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Page-6 of Current Affairs - December, 2017

NHAI creates National Highways Investment Promotion Cell

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has created National Highways Investment Promotion Cell (NHIPC) for attracting domestic and foreign investment for highways projects. The cell will focus...

December 23, 2017

Schaller’s wood scorpion: New scorpion species discovered in Tripura

Scientists have discovered new scorpion species named Schaller’s wood scorpion (Liocheles schalleri) from at Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura. It has been named in honour of celebrated wildlife biologist...

December 23, 2017

India-Switzerland ink agreement automatic sharing of tax-related information

India has signed agreement with Switzerland for automatic sharing of tax-related information from January 1, 2018 with an aim to combat black money. Prior to it, India had...

December 23, 2017

World University of Design: India’s first design university opened in Haryana

India’s first and only design university World University of Design (WUD) has opened its campus at Sonipat, Haryana. The university promoted by Om Parkash Bansal Educational and Social...

December 23, 2017

India’s digital gender gap could further marginalise women: UNICEF Report

According to recently released The State of the World’s Children Report of UNICEF, India’s girls and women are at risk of becoming further marginalised in society and at...

December 23, 2017

UNGA adopts resolution rejecting US declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly adopted resolution declaring United States of America (USA) recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as ‘null and void’. The resolution...

December 22, 2017

ICGS Sujay: Offshore Patrol Vessel commissioned into by Indian Coast Guard

An Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) named ICGS Sujay was recently commissioned into Indian Coast Guard (ICG). It is sixth and last in the series of six 105m OPV...

December 22, 2017

DARPAN Project launched to improve financial inclusion of Rural Population

The Union Ministry of Communications has launched DARPAN (The Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India) to improve quality of service, add value to services...

December 22, 2017

Cabinet approves auctioning of 680 FM channels under Phase III

The Union cabinet has approved auction of 683 private FM radio frequencies in 236 cities across country under Phase III of FM radio privatization. This decision will usher...

December 22, 2017

Odorrana arunachalensis: New new frog species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

Scientists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered new frog species in the fast flowing streams in Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) in Lower Subansiri district of...

December 22, 2017

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