of people across border of both counties. The agreement is expected to provide connectivity and enhance interaction of people ..

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Bharat Biotech’s Typbar-TCV: WHO approves Indian typhoid vaccine for global use

January 4, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given its pre-qualification to Typbar Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TVC) developed by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech for global use. Typbar TCV is world’s first typhoid vaccine clinically proven to be administered to children from six ..

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Cabinet approves MoU between India and UK in transport

January 4, 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved signing and implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and ‘Transport for London’. Transport for London is a statutory body established under the Greater London Authority Act, 1999 ..

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Cabinet approves establishment of new AIIMS at Bilaspur

January 3, 2018

The Union Cabinet approved establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The new AIIMS will be completed in a period of 48 months. It will ..

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Government announces details of electoral bonds for political funding

January 3, 2018

The Union Government has announced details of electoral bonds for political funding that can be routed by donors to political parties. The electoral bonds scheme was announced in Union Budget 2017 with an aim for increasing transparency in political funding. ..

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Lok Sabha passes Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017

January 3, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to allow government to take up infrastructure projects within prohibited areas around protected monuments. The Bill amends the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains ..

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MHA exempts cruise tourists with e-visa from biometric enrolment till 2020

January 3, 2018

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on request of the Ministry of Shipping has exempted cruise tourists arriving with e-visa from the requirement of biometric enrolment for a period of three years i.e. till 2020. The purpose of the move ..

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Former RAW Chief Rajinder Khanna Appointed Deputy National Security Advisor

January 3, 2018

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Rajinder Khanna as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). He has been appointed without a fixed tenure and would remain at the post until further ..

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