Page-16 of Current Affairs - September, 2017
India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab inaugurated in Kolkata
India’s first state of art virology laboratory was inaugurated at Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy in Kolkata, West Bengal. The lab will play important in developing new drugs and technologies in Homoeopathy to combat emerging challenges of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government constitutes GoM to resolve IT challenges faced in GST implementation
Union Finance Ministry has constituted Group of Ministers (GoM) to monitor and resolve IT challenges faced in implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). It also Committee on Exports to look into issues of exports. Both committees were constituted following ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
CCEA approves survey project of Un-appraised Areas of Sedimentary Basins
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved survey project to acquire 48,243 Line Kilometer (LKM) 2D seismic data for appraisal of Indian sedimentary basins where limited data is available. Sedimentary basin is a low area in the Earth’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Cabinet approves Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet has given approved introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament. The Bill seeks to amend Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Amendment will increase maximum limit of gratuity of employees, in Public ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Cabinet approves hiving off BSNL’s mobile tower assets into a separate company
The Union Cabinet has approved proposal for hiving off mobile tower assets of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) into a separate tower infrastructure company, fully owned by BSNL. Decision in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Japan in field of Silk Industry
The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Japan for collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries. The MoU was signed between Central Silk Board (CSB), India and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
UNSC unanimously adopts new sanctions against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously passed new set of tougher sanctions against North Korea over its sixth and most powerful nuclear test (claimed to be Hydrogen bomb). It was overall the ninth sanctions resolution unanimously adopted by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government reconstitutes six Committees of Cabinet
The Union Government has reconstituted six Committees of the Cabinet after recent ministry reshuffle. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was elevated in recent Cabinet restructuring process was inducted as full time member of Cabinet Committee on Security, Cabinet Committees on ..