Page-10 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Five oil PSUs sign JV pact for N-E Natural Gas Pipeline Grid

July 21, 2018

Five central oil PSUs – IOCL, ONGC, GAIL, OIL, and NRL have signed agreement for executing 1500 Km North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid. It is a major initiative to connect all North-East States to National Gas Grid. It will be ..

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NASA launches Remote Sensing Toolkit to promote commercial use of satellite data

July 21, 2018

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched ‘Remote Sensing Toolkit’ to promote commercial use of satellite data. The toolkit was launched as part of NASA’s Technology Transfer program that offers open remote-sensing data benefiting scientific community, other government ..

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India to remain fastest growing major economy till 2019-20: ADB

July 21, 2018

According to Asian Development Bank (ADB), India will continue to be fastest growing major economy, ahead of China, with growth rate of 7.3% in 2018-19 and 7.6% in 2019-20.  The growth projections were supplement to ADB’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO). ..

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Power Grid signs MoU with UP Power Corp for energy efficiency

July 21, 2018

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) for energy efficiency and agricultural demand side management programme. POWERGRID and UPPCL are going to held further discussions to decide terms and ..

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10th edition of Delhi Dialogue held in New Delhi

July 20, 2018

The 10th edition of Delhi Dialogue (DD X) was held in New Delhi and was hosted by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. The theme for this edition was “Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation”. This was the first major event organised ..

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Meghalayan Age: Newest phase in Earth's history named after Meghalaya rock

July 20, 2018

Scientists have approved three new ages on geologic time scale of Holocene Epoch viz. Meghalayan Age, Middle Holocene Northgrippian Age and Early Holocene Greenlandian Age. These three new ages of Holocene Epoch are represented by wealth of sediments that accumulated ..

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Lok Sabha passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018

July 20, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 that aims to curb practice of evading criminal prosecution by economic offenders fleeing from country to evade clutches Indian law by remaining outside jurisdiction of Indian courts.. The bill will replace ..

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National Mission for Clean Ganga organizes Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan

July 20, 2018

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) had organised Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan in five main Ganga basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The drive was launched on 9th July 2018 for a week upto 15 July ..

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