Page-15 of Current Affairs - September, 2018

India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate three projects

September 11, 2018

India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurated three projects related to power supply rehabilitation of existing railway section. These projects were jointly inaugurated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through video conference. These three projects are Rehabilitation of Kulaura-Shahbazpur ..

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Nomadic Elephant 2018: India, Mongolia joint exercise held in Ulaanbaatar

September 11, 2018

India, Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018 commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia). Nomadic Elephant is annual bilateral military exercise started in 2006. It is designed to strengthen partnership between Indian ..

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First wet mid-air refuelling of LCA Tejas successfully carried out using IL-78 MKI tanker

September 11, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1 over Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this, India joins in elite group of countries which have successfully developed air-to-air refuelling system for ..

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Delhi Government launches India's first scheme for doorstep delivery of essential government services

September 11, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi Government has launched scheme for doorstep delivery of 40 essential government services like caste and marriage certificates, driving license and new water connections. It is fist home delivery scheme of various essential government services in the ..

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Ethanol plant: Haryana Government inks MoU with IOC to stop straw burning

September 11, 2018

Haryana Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up ethanol plant at village Bohali village in Panipat district with an outlay of over Rs. 900 crore. The MoU will be valid for one ..

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Regional Conference on Good Governance held in Bhopal

September 11, 2018

Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts was held in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. It was organized by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in association with ..

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Nepal refuses to participate in first BIMSTEC joint military exercise

September 10, 2018

Nepal has refused to participate in inaugural joint military exercise of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries scheduled to be held in Pune, Maharashtra. Nepal’s withdrawal comes in wake of stringent criticism from ruling ..

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2018 US Open: Novak Djokovic wins men’s singles title

September 10, 2018

Former world number one Novak Djokovic from Serbia won 2018 US Open title of tennis in men’s singles category by defeating Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro (world no 3).  It was Djokovic’s third US Open title and overall 14th Grand ..

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Snow leopard spotted in Lippa-Asra wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh

September 10, 2018

Snow leopard was spotted at height of about 4,000 metres in Lippa-Asra wildlife sanctuary in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Its picture was captured by camera-trap installed by State Wildlife Department.  This findings have ascertained that snow leopards are inhabiting ..

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Bengaluru airport set to become first in Asia to use face recognition as boarding pass

September 10, 2018

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka is set to become first airport in Asia to introduce face recognition based passage system technology from 2019. For this, Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), which operates KIA has signed agreement ..

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