Page-18 of Current Affairs - September, 2017
Surya Kiran: Indo-Nepal joint Military exercise
The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise- Surya Kiran XII was held at Nepal Army Battle School (NABS) in Saljhandi, Nepal. The 14 day exercise (from 3 to 16 September 2017) focused on skills required counter-terrorism and counter-terror, forest ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Disability pension for defence forces at par with civilians: Government
The Union Government has accepted recommendations of National Anomaly Committee (NAC) to maintain disability pension for defence forces in parity with civilians under 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC). With acceptance of recommendations of NAC, Government will not go ahead with ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
5 September: National Teachers Day
The National Teachers Day is observed every year on 5th September in India to commemorate birthday of country’s first Vice President and second President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan To celebrate this day, various programmes were organised in schools and colleges throughout ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
CBDT signs 4 more Advance Pricing Agreements
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into four more Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), pertaining to sectors like telecom, banking, manufacturing and education in August 2017. Out of these four agreements, three were unilateral and one was bilateral. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Link-4 of SAUNI Scheme: President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone
President Ramnath Kovind laid foundation stone for link-4 of Saurashtra Narmada Avataran Irrigation Scheme (SAUNI) Yojana in Rajkot district, Gujarat. SAUNI Yojana is multipurpose project that aims to solve water problems of parched Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Three phase of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications
The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has launched social media campaign to promote Indian Geographical Indications (GIs). It has been launched under CIPAM’s ongoing campaign #LetsTalkIP to make more people ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
CERT-In issues alert on Locky Ransomware
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an alert about spread of new ransomware (malicious software) ‘Locky’ that can lock computers and demand ransom for unlocking them. Ransomware is basically type of malicious software designed to block access ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Five banks of BRICS nations sign pact for credit lines
Five banks of BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM) have agreed to establish local currency credit lines and develop cooperation on credit ratings. In this regard, they have signed agreement ahead of 9th BRICS summit to be held in Xiamen, China. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Breakthrough Mission Project detects 15 radio bursts from dwarf galaxy
Breakthrough Listen project has detected 15 fast radio bursts (FRBs) coming from a dwarf galaxy about 3 million light years away from earth. The new detection was made with help of Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
TRAPPIST-1 planets likely to have water
According to international team of astronomers, earth-sized planets orbiting ultracool TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star may have substantial amounts of water and could be habitable. They had used Hubble Space Telescope (HST), a joint project of European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA ..