Page-17 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Nilgiri tahr: Climate change threatening 60% of its habitat

July 13, 2018

According to recent study published international journal Ecological Engineering, climate change is threatening the Nilgiri tahr,. It is estimated that endangered wild goat could lose approximately 60% of its habitat, starting from 2030s. There are only around 2,500 Nilgiri Tahrs ..

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Former diplomat TCA Raghavan appointed as Director General of Indian Council of World Affairs

July 13, 2018

Former careered diplomat Dr. TCA Raghavan was appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). He was selected by Governing Body and Governing Council of ICWA headed by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. The post ..

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Dharohar Bhawan: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new HQ building of Archaeological Survey of India

July 13, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Dharohar Bhawan’ – the new headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at 24, Tilak Marg in New Delhi. Dharohar Bhawan is four-storeyed building built over 2.58 acres at a cost of Rs ..

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Government raises threshold monetary limit for filling appeals relating to tax cases

July 13, 2018

Union Finance Ministry has hiked threshold monetary limit for tax departments to file appeals all three levels of appeal — Appellate Tribunals, High Courts, and Supreme Court. The move is aimed at significantly decreasing taxpayer greivances and litigation burden of ..

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IR-BMS: Indian Railways launches consolidated Bridge Management System

July 13, 2018

Indian Railways has launched its first consolidated Bridge Management System (IR-BMS), a web-enabled IT application to store data on its 1.5 lakh bridges. It was launched by Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal days after bridge in Mumbai collapsed on a ..

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Indian Army inks MoU with SBI on Defence Salary Package

July 13, 2018

Indian Army has singed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State bank of India (SBI) on Defence Salary Package. It is revised version of first MoU between SBI and Indian Army signed in 2011 and was renewed again in February 2015 ..

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: India formally announced as 69th shareholder

July 12, 2018

India was formally inducted as 69th shareholder of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This comes after entire membership process completed recently and after EBRD’s board of governors, which represents all existing shareholders voted unanimously in favour of India’s ..

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Entire Men’s Hockey team included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)

July 12, 2018

The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has included entire Men’s Hockey team of India under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). This is first instance that entire team has been made beneficiary of ..

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