Page-2 of GKToday Archives: July, 2013
India and France concur to expand defence ties
India and France discussed about the ongoing military cooperation and future cooperation in the areas of defence equipment and technology. This will be a mutual benefit for both the countries. The cooperation fields will include high technology joint research and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
ISRO mulls to modify transponder allocation norms- the guidelines of SatCom Policy
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is cogitating to modify the guidelines of SatCom Policy related to allocation and pricing of satellite transponders for public and non-government users. The guidelines are being revised after consulting ISRO’s stakeholder departments and the multi-ministry ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
INSAT-3D to enhance the weather observation
India’s newest satellite INSAT-3D which was put in orbit on a European rocket is expected to increase the weather observation and forecasting, disaster warning systems and also enhance land and sea surface monitoring over the sub-continent and the Indian Ocean ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
New "National Antibiotics Policy" to handle increasing antibiotics resistance
The Union Health Ministry is considering a new “National Antibiotics Policy” to handle increasing antibiotics resistance. The policy is on anvil at a time when India has failed to respond to the urgent need to regulate the sale and use ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
MPA signed for the construction of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
Five countries participating in the project TMT- Canada, China, India, Japan and the U.S. have inked Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) costing $1.5 billion. Main promoters of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Provision for Clinical trial of untested drugs: Supreme Court
The Centre has been asked by the Supreme Court to organize a meeting of Chief Secretaries or Health Secretaries of all the states to frame a law for regulation of clinical trials of drugs by multinational pharmaceutical companies. The court wants certain standards ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013