Page-26 of Current Affairs - November, 2019
International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management held in New Delhi
The ‘International Conference on Soil and Water Resources Management for Climate Smart Agriculture and Global Food and Livelihood Security’ is being held at National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex in New Delhi. The five day-long conference will be held from ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
India withdraws from RCEP
On November 4, 2019, India decided against joining Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal as India did not receive any credible assurance on market access and non-tariff barriers. This paved way for the other 15-members to go ahead and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
ICAR report on Stubble Burning
On 4th November, 2019, the ICAR’s Creams Laboratory bulletin stated that there has been reduction of 12% in incidents of Stubble Burning as compared to the same period in 2018. Highlights of the report There were 31,402 burning events in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019
The State Government of Himachal Pradesh is organizing Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019, a flagship business event, at Dharamshala on 7 -8 November 2019. The event will be attended by diplomats, leaders from senior policy makers, corporate sector development ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Rajnath Singh to co-chair 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow, Russia. He is on a visit to Russian Federation from 5-7 November 2019. 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission At the India-Russia IGC on ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
DRDO’s Igniter Complex inaugurated
A Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) Igniter Complex was inaugurated at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune. The main purpose of the laboratory is to design, process, evaluate ignition systems for any kind of DRDO projects. About the Igniter ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
5th India International Science Festival held in Kolkata
The 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) is being held in Kolkata, West Bengal from 5-8 November 2019. The four-day festival was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference. About 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) IISF Objective: ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
ADB to give $451Mn for Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor power links
The Asian Development Bank will provide a $451 million (appx. Rs.3,200 crore) loan to strengthen power connectivity between southern and northern parts of Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu. As per ADB, the Manila-headquartered multilateral agency the total cost ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
MSDE, IBM jointly launches Skills Build platform
The Union Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched the Skills Build platform in collaboration with IBM, an American multinational IT (information technology) company. About Skills Build platform SkillsBuild offers digital learning content from IBM and partners like ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
CARAT- 2019: US-Bangladesh Navy exercise
The biggest US- Bangladesh Navy exercise dubbed as ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) – 2019’ is being held in Chattogram (or Chittagong City) in Bangladesh. The CARAT is a yearly exercise conducted between the navies of Bangladesh and United ..