Page-17 of Current Affairs - October, 2017
SC criminalises sex with minor wife aged between 15 to 18 years
The Supreme Court has criminalised sex between man and his underage wife below 18 years provided the woman files a complaint within a year. The landmark order fixes the age of consent at 18 for all girls. The apex court ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government to set up think tank for oil sector
The Union Government will soon get Cabinet approval for setting up of high-powered think tank under Ministry of Petroleum to look into key issues related to oil and gas sector. Besides, Petroleum Ministry also has send proposal to Union Cabinet ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
IMF lowers India's growth forecast to 6.7 %
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its October World Economic Outlook (WEO) has lowered India’s economic growth forecast at 6.7% in 2017 and 7.4% in 2018. It is slower than 0.5 and 0.3 percentage points projected earlier by IMF. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Japan launches fourth Michibiki satellite for hi-tech GPS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched Michibiki-4 satellite (QZSS-4) onboard of H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Centre. It was fourth satellite in Michibiki series i.e. Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which is a satellite-based high-precision global positioning system similar ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Nisha Biswal appointed as President of USIBC
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal was appointed as President of US-India Business Council (USIBC). USIBC is a forum of US businesses part of US Chamber of Commerce (USCC), the largest lobbying ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
India hosts International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations – IV
The International conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” was inaugurated by Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi. It has been organised by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under Union Ministry of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Rajasthan: First state to incorporate skill development programme in higher education
Rajasthan became first state in the country to incorporate skill development programme in higher education. In this regard, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with state’s Department of College Education has prepared 16 courses for entrepreneurship and skill ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
India ranks 8th in 2017 Valuable Nation Brand List
According to Brand Finance’s recently released Nation Brands 2017 report, India was ranked 8th out of 100 countries on a list of most valuable nation brands. This year India slipped by one spot compared to 7th rank in 2016 and ..