Page-8 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

Indian Navy’s second LCU Mark IV L52 ship launched by GRSE

July 21, 2017

Indian Navy’s second LCU (landing craft utility) Mark IV L52 ship built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, was formally launched in Kolkata, West Bengal. The LCU Mark-IV vessels are designed for multipurpose amphibious operations jointly carried ..

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Ram Nath Kovind elected as India’s 14th President

July 20, 2017

Former governor Ram Nath Kovind was elected as India’s 14th President. He will be only the second Dalit leader after K R Narayanan since Independence to occupy India’s highest ceremonial post. In the final vote count, NDA nominee Kovind received ..

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Union Cabinet approves Phase II of BharatNet project

July 20, 2017

The Union Cabinet has extended the second phase of the BharatNet project that forms the backbone for the Union government’s Digital India initiative. The second phase aims at covering the remaining 1.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPS). The approval entails a ..

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IISER Kolkata Researchers develop flame-proof, rust-resistant material

July 20, 2017

Researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata have developed an organic-inorganic molecular hybrid material which is fire and rust resistant. The hybrid material was synthesised by combining polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and diphenylalanine. Both POSS and ..

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Environment Ministry approves Projects in 3 States under NAFCC

July 20, 2017

The Union Environment Ministry approved three projects for climate change adaptation in three states viz. Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sikkim for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). In this regard, the National Steering Committee on Climate Change ..

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Lok Sabha passes Indian Institutes of Information Technology (PPP) Bill, 2017

July 20, 2017

The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Institute of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT-PPP) Bill, 2017 to allow 15 IIITs established on a PPP model to grant degrees and get statutory status. The bill also seeks to grant institute of ..

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Union Cabinet nod for IWAI bond issue

July 20, 2017

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to raise Rs.660 crore in bonds for extra budgetary resources (EBRs) in 2017-18. The proceeds from the bonds will be utilised by IWAI for development and maintenance ..

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Union Cabinet approves draft bills to replace GST ordinances for J&K

July 19, 2017

The Union Cabinet approved promulgation of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu & Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017 and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu & Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017. Both ordinances replace Ordinance by the Central Goods ..

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Cabinet approves MOC in respect of tax matters between India and BRICS countries

July 19, 2017

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in respect of tax matters between India and the BRICS countries namely, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa Decision in this regard was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting ..

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UIDAI launches mAadhaar app for Aadhaar data on phone

July 19, 2017

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched ‘mAadhaar’, a new mobile application for syncing Aadhaar data on mobile phones. The app allows users to carry their unique Aadhaar information including name, date of birth, gender, address, and the ..

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