Page-14 of Current Affairs - June, 2018

Atal Tinkering Labs: NITI Aayog selects 3,000 more schools

June 13, 2018

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has selected 3,000 additional schools for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs). The new additions take number of such ATLs to 5,441 representing all states and five out of seven union territories. It will ..

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Surya Kiran-XIII: India-Nepal joint military exercise concludes in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

June 13, 2018

The thirteenth edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise was held at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 30 May to 12 June 2018. The joint military exercise was aimed at further enhancing and strengthening level of defence cooperation between the two neighbouring nations. ..

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International Conference on ICT to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal

June 13, 2018

International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be held in Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal from June 17-18, 2018. The Theme of two day conference is “Sustainable Development Goals for Smart Society”. Key Facts The conference is organised ..

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Greece, Suriname, Cuba: President Ramnath Kovind to embark on three nation tour

June 13, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on three nation official tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba from 16 to 22 June 2018. Greece will be first leg of the visit followed by Suriname and Cuba. President will be accompanied by ..

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ISRO to transfer lithium ion cell technology to industries for mass production

June 13, 2018

ISRO’s rocket sciences arm Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has decided to transfer its own in-house lithium ion (Li ion) cell technology to successful Indian industries and start-ups on non-exclusive basis in automobiles for Rs. 1 crore. The initiative aims ..

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SEBI constitutes Expert Committee frame rules for direct listing of Indian firms abroad

June 13, 2018

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has constituted an expert committee to recommend suitable framework to allow direct listing of Indian companies overseas bourses while also allowing overseas companies to list directly on Indian bourses. Terms ..

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SEBI constitutes Group to review Institutional Trading Platform (ITP) framework

June 13, 2018

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted Group to look into existing Institutional Trading Platform (ITP) framework and suggest measures to facilitate listing of startups. Its members include representatives from Indian Software Product Industry Round Table ..

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12 June: World Day against Child Labour

June 12, 2018

The World Day against Child Labour is observed every year across the world on June 12 with an aim to raise awareness against child labour. This years theme is ‘Generation Safe & Healthy’. This year, a joint campaign was launched ..

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Explained: Seva Bhoj Yojna

June 12, 2018

The Union Ministry of Culture has launched Seva Bhoj Yojna, a new scheme to provide financial assistance on purchase of specific food items by Charitable Religious Institutions (CRIs) for free distribution among people. Under this scheme, Centre’s share of Central ..

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EPIC planet: Indian PRL scientists discover new planet

June 12, 2018

Scientists from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad have discovered for first time distant planet revolving around Sun-like star. Both the planet and the star have been named EPIC. With this discovery India joins handful of countries which have discovered planets ..

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