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Indian Navy unveils Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System at Rajali Air Station
The Indian Navy has unveiled the Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at Rajali Air Station in Tamil Nadu. The aim of IAAMS is to modernise the meteorological infrastructure of the nine Naval Air Stations (NAS). It is expected to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Parliament passes Finance Bill 2017
Parliament has passed Finance Bill 2017 after Lok Sabha negating all the five amendments made by the Rajya Sabha. The bill gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government announced in the budget for the financial year 2017-18. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
SC bans sale, registration of BS-III vehicles
The Supreme Court has banned the sale and registration of Bharat Stage (BS)-III emission norm-compliant vehicles from April 1, 2017, when environmentally friendly BS-IV emission norms will come into force across the country. The order came after all vehicle manufacturers ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Srinath Narayanan set to become India's 46th Grandmaster
Srinath Narayanan (23) is set to become India’s 46th Grandmaster after he defeated GM David Anton Guijarro of Spain at the ongoing Sharjah Masters 2017 chess tournament. He became an International Master at the age of 14 and crossed the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
NGT orders oil companies to stop plying BS-I, BS-II vehicles in Delhi
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed public sector oil companies to immediately stop plying Bharat Stage-I (BS-I) and Bharat Stage-II (BS-II) vehicles for transporting petrol or petroleum products in the national capital Delhi. The order was issued against Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Lok Sabha passes 4 GST Bills
Lok Sabha has passed four Bills relating to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). It paves way for implementing a new, consolidated indirect tax regime from the proposed date of July 1, 2017. The four bills passed ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India becomes net exporter of power for the first time
According to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under Union Power Ministry, India for the first time has become a net exporter of electricity during the April-February period in fiscal 2016-17. During this period, India exported around 5,798 million units of electricity ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Uttarakhand High Court orders completed ban of mining in state
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a complete ban on all mining activities in the state for four months. The court gave this order while hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL). It comes after a forest guard was allegedly killed ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
UN appoints David Beasley to head World Food Programme
United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres has appointed David Beasley as head of the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP). Beasley will replace Etharin Cousin, who has been the WFP executive director since 2012. He is former governor of US state ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Lionel Messi banned from next four competitive internationals
Argentina forward Lionel Messi (29) was banned from their next four competitive internationals for swearing at a match official. The ban will start with the World Cup’s qualifier in Bolivia. Messi had directed insulting words at an assistant referee during ..