Page-5 of Current Affairs - November, 2017
Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency, area in India: IISc Study
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased in magnitude and in area over past three decades in India. The increases in cocktail of drought and heatwaves were seen particularly ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Aditya L1 Mission: ISRO’s first sun mission to take off in 2019
The India Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch first solar mission Aditya-L1 in 2019. It will be India’s first dedicated scientific mission to study sun. The mission aims to put 1,500-kg heavy class Aditya-L1 satellite into halo ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Gopi Thonakal becomes 1st Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship
Gopi Thonakal created history by becoming first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship. He achieved the feat in the 16th edition of the prestigious event held at Dongguan in China. He clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 48 seconds ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
China successfully launches remote sensing satellites
China has successfully launched remote sensing satellites designed to conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments. The satellites whose numbers were not specified yet were launched on board of Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates International Gita Mahotsav in Haryana
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav 2017 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The objective behind Mahotsav is to spread the message of Gita to world. The second edition of the event was organised by Haryana Government. Mauritius was partner ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
12th meeting of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council held
The 12th meeting of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council was held in New Delhi. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-state relations. The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
30.76 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY (Urban) till now: Government
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has announced that 30.76 lakh houses for the urban poor have been sanctioned so far since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme in June 2015. Currently, 15.65 lakh houses ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship: Ritu Phogat wins Silver
India’s Ritu Phogat has won Silver medal in Under-23 Senior World Wrestling held in Poland. She won silver medal in 48 kg category. She entered into final by defeating Bulgarian Wrestler Selishka in Quarter finals and Chinese Wrestler Jiang Zhu ..