Page-18 of Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government constitutes Bhaskar Ramamurthy Committee for JEE (Advanced) reforms
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has proposed to set up five-member committee to suggest changes to JEE (Advanced) in the wake of an inadequate number of candidates qualifying entrance test this year. The committee will be headed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
India wins SAFF U-15 Women's Championship by defeating Bangladesh
India won South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship. In the final match held in Thimpu, Bhutan, India defeated Bangladesh by 1-0 score. Sunita Munda scored the goal that helped the Indian U-15 team clinch the title. Earlier in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Insurers to cover mental illness under medical insurance policy: IRDAI
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has asked insurers to cover mental illness under medical insurance policy from immediate effect, treating it at par with physical illness. At present, insurers exclude mental illness from ambit of medical insurance policies. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Only 23% of rural income from farming: NABARD 2016-17 survey
According to National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development’s (NABARD) All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17, agriculture (farming) generates only 23% of rural income i.e. not even quarter of rural household incomes in India. Even for so-called agricultural households, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Home Ministry to relax terms in agreement signed on repatriation of Bru persons to Mizoram
Union Home Ministry has agreed to relax conditions laid down in ‘four-corner agreement’ signed with Bru migrants for their repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram. The agreement was signed between Government of India, Governments of Mizoram and Tripura and Mizoram Bru ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Government bans pet coke import for fuel use
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has banned import of petcoke for use as fuel. But it has allowed its import of only for use as feedstock in some select industries such as cement, lime kiln, ..