Page-26 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Legatrix: NRL in Assam becomes first oil PSU to adopt online legal compliance system

July 3, 2018

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam became first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) in India to adopt an online legal compliance system by introducing ‘Legatrix‘. This initiative aims to induce greater transparency NRL’s operations and augment its contribution towards Digital ..

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Index of Eight Core Industries register 3.6% growth in May 2018

July 3, 2018

According to Index of Eight Core Industries released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the growth of eight core infrastructure industries has dropped to 10-month low of 3.6% in May 2018 due to decline in production of crude oil and ..

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Delhi government launched Happiness Curriculum for its school students

July 3, 2018

The Delhi government launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’ which includes meditation, moral values and mental exercises for its school students. It was launched by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the presence of the Dalai Lama. Happiness Curriculum The Happiness Curriculum focuses ..

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SC extends deadline for publication of final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens

July 3, 2018

Supreme Court has extended deadline for publication of final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) from earlier June 30, 2018 to July 31, 2018. This extension comes after Central Government and the state coordinator of NRC agreed to ..

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Manufacturing PMI: India’s manufacturing growth jumps to six-month high in June 2018

July 2, 2018

According to Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by IHS Markit, India’s manufacturing growth jumps to six-month high in June 2018. Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.1 in June 2018 from 51.2 in May 2018, the highest since December 2017. ..

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Ravindra Dholakia committee: Government forms panel to upgrade norms for state, district level economic data collection

July 2, 2018

The Union Government has constituted 13-member Committee for Sub-National Accounts to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at states and districts level in backdrop of plans to revise the base year for National Accounts or Gross Domestic Production ..

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Kerala Government declares Kozhikode and Malappuram districts free from Nipah virus

July 2, 2018

Kerala Government has declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts free from Nipah virus infection. These districts were declared as temporarily Nipah free as no positive case of the infecton was reported till completion of double incubation period of the virus. Earlier ..

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National Doctors’ Day: July 1

July 2, 2018

The National Doctors’ Day is observed every year on 1 July across India to express gratitude and acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the doctors’ towards our society. The observance of the day honours legendary physician and West Bengal’s second ..

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