Page-2 of Current Affairs - October, 2018
SBI to issue and encash electoral bonds soon
The GoI has notified the sale of electoral bond by SBI through its 29 authorized branches from 1.11.2018 to 10.11.2018. 29. These SBI branches are in cities like New Delhi, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chennai, Kolkata and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
North East Festival and Experiencing the North East held in New Delhi
The sixth edition of North East festival is being organized till October 28, 2018 in New Delhi and the 15th edition of Indian International Centre festival is to be held from 27-31 October 2018 Key feature of North East Festival ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Fact Sheet: Mammals of India (MaOI)
Mammals of India (MaOI) is a new model of repository on Indian mammals by the Scientists and Researchers from the National Centers for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore. It is a citizen-scientific repository initiated in September 2018. It is a first ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Fact Sheet: Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FAIDF)
To double farmers’ income by 2022 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved creation of FAIDF recently. The proposal for creation of fund was made in budget 2018-19. Salient features of the fund The main aim is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
India To Become Third Largest Aviation Market : IATA
India will be among the top three aviation market by 2024 according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its 20- year air passenger forecast report. India is currently at seventh position in Global Aviation market. Key Highlights Of Report ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
India Building World’s Highest Railway Line
India railways announced its plan to link New Delhi and Ladakh by means of a railway line that will run along the India-China Border. The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line would be the world’s highest railway line once launched. Key Facts of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Fact Sheet: World Wrestling Championships – 2018
The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were fifteenth edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from October 20 to 28 in Budapest, Hungary. Here are important facts: About UWW World Wrestling Championships It is amateur wrestling world ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Winners of United Nations Human Rights Prize – 2018
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (UN Human Rights Prize) was announced recently by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly. The winners of 2018 award are: Asma Jahangir ..