Page-23 of Current Affairs - October, 2016
Tamil Nadu tops list of endemic flowering plants: BSI
According to the recent publication released by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number flowering plants in the country. The publication titled Endemic Vascular Plants of India also revealed that almost one of every ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Pakistan announces postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad
Pakistan has postponed the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit after India and four other countries announced to boycott the Summit. The summit was schedule to be held on November 9th and 10th, 2016 in Islamabad, capital ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Sports Sector Gets the Infrastructure Status
The Union Finance Ministry has decided that sports infrastructure will be included under the harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. Earlier, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Affairs had moved the proposal for inclusion of sports in the list ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India Sanitation conference in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India Sanitation conference (INDOSAN) in New Delhi ahead of second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission. PM Modi in his inaugural speech highlighted need of behavioural change to achieve the dream of Swachch Bharat and also ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
OPEC agrees on modest oil production curbs
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached an agreement to cut oil production for the first time since 2008 after an informal meeting in Algiers, Algeria. It was decided that OPEC would reduce output to a range of 32.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
EU ministers approve ratification of Paris climate Agreement
The European Union (EU) ministers have approved the ratification of Paris Agreement (on Climate Change). This decision brings the Paris Agreement closer to entering into force. Once approved by the European Parliament, the EU deposit its ratification instrument before national ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Infosys unveils Skava Commerce, a modular e-commerce platform
India’s second largest software services major Infosys has launched “Skava Commerce” a new standard for modern, mobile-first and modular e-commerce platform for retailers. The platform has been developed by Skava, a Silicon Valley-based e-commerce start-up that Infosys had acquired in ..