Page-14 of Current Affairs - October, 2017
TM Krishna wins 2015-16 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna won 30th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2015 -16 for his services in promoting and preserving national integration in the country. He will be presented with the honour by Congress president Sonia Gandhi ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Need to balance national interest, human rights on Rohingya refugees: SC
The Supreme Court has asked Union Government to strike a balance between humanitarian concern for Rohingya community staying in India and country’s economic and national security interests. The apex court unlined that both executive and judiciary cannot be totally oblivious ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
World's largest combustion research centre inaugurated at IIT Madras
National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) was inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in Tamil Nadu. It is world’s largest combustion research centre and one of best diagnostic centres in the country to understand combustion. National ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Audrey Azoulay elected as Director General of UNESCO
Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay (45) was elected as new Director General of UNESCO – the UN’s education, science and culture agency. With this, she becomes first Jewish Director of UNESCO. Azoulay defeated Qatar’s Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016 comes into effect
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has brought into effect new Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 which was notified in March 2016. The Act replaced Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. It aims to help in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
October 14: World Standards Day
The World Standards Day is observed every year on 14 October across the globe to mark the development of voluntary engineering and scientific standards. The theme for year 2017 is “Standards make cities smarter” Significance of the day Observance of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Mitra Shakti 2017: India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise held in Pune
The 5th India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise “Mitra Shakti 2017” was held Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharshtra. The two weeks exercise (October 13 and 25) is based on Counter Terrorist Operations (CTO) and Infantry company from both countries are ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government launches Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana
The Union Government has launched Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana and expanded coverage of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) in a bid to provide affordable life insurance services to people particularly those living in rural areas. Witt expnasion, PLI will now ..