Page-26 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

2 Indian-Americans to be honoured with Great Immigrants award

July 1, 2017

Two Indian-Americans, Adobe Chief Shantanu Narayen (54) and former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy (39) have been chosen for prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of America Award 2017. They are among 38 distinguished US immigrants representing more than 30 countries ..

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Railways, NBCC ink MoU to redevelop 10 railway stations

July 1, 2017

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has inked MoU with National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) for redevelopment of 10 railway stations across the country on global standards. The identified stations to be taken up initially by NBCC, a PSU of Urban ..

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Union Government launches National Biopharma Mission

July 1, 2017

The Union Ministry of Science & Technology has launched National Biopharma Mission, a first ever Industry-Academia mission to accelerate biopharmaceutical development in India. Under this mission, the ministry also launched Innovate in India (i3) program to create an enabling ecosystem ..

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KK Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India

July 1, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed senior advocate and constitutional expert K K Venugopal (86) as the new Attorney General of India. He will be 15th Attorney General of India. He succeeds Mukul Rohatgi as the country’s top law officer. Earlier, in ..

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R K Pachnanda takes charge as Director General ITBP

July 1, 2017

Senior IPS officer R K Pachnanda took charge as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He will be the 29th Chief of the ITBP.  With this appointment, Pachnanda became the only IPS officer who has served ..

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Eight core sectors growth slips to 3.6% in May 2017 

July 1, 2017

The growth of eight core sectors slowed to 3.6% in May 2017 due to fall in output of coal and fertilisers. It was 5.2% in May 2016. In April 2017, these eight sectors had recorded a growth rate of 2.8%. ..

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Prime Minister inaugurates Textiles India 2017  

July 1, 2017

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Textiles India 2017, India’s first ever mega textiles trade fair at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The three-day fair will showcase the nation as a global sourcing hub and investment destination for manufacturers world-wide. Key Facts The ..

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Home Ministry to give security nod to GSTN

July 1, 2017

The Union Home Ministry is yet to give security clearance to the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN), the IT backbone of the Goods and Service Tax (GST). Though the GSTN has been operational, it had not got the security ..

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