India's installed clean energy capacity touched 70 GW: Government

According to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India’s installed clean (renewable) energy capacity has already touched 70 Gigawatts (GW) and 38 GW is under implementation. This shows that India is progressing fast in areas of renewable energy and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission approves modern animal-free testing for drugs

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has in its 2018 edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia approved modern, animal-free tests for drug manufacturers. It will spare animals from suffering due to drug experiments. 2018 Indian Pharmacopoeia It provides guidelines on tests for drugs manufactured ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

India, Guatemala ink MoU for expanding cooperation in diplomatic training

India and Guatemala have signed pact for strengthening diplomatic cooperation through Respective Foreign Service Institutes in educational field. The agreement was signed after meeting between Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his Guatemala counterpart, Jafeth Cabrera Franco in Guatemala City. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Madhya Pradesh launches India’s first Integrated Control and Command Centre for its smart cities

Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. (BSCDCL) has launched India’s first cloud-based Common Integrated Data Centre, Disaster Recovery Centre and Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC). It is powered by Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise’s Universal Internet of Things (IoT) Platform. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Asia Power Index: India ranks fourth in Asia-Pacific region

India was ranked fourth out of 25 nations in Asia-Pacific region in the inaugural Asia Power Index released by Australian think tank Lowy Institute. Asia Power Index It measures overall power of countries and territories in Asia-Pacific region. A country’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

TRAI releases draft of telecom interconnection regulation

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued draft Telecommunication Interconnection (Amendment) Regulations 2018 to amend interconnect regulations, proposing certain changes in terms and conditions for operators to seek fresh call connect ports from other telecom operators. Key Features of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Naval Commanders' Conference held New Delhi

The first edition of this year’s bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference was held in New Delhi from 8 to 11 May 2018. It discussed aspects concerning country’s maritime security, analyse mission-based deployments and larger issues of geo-strategic Indian Ocean Region (IOR), ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Arun-3 Hydropower Project: Nepal grants license to India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd to generate power

Nepal Government has granted power generation licence to Indian government-owned subsidiary Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) from a 900-megawatt (MW) Arun-3 Hydropower Project located in eastern Nepal. The permit was granted in line with the decision of meeting of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Business Optimism Index: India slips to 6th position globally in first quarter of 2018

India was ranked 6th on Global Optimism Index released as part of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) in the first quarter of 2018. The report was prepared based on the results of a survey of 2,500 businesses in 37 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Government to expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in Tribal Districts across country

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is going to expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in tribal districts across the country. About 3000 such kendras are proposed to be set up in two years in all forested Tribal Districts. Initially, it ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018