Page-23 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

UDAY covers 97% of discom debt: Centre

July 5, 2017

The Union Ministry of Power has announced that about 97% of the total outstanding debt of all state power distribution companies (discoms) has been covered under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY). As on September 2015, the total debt of ..

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Sanjay Kumar appointed new NDRF Chief

July 5, 2017

Senior IPS officer Sanjay Kumar was appointed as Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). He will succeed R K Pachnanda who was has taken charge as DG the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Sanjay Kumar is a 1985-batch ..

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Indo-Thai joint military exercise Maitree 2017 begins in Himachal Pradesh  

July 5, 2017

A joint military training exercise Maitree 2017 between Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army commenced at Bakloh in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. The aim of 14 day long exercise is to build and promote closer relations while exchanging skills ..

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US rolls out expedited entry for low-risk Indian travellers

July 5, 2017

The United States of America (USA) has rolled out pre-approved expedited entry clearance for low-risk Indian travellers under its Global Entry programme (GEP). With this initiative, India became 11th country whose citizens are now eligible to enroll in the Customs ..

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India’s TERI ranked second among world's climate think tanks

July 5, 2017

New Delhi-based The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) was ranked second among world’s best climate think tank by the International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG). TERI was ranked number two under the category ‘2016 Top Climate Think Tanks in the Rest ..

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Achal Kumar Joti appointed as Chief Election Commissioner

July 4, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed election commissioner Achal Kumar Joti as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will be the 21st CEC and shall succeed Nasim Zaidi. He will continue as CEC till 17 January 2018. He had joined ..

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Fact Box: Vice Presidential Election

July 4, 2017

Incumbent Vice President Hamid Ansari’s term comes to an end on August 10, 2017. Election Commission of India (EC) has issued a notification, the process of filing nominations for the vice presidential election. About office of Vice President The officer ..

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Foundation stone of country’s biggest Global Skill Park laid in Bhopal

July 4, 2017

The foundation stone of the country’s biggest Global Skill Park was laid in Bhopal jointly by Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The park will come ..

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