Page-18 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

AAI to set up Civil Aviation Research Organisation in Hyderabad

July 7, 2018

State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) is going to set up state-of-the-art Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) at Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport. Foundation stone of the centre was laid by Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu. For this project, AAI has ..

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International Day of Cooperatives: July 7, 2018

July 7, 2018

The International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) was observed on July 7 (first Saturday of July) across the world to promote co-operative model as it contains core aspects of sustainable development and is based on ethical values and principles. The 2018 ..

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NASSCOM opens Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Bengaluru

July 7, 2018

Indian IT industry apex body NASSCOM (National Association of Software & Services Companies) has opened Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CoE-DSAI) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The centre was set up in collaboration with Karnataka Government with an ..

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UN approve US $6.69 billion dollar budget for 13 peacekeeping operations

July 7, 2018

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved US $6.69 billion dollar budget for 13 peacekeeping operations for year 2018-19. This is second year in row in which committee has made significant cuts to ..

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Alternative cereals can save water: Study

July 7, 2018

According to recent study, if Indian farmers make big switch from growing rice and wheat to alternative cereals such as maize, sorghum and millet, it could reduce demand for irrigation water by 33%. This could also improve nutritional availability to ..

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Allow gambling, betting on sports as regulated, taxable activities: Law Commission

July 6, 2018

The Law Commission of India (LCI) in its report “Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting including Cricket in India”, has recommended that gambling and betting on sports be allowed as regulated activities. It recommended number of changes in law for ..

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Uttarakhand HC declares entire animal kingdom as legal entities

July 6, 2018

The Uttarakhand High Court has declared entire animal kingdom i.e. all animals, including avian and aquatic species as legal entities with rights, duties and liabilities of living person. The order was given by Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and ..

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ISRO conducts first test of crew escape module for India’s manned mision to space

July 6, 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted test of Crew Escape System that provides escape mechanism for astronauts if the launch operation is aborted. The crew escape system is being developed as part of the he proposed human spaceflight ..

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Government launches Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System and Khan Prahari mobile app

July 6, 2018

The Union Ministry of Coal has launched Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application ‘Khan Prahari’. The CMSMS and the mobile app have been developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a Subsidiary of CIL and Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space ..

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UNESCO to set up Design University for Gaming in Visakhapatnam

July 6, 2018

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will set up ‘Design University for Gaming’ in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. In this regard, UNESCO delegation has entered into an agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB). Design University for ..

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