Page-18 of Current Affairs - November, 2018

Nuclear submarine INS Arihant completes first deterrence patrol

November 6, 2018

India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol. The development signifies that underwater warship has completed its maiden long-range mission with live nuclear-tipped missiles. Key Facts During deterrence patrol, a nuclear submarine carries nuclear ..

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Government approves operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens

November 6, 2018

Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) approved operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens. Operation Greens was announced by Union Government in Budget 2018-19 to stabilise supply of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops. It is aimed at ensuring availability of ..

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Home Ministry releases Rs. 113 crore to six border states under Border Area Development Programme

November 6, 2018

Union Home Ministry has released more than Rs. 113 crore to six border states under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) as part of its plan to ameliorate the problems of people living in isolated locations. These six states are Assam, ..

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India, South Korea sign MoU for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism

November 6, 2018

India and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The MoU was signed between Union Ministry of Tourism and South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in New Delhi. It was ..

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India, South Korea ink MoU on sports cooperation

November 6, 2018

India and South Korea have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sports cooperation. The MoU was signed between Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in New Delhi. Key Facts The ..

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World Tsunami Awareness Day: November 5

November 6, 2018

The World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami. This year it was third edition of World Tsunami Awareness Day after it was ..

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RBI initiates steps to set up digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture details of all borrowers

November 5, 2018

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated steps to set up wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture loan information of individuals and corporate borrowers. In this regard, RBI has invited expression of interest (EOI) for developing PSC from ..

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Indian Coast Guard launches new Offshore patrol vessel ICGS Varaha

November 5, 2018

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is fourth in the series of 98 M OPVs designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro (L&T). ICGS ..

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Bangladesh elected IORA Chairman for 2021-23

November 5, 2018

Bangladesh was as Vice Chairman of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for the period of 2019-21 and eventually as IORA Chairman for 2021-23 at 18th IORA Council of Ministers’ Meeting held in Durban, South Africa. The Current Chair is South ..

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AYUSH Ministry organizes National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda

November 5, 2018

The National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda was held in New Delhi. It was organised by Ministry of AYUSH in association with NITI Aayog with aim of encouraging entrepreneurs and Ayurveda stakeholders towards businesses opportunities in the ..

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