Page-19 of Current Affairs - November, 2016

India, Sri Lanka agree to form Joint Working Group on Fisheries to address fishermen issue

November 7, 2016

India and Sri Lanka have agreed to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries and hotline between their Coast Guards to address long-standing issue of fishermen from Tamil Nadu. These mechanisms aim to help find a permanent solution ..

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates first International Agro-biodiversity Congress

November 7, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first International Agro-biodiversity Congress in New Delhi. The 4-day Congress (from November 6 to 9, 2016) will be attended by 900 delegates from 60 countries to discuss conservation of genetic resources. What is Agrobiodiversity? ..

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Anti-dumping duty on Metallurgical coke bane to steel industry: ISA

November 7, 2016

The Indian Steel Association (ISA) has asked the Central Government not to impose any anti-dumping duty on Metallurgical Coke (met coke) fearing cost escalation of their products. A levy of anti-dumping duty on met coke will have a cost-push effect ..

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India's Aniruddha Rajput elected to UN's International Law Commission

November 7, 2016

Indian lawyer, Aniruddha Rajput (33) has been elected as a member International Law Commission (ILC), a top body of legal experts of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Rajput is among the 34 individuals elected by the UNGA as members of ..

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PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate PETROTECH 2016

November 7, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12th edition of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2016” in New Delhi on 5 December 2016. The 2016 theme is “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges”. 6000 delegates ..

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DRDO inks MoU with IIT Delhi to establish JATC

November 7, 2016

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to establish a Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC). The JATC will be located in the campus of IIT Delhi at the upcoming ..

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Union Environment Ministry constitutes Four-Member team for Conservation of Loktak Lake

November 6, 2016

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has constituted a four-member team for conservation and management of Loktak Lake in Manipur. The team will visit Loktak Lake and hold discussions with the State government, its concerned agencies ..

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HCC becomes first firm to get debt recast under RBI’s S4A Scheme

November 6, 2016

Construction major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) became India’s first firm to get debt recast under RBI’s new Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A). The RBI-mandated Overseeing Committee (OC) under the S4A has approved HCC’s Rs. 5,000-crore debt recast ..

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Indian Women's hockey team wins 2016 Asian Champions Trophy

November 5, 2016

Indian Women’s hockey team has won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore. It was the maiden win of Indian Women’s hockey team in Asian Champions Trophy. In summit clash held in Singapore, India defeated China by 2-1 goals. ..

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New Delhi Declaration, Asian Regional Plan adopted at AMCDRR 2016

November 5, 2016

The 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) adopted ‘New Delhi Declaration’ and ‘Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’. It was the first AMCDRR to be held after the advent of the Sendai Framework for ..

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