Page-14 of Current Affairs - September, 2016

Indian Railways launches cleanliness drive Swachhta Saptah

September 17, 2016

Indian Railways has launched Swachhta Saptah (Cleanliness Week) to mark the ‘Swachh Paryavaran Diwas’ (Clean Environment Day). The special nine-day (from 17 to 25 September 2016) long public cleanliness outreach programme was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in ..

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India, Nepal sign three agreements

September 17, 2016

India and Nepal have signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for post-earthquake reconstruction, Road infrastructure in Tarai and Line of Credit. These agreements were inked during the four days (from 15 to 18 September 2016) official state visit of Nepal ..

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Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with Arjuna Award

September 17, 2016

Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were conferred with the Arjuna Award for their contributions to sport of cricket. The award was bestowed upon them by Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel in New Delhi. Sharma was bestowed with the award ..

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Gionee inks MoU with Haryana Government to set up manufacturing hub in Faridabad

September 17, 2016

The Gionee India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Haryana government to set up its phone manufacturing hub in Faridabad. The MoU was signed by Gionee Mobiles Chairman Liu Lirong and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development ..

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Writer Meghna Pant wins FON South Asia Short Story Award

September 17, 2016

Writer Meghna Pant has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing. The award will be presented to her for her short story “People of the Sun” at Kumaon Literary Festival in October 2016. ..

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Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

September 16, 2016

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a multilateral environmental agreement established in 1985 to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible for ozone depletion. It has been ratified by all 197 UN members ..

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Union Government approves 500 crore rupee projects for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

September 16, 2016

The Union Ministry of Tourism has approved projects worth 500 crore rupees for integrated development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir under Swadesh Darshan scheme. The projects were approved by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee for the scheme as part ..

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft to make final observations of Saturn

September 16, 2016

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft after studying Saturn, its rings and moons for more than 12 years, has entered in the final year of its epic voyage. In its epic voyage, the Cassini spacecraft will make the closest-ever observations of the planet. ..

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