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Russia, India ink defence deal on S-400 Air Defence Systems
India has signed a defence deal worth nearly Rs 39,000 crore with Russia to purchase five state of art S-400 ‘Triumf’ air defence systems. Besides, India also announced to collaborate in making four stealth frigates and setting up a joint ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Rosneft-led consortium buys India’s Essar Oil for $13 billion
Russian consortium led energy giant Rosneft Oil Company has agreed to acquire India’s second biggest private oil firm Essar Oil in an all-cash deal valued at about US $13 billion. The consortium includes Rosneft Oil Company, Netherlands-based commodities trader Trafigura ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
India, Russia sign 16 agreements across diverse sectors
India and Russia have signed 16 agreements across diverse sectors including in defence, infrastructure, energy, space, ship building sectors etc. They were signed following delegation-level talks co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 17th ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Union Government launches satellite-based illegal Mining Detection System
Union Government has launched Mining Surveillance System (MSS), a pan-India surveillance network to check illegal mining using latest satellite technology. MSS is a satellite-based monitoring system which aims to check illegal mining activity through automatic remote-sensing detection technology in order ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Brazil wins inaugural BRICS U-17 Football Tournament
Brazil has won the inaugural BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016 held at Goa on the occasion of the 8th BRICS hosted in India. In the final match, Brazil defeated South Africa by 5-1 goals. For Brazil goals were scored by ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
2nd Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav begins in New Delhi
The second edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2016 was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi. The 10-day event aims to showcase the rich cultural heritage of India in all ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
IISc researchers develop self-powered UV photodetector for self-charging energy storage devices
The researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have developed a cost-effective, high-performance, self-powered UV photodetector. The self-powered UV photodetector can use the harvested optical energy for direct self-charging of energy storage devices such as supercapacitor. It can also ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
National Seismic Programme launched in Odisha
The Union Government has launched National Seismic Programme (NSP) to trace hydrocarbon resources like oil and natural gas in Mahanadi basin. It was launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Petroleum and Natural Gas at Taranga village under Soro ..