Page-7 of Current Affairs - May, 2018

15th Finance Commission constitutes high level group for balanced expansion of health sector

May 25, 2018

The Fifteenth Finance Commission has constituted high level group to explore and give recommendations for a balanced expansion of the health sector. It will be headed by Dr. RandeepGuleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi and shall consist of eminent experts in ..

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Government launches Samagra Shiksha scheme to improve quality of school education

May 25, 2018

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Shiksha scheme to improve quality of school education. The scheme aims at improving quality of education, enhancing learning outcomes and using technology to empower children and teachers. The scheme subsumes ..

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SIDBI, CSC SPV ink MoU to provide financial support to village level entrepreneurs

May 25, 2018

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Common Service Centres (CSC) Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) signed MoU for providing financial support village level entrepreneurs in CSCs. Through the MoU, SIDBI will extend financial support to VLEs of CSCs, with minimum ..

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Government reconstitutes FSDC: Includes secretaries from Revenue Department, MeitY, IBC Chairman

May 25, 2018

The Union Government has reconstituted Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) to include secretaries from revenue department as well as Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY). It  will include Chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). This decision ..

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Surya Kiran-XIII: India-Nepal joint battalion level exercise to be held in Uttarakhand

May 25, 2018

The thirteenth edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 30 May to 12 June 2018. The joint military exercise aims to further enhance and strengthen level of defence cooperation between the two neighbouring nations. ..

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5th India-CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia

May 25, 2018

The 5th India-CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) Business Conclave was held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was jointly organised by Ministry of Commerce & Industry along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ..

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INSV Tarini team awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017

May 25, 2018

India’s Navy all six women crew of INSV Tarini who completed India’s first all-women circumnavigation expedition of the globe was conferred prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017. The crew included Lt Commander Vartika Joshi, Lt Commander Swathi Patarpalli, Lt Commander Pratibha ..

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India’s first National Sports University in Manipur: Union Cabinet approves ordinance

May 24, 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in in Imphal (west), Manipur. The ordinance is on the lines of National Sports University Bill, 2017 which is pending in Parliament (introduced in ..

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