Page-21 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Dipa Karmakar: First Indian to win gold in Gymnastics World Challenge Cup

July 9, 2018

India’s leading gymnasts Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming first Indian gymnast to win gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey. This is her first medal in World Challenge Cup. Dipa ..

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MHA to upgrade National Information Security Policy and Guidelines to secure government data

July 9, 2018

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be upgrading National Information Security Policy and Guidelines (NISPG) to secure government data and control access to it inorder to prevent sensitive information making its way to internet. The upgraded and updated policy ..

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Six bids to supply 110 fighters for IAF

July 9, 2018

Six global aircraft manufacturers have responded Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Request for Information (RFI) to supply 110 fighter aircrafts to replace its ageing fleet of MiG-21s and MiG-27s, which are being phased out of service. Of the six bids received, ..

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67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council held in Shillong, Meghalaya

July 9, 2018

The 67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC) was recently held in Shillong, Meghalaya. It was chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Development of NER and Governors and Chief Ministers of ..

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Mt Ojos del Salado: Satyarup Siddhanta becomes second Indian to climb world's highest volcano

July 9, 2018

Satyarup Siddhanta has become second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado (6893 m), the highest volcano in the world on Argentina-Chile border. He is certified mountaineer from Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling. He has skied ..

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JEE (Main), NEET to be held twice a year, over multiple days: HRD Ministry

July 9, 2018

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has announced that two of India’s most popular competitive exams, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main) and National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), will now be held twice a year and over multiple days. ..

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6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit held in Singapore

July 9, 2018

The sixth edition of biennial World Cities Summit was held in Singapore from July 8 to 12, 2018. Its theme was “Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation and Collaboration“. The summit was held together with Singapore International ..

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17th World Sanskrit Conference held in Vancouver, Canada

July 9, 2018

The 17th World Sanskrit Conference was held at Vancouver, Canada from 9th July to 13th July, 2018. It was inaugurated by Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar. The purpose of this conference was to promote, preserve and practice Sanskrit language ..

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