Page-25 of Current Affairs - July, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation

July 5, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation. The MoU will encourage cooperation between both countries in the field of rural development and ..

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Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Mozambique in the field of Drug demand reduction and prevention of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs

July 5, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Mozambique on Drug demand reduction and related matters. The MoU also envisages prevention of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and ..

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NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully begins orbit of Jupiter

July 5, 2016

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered into the orbit of Jupiter on 4th July 2016 and started orbiting solar system’s most massive planet. The spacecraft was launched by NASA as part of its New Frontiers program in 2011 to study ..

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19 new Ministers of State inducted in Union council of Ministers

July 5, 2016

Nineteen new Ministers of State (MoS) were inducted in the Union Council of Ministers in a major expansion. These new ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This was the second expansion ..

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NASA extends New Horizons mission

July 5, 2016

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has given its approval to extend New Horizons mission to investigate a mysterious object deep in the Kuiper Belt. In the extended mission New Horizons space probe will investigate a mysterious object known ..

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MV Dhekane takes over as Director of IISU

July 5, 2016

Noted scientist M V Dhekane has assumed the office of Director of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. With this Dhekane becomes the seventh director of IISU which functions under the aegis of the Department of Space. About M ..

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JNPT becomes first Indian port to implement logistics data tagging of containers

July 5, 2016

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva in Raigad District of Maharashtra has become the first port in India to implement logistics data bank tagging system of containers. The first of its kind system has been launched as part ..

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India to host meet of BRICS anti-narcotics heads

July 5, 2016

India is going to host meet of the heads of anti-narcotics agencies of BRICS nations to discuss issues related to narco-terrorism and money laundering. This meet will be held ahead of the eighth annual Summit of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa nations ..

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