Page-9 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

SAFAR: Most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting inuagrated in Delhi

July 23, 2018

Ministry of Earth Sciences has unveiled state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. It is first of its kind and most advanced system in India. Such advanced ..

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Odisha police launch drive to bust Pangolin smuggling racket

July 23, 2018

Odisha Special Task Force (STF) has launched drive to bust an international syndicate that peddles ‘endangered’ pangolin, one of the world’s most illegally traded mammals. It has requested Union Home Ministry to approach the Myanmar government to block the transit ..

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TreadWill: IIT Kanpur develops online tool to help people deal with mental health issues

July 23, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has developed TreadWill, an online tool to help people cope with issues related to mental health. The tool was developed by team with collaborative support from Computer Science and Engineering and Humanities and Social ..

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Government launches Student Police Cadet Programme

July 21, 2018

Ministry of Home Affairs sponsored Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme was launched nationally in Gurugram, Haryana. It was launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of Union Human Resources Minister Prakash Javadekar. The programme aims to build ..

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NABARD launches South East Asia’s first ever Centre for Climate Change in Lucknow

July 21, 2018

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched Centre for Climate Change in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is first of its kind centre in South East Asia. It aims at accelerating concerted climate action by various stakeholders in ..

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BJP led NDA Government wins No Confidence motion in Lok Sabha

July 21, 2018

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government has won No Confidence motion moved in Lok Sabha. This was first no-trust motion against Narendra Modi government after it came to power in May 2014 and less than year ..

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India to host inaugural 2+2 Dialogue with US in September 2018

July 21, 2018

India is going to host inaugural 2+2 Dialogue with United States in September 2018 in New Delhi. In the inaugural meeting, Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will host US Secretary of State Michael ..

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4th BIMSTEC Summit to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in August 2018

July 21, 2018

The fourth edition of Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be held in Kathmandu, capital city of from 30 to 31 August, 2018. Nepal is the current chair of BIMSTEC. The main focus of ..

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