Page-7 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

Lok Sabha passes The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017

July 22, 2017

The Lok Sabha has passed The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill amends the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 to extend the deadline for teachers to acquire ..

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Government launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana for senior citizens

July 22, 2017

The Union Finance Ministry has launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens aged 60 years and above. Under this scheme, senior citizens will get a guaranteed interest of 8% for 10 years depending ..

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Karamjyoti Dala wins bronze medal at World Para Athletics

July 22, 2017

India’s Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in the discus-throw. In the women’s F55 category of discus-throw, she managed a throw of 19.02 m. Earlier, Sundar Singh Gurjar had opened India’s account at ..

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President inaugurates Bicentenary Celebration of Paika Rebellion

July 21, 2017

President Pranab Mukharjee inaugurated the bicentenary (200th) celebration of Paika Rebellion (1817) of Odisha organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in New Delhi. Paika rebellion predates the 1857 Revolt i.e. first war of independence. Many scholars, researchers and historians ..

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Indian Army inks MoU with DRDO to raise MRSAM defence system regiment

July 21, 2017

The Indian Army has signed MoU with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to raise one regiment of the advanced Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) defence system. Background The Indian Army is planning to have a total of ..

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Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble jointly detect massive cosmic explosion on Proxima Centauri

July 21, 2017

India’s first dedicated space observatory AstroSat along with other space and earth-based observatories have detected a massive coronal explosion on Proxima Centauri, sun’s closest star neighbour. The explosion was detected as part of joint multi-wavelength simultaneous observational campaign undertaken by ..

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First meeting of Integrated Monitoring and Advisory Council held in New Delhi

July 21, 2017

The first meeting of the newly formed Integrated Monitoring and Advisory Council (IMAC) was held in New Delhi.  It was chaired by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. IMAC is an inter-ministry monitoring and ..

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SEBI inks pact with ESMA for information exchange on CCPs

July 21, 2017

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The MoU was signed for exchange of information concerning Central Counterparties (CCPs) under the European ..

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India, Japan civil nuclear deal comes into force

July 21, 2017

The landmark India-Japan civil nuclear agreement came into force. In this regard, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar exchanged the diplomatic notes with the Japanese envoy to India to formalise the completion of the process. The deal would enable Japan to export ..

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Government releases National Trade Facilitation Action Plan

July 21, 2017

The Union Government released the 76 point National Trade Facilitation Action Plan (NTFAP). It was released by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The NTFAP has been adopted by the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF), reflecting Government’s ..

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