Page-14 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

India’s first solar powered DEMU train launched

July 14, 2017

Indian Railways has launched India’s first solar powered diesel multiple unit (DEMU) broad gauge train. It is 1600 Horse Power (HP) train with all solar powered coaches. The train will run from Sarai Rohilla in Delhi to Farukh Nagar in ..

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Scientists for first time store small movie clip in DNA of living bacteria

July 14, 2017

Scientists from Harvard Medical School for first time have encoded a small movie clip in the DNA of living bacterial cells and then played it back. They had used the CRISPR gene-editing technique to encode and retrieve reconstructed frames of ..

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India contributes additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund

July 14, 2017

India has contributed an additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world. Earlier, India had made an initial contribution of $1 million when the fund was created. The amount was ..

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India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on 2017 SDG index

July 14, 2017

India has been ranked low 116 out of 157 nations on the 2017 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index and Dashboard report released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Bertelsmann Stiftung. The index assesses the performance of countries towards achieving ..

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Saraswati: Indian scientists discover supercluster of galaxies

July 14, 2017

A team of Indian astronomers have identified previously unknown, extremely large supercluster of galaxies located in the direction of constellation Pisces. It has been named “Saraswati”. It was discovered by astronomers from Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) ..

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India to host 8th International Theatre Olympics in 2018

July 14, 2017

India for the first time will host 8th International Theatre Olympics, the greatest carnival of theatre in the world in 2018.  The 51-day carnival of theatre will begin on February 17, 2018. The mega international event will be organised by ..

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President gives assent to Maharashtra Social Boycott Bill

July 14, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Maharashtra Prohibition of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2016. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to formulate a law to punish social boycott. The presidential assent ..

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China’s Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo passes away

July 13, 2017

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo passed away in custody following a battle with cancer. He was 61. Liu was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for ..

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