Page-25 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

NASA developing first asteroid deflection mission

July 3, 2017

NASA is developing Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the first-ever mission that will deflect a near-Earth asteroid. The mission will help to test the systems that will allow mankind to protect the planet from potential cosmic body impacts in the ..

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Scientists develop world's sharpest laser

July 3, 2017

Scientists from Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany have developed the world’s sharpest laser with record-breaking precision. This precision can be useful for various applications such as optical atomic clocks, radioastronomy, precision spectroscopy, testing the theory of relativity and carry out ..

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Assam to raise Special Rhino Protection Force for rhino protection

July 3, 2017

The Assam government is going to raise a new Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) for better protection of the one-horned rhinos in Assam. State government has already started the process of recruitment for the proposed force. The cadre for the ..

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Mahesh Bhagwat conferred 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award

July 3, 2017

Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, IPS officer from Telangana was conferred with the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award by the Unites States Department of State. He is third IPS officer to get this honour. He was awarded for his ..

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Reliance Jio launches world's longest 100Gbps submarine cable system

July 3, 2017

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system. It is claimed to be world’s longest 100Gbps technology-based submarine system. It stretches for over 25,000km from Marseille, France to Hong Kong. It will have 21 ..

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Germany wins 2017 Confederation Cup Football title

July 3, 2017

Four-time FIFA World Cup winner Germany won maiden FIFA Confederation Cup Football title by defeating Copa America Champion Chile by 1-0 goals in the final match held at St Petersburg, Russia. Lars Stindl of Germany score the goal in the ..

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Carrie Lam sworn in as first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong

July 3, 2017

Carrie Lam was sworn in as the first female Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), an autonomous territory of China on the Pearl River Delta. The CE of Hong Kong is the head and representative ..

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Fact Box: India-China Border Dispute

July 1, 2017

Indian and Chinese troops are facing off once again in Sikkim at Doko-La (or Donglong, as the Chinese call it), which lies at the tri-junction of India, China and Bhutan. There have been growing tensions between India and China. The ..

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