Page-26 of Current Affairs - January, 2018

Health Ministry launches Allied and Health care Professional Database

January 2, 2018

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Allied and Health care Professional Database portal to make data repository robust to ensure better systems and frameworks for healthcare workforce in country. The database will help government to track ..

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Government appoints Vijay Gokhale as new Foreign Secretary

January 2, 2018

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale (58) as Foreign Secretary, highest post for a diplomat in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will have a ..

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Schistura Larketensis: New species of blind fish discovered inside Meghalaya cave

January 2, 2018

Scientists have discovered a new species of blind fish named Schistura larketensis inside a cave in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The fish has been named after Larket village, where the cave has been found to encourage local people ..

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India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear sites for 27th consecutive year

January 1, 2018

India and Pakistan have exchanged list of their nuclear installations and facilities with each other under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This is the 27th consecutive exchange of such list between two countries after first list ..

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GAIL commissions India's second largest rooftop solar plant in UP

January 1, 2018

State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. It is 5.76 MWp (Mega Watt peak) solar plant installed at GAIL’s petrochemical complex at Pata in UP. The plant has over ..

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Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT for first time

January 1, 2018

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) became first countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time to increase their revenue away from oil reserves. The other members of 6 member GCC– ..

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NASA to launch Parker Solar Probe to explore sun’s outer atmosphere

January 1, 2018

NASA is going to launch Parker Solar Probe in 2018 to explore the sun’s outer atmosphere. It will be launched onboard of Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. It will perform its scientific investigations in a hazardous region of intense heat ..

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Arunachal Pradesh declared open defecation-free State

January 1, 2018

Arunachal Pradesh was officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) state. It is second State from Northeast, after Sikkim and overall fifth state after Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Haryana to be declared ODF state. The announcement comes after three remaining districts ..

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