Page-11 of Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government signs $76 Million loan deal with JICA to Upgrade Alang-Sosiya Shipyards
The Union Government signed $76 million loan deal with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for starting upgradation project related to environment management plan at Alang-Sosiya ship recycling shipyards in Gujarat. The project will be executed by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
India, China unlikely to be growth poles for global economy: UNCTAD Report
According to UNCTAD’s recently released Trade and Development Report (TDR) 2017, India and China at their current levels of growth will not serve as “growth polls” for global economy in near future. TDR is flagship report of the United Nations ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
India-Japan ink open sky agreement
India and Japan have agreed to ink open sky arrangement to allow airlines from both countries to operate unlimited number of flights. In this regard, both countries exchanged RoD (Record of Discussions) on civil aviation cooperation with respect to open ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, CBDT ink MoU for Automatic and Regular Exchange of Information
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for automatic and regular exchange of tax information. The purpose of the MoU is to curb the menace of shell companies, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government to grant citizenship to Chakma, Hajong refugees
The Union Home Ministry will soon grant citizenship to nearly one lakh Chakma and Hajong refugees, who came from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) five decades ago and are living in northeast. Government’s decision comes in line with Supreme Court ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Scientists create first global map of water on Moon
Scientists from Brown University in US have created first map of water trapped in uppermost layer of Moon’s soil. The was build using NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper onboard of India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. The map builds on initial discovery of water ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
India, Japan ink 15 agreements for enhancing bilateral co-operation
India and Japan have signed 15 agreements for enhancing bilateral cooperation in several key areas including investment promotion, civil aviation, and science and technology. The agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
PM Narendra Modi, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe lay foundation stone for bullet train
Foundation stone of India’s first high-speed rail project (bullet train) project was jointly laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at Sabarmati Station ground in Ahmedabad. The 508km-long Mumbai to Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government launches Operation Insaniyat to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The Ministry of External Affairs has started Operation Insaniyat to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to humanitarian crisis being faced by it due to large influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Rohingya are stateless ethnic minority (mostly Muslim) from ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
New ASEAN Cyber Drill Kicks Off in Vietnam
The ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team Incident Drill (ACID) was recently held in Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. This year it was 12th year of drills as part of subregion’s response to growing cyber challenges witnessed ..