Page-17 of Current Affairs - September, 2017
FoSCoRIS: FSSAI launches online platform for food inspection, sampling
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched ‘FoSCoRIS’, a nationwide online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling. The food regulator has asked all states to adopt this system as it would help ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
London tops in 2017 Global Financial Centres Index
London has topped in the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) among 92 financial centres released by the Z/Yen and China Development Institute. India’s financial capital Mumbai was ranked at 60th position, up by three positions compared to previous edition. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Factbox: Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator
Recently Bugworks Research, a Bengaluru-based biotech startup, became India’s and Asia’s first to receive the international CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) grant for its antibiotic research and development. Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance has become global crisis that threatens ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
2nd India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council held in New Delhi
The second edition of India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council was held in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani. During the meeting, both countries exchanged four pacts in areas of health, transport ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Navika Sagar Parikrama: India’s first all-women circumnavigation expedition flagged-off
India’s first all-women crew circumnavigation expedition named as Navika Sagar Parikrama was flagged off by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Goa. The crew belongs to Indian Navy and is sailing Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini). It will circumnavigate ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Government to launch Project Insight
The Union Finance Ministry is planning to launch ‘Project Insight’ from October 2017 to monitor high value transactions and detect tax evaders using technology with a view to curbing circulation of black money. To implement the project government has signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
IAU names two Pluto mountains after Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named two mountain ranges on icy dwarf planet Pluto as Tenzing Montes and Hillary Montes after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. Indian/Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) and New Zealand Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) were the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Labeo filiferus: New species of edible fish found in Pampa river in Kerala
Researchers have discovered new species of edible freshwater fish in Pampa river in Pathanamthitta, Kerala. It has been named as Labeo filiferus (L.filiferus) and belongs to Labeo genus. The name of newly found newly fish was taken from Latin word ..