Page-10 of Current Affairs - May, 2018

Nidaan: Rajasthan Government launches software for disease monitoring

May 23, 2018

Rajasthan Government has launched new software called Nidaan for disease monitoring and strengthening tele-medicine services in the government hospitals. The software will help for providing presumptive diagnosis and monitoring of seasonal and non-communicable diseases as well as trends of ailments ..

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22 May: International Bio-diversity Day

May 22, 2018

The International Bio-diversity Day is observed every year on 22 May to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme this year is ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity’. It marks 25th anniversary of entry into force of ..

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UDAN scheme: First commercial flight of Arunachal Pradesh lands at Pasighat

May 22, 2018

The first commercial flight (42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines) of Arunachal Pradesh under UDAN scheme landed at Pasighat airport or Advance Landing Ground (ALG) in East Siang district. This historic moment puts border state on the aviation map ..

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve: India receives first crude oil cargo from UAE for Mangalore reserve

May 22, 2018

India received first consignment of 2 million barrels of crude oil from United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) at Mangaluru (on west coast), Karnataka. This first consignment from UAE fill one of two strategic reserve caverns ..

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Navika Sagar Parikrama: Indian Navy’s all-women crew completes circumnavigating globe expedition

May 22, 2018

Indian Navy’s six-member all-women Navy crew onboard of INSV Tarini vessel reached Panaji, Goa after circumnavigating around globe in 254 days under Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition. It was first-ever all women Asian and Indian circumnavigation expedition of globe . The ..

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MCX launches India’s first copper options contracts

May 22, 2018

India’s largest commodities exchange platform, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) launched country’s first copper options contracts. The option contract will provide physical market participants additional instrument to hedge their price risk. The copper option contracts were launched with ..

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BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired to increase life from 10 to 15 years

May 22, 2018

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from mobile launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore (Chandipur), Odisha to validate some new features aimed at increasing its life from 10 to 15 years. The successful test will help in ..

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Gandiv Vijay:  Chetak Corps of South Western Command conduct military exercise in Rajasthan

May 22, 2018

Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian Army conducted military exercise Gandiv Vijay in Mahajan field firing ranges of Rajasthan. The exercise was conducted two months to validate their operational plans of Chetak corps and concluded on May 23, ..

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