Page-24 of Current Affairs - November, 2016

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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India, UNISDR sign Statement of Cooperation on Sendai Framework

November 5, 2016

India and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction signed a Statement of Cooperation (SoC) of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). It was signed during the second day of the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ..

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Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

November 5, 2016

The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals. The Scheme was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda in ..

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