Page-9 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

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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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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