Page-11 of Current Affairs - June, 2018

Liberalised Remittance Scheme: RBI alters definition of relative to check outward remittances

June 19, 2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has narrowed the definition of relatives under the ‘maintenance of close relative’ category of Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) to check outflow of funds and prevent misuse of facility. Henceforth, funds under this category can ..

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National Testing Agency to train paper setters

June 19, 2018

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has announced that National Testing Agency (NTA) will train paper setters to set better question papers and provide better model answers. NTA was set up to relieve Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ..

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CWC, Google sign agreement for flood forecasting and dissemination of flood related information

June 19, 2018

Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed collaboration agreement with search engine giant Google for flood forecasting and dissemination of flood related information to masses. This initiative will help crisis management agencies to deal extreme hydrological events in better manner for ..

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Government to expand BPO promotion scheme for rural youth to 1 lakh seats

June 19, 2018

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is planning to expand its India BPO Promotion Scheme to 1 lakh seats from current 48,000 seats. It will also set up 5th and India’s largest National data centre (NDC) in Bhopal, Madhya ..

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Current Affairs: News Headlines: June 19, 2018

June 19, 2018

Following are the key current affairs headlines in newspapers for June 19, 2018 INDIA President Ram Nath Kovind meets his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos and PM Alexis Tsipras in Athens Central Water Commission (CWC) to collaborate with Google for flood ..

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Indian Army to develop Jaisalmer Military Station as Smart Facility

June 19, 2018

The Indian Army has drawn detailed plan to develop Jaisalmer Military Station in Rajasthan as smart facility patterned on Central Government’s Smart Cities Mission. The development plan will provide a major boost to  local economy and aid in ecological conservation. ..

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International Classification of Diseases: WHO classifies gaming addiction as mental health disorder

June 19, 2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified gaming addiction as mental health disorder in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11. This is as per draft of new document that was released in December 2017. This classification will be used ..

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Rani Rashmoni: Indian Coast Guard Ship commissioned in Visakhapatnam

June 19, 2018

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned fast patrol vessel (FPV) ICGS Rani Rashmoni, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is fifth and last ship to be commissioned in the series of fast patrol vessel (FPV) project of ICG. The ship will ..

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