Page-8 of Current Affairs - January, 2019
Bloomberg Innovation Index 2019: Key Facts
The Bloomberg Innovation Index analyses each country in a range of areas including education, research and development, and manufacturing before coming up with a list of the 60 most innovative countries. The countries are ranked on the basis of their ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
BSNL to Offer Data Connectivity Services via SMS in India
BSNL has signed a partnership agreement with the French company Be-Bound to offer data connectivity through SMS in areas where there is no Internet connectivity or signal breaks. How it will work? The working of technology is explained below: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Cabinet approves amendments to Currency Swap arrangement for SAARC nations
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the amendments to the framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC member countries. The amendments incorporate a standby facility of USD 400 million. This stand-by facility enables India to provide a prompt response to the current request from SAARC member ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Constitutional Amendment to increase the powers of the Autonomous Councils
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitutional amendment which seeks to increase the powers of the autonomous councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the Northeast. What are the amendments proposed? The Sixth Schedule ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of National Bench of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal. Features of the National Bench of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal The features of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
AIIMS paper on Neonatal sepsis: Important Facts
The Doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have published a paper ‘Neonatal Sepsis in South Asia: Huge burden and spiralling antimicrobial resistance’, in the British Medical Journal. Neonatal sepsis is a type of neonatal infection that occurs in an infant ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
SC to Examine 10 per cent Quota for Economically Weaker Sections
The Supreme Court has decided to examine the constitutional validity of 103rd constitutional amendment act which provides for 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections. Hearing the petitions filed by parties including organisations like Janhit Abhiyan, Youth for Equality and businessman Tehseen ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
ISRO puts 'lightest satellite' Kalamsat V2 into orbit
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has launched the Kalamsat-V2 from Sriharikota space centre. Kalamsat-V2 The satellite is named after former president and Indian scientist Dr Abdul Kalam. The features of the Kalamsat V2 satellite are: It is the lightest satellite ..