Page-22 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Supreme Court once again upholds Chief Justice of India as Master of Roster

July 7, 2018

The Supreme Court in latest ruling once again has upheld Chief Justice of India (CJI) as ‘Master of Roster’. According to ruling given by SC bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, CJI is an individual judge and not ..

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Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed Chairperson of National Green Tribunal

July 7, 2018

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Justice AK Goel as new Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT). He will have tenure of five years from date he assumes office or till he reaches age of 70 years, ..

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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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