Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2019
Railways Ministry signs MoU with University of Birmingham for establishing Centre of Excellence
National Rail Transport Institute (NRTI) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Birmingham in Rail Bhawan, New Delhi to set up its first Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Transportation Systems. NRTI is a deemed to be university ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
IIT-H fellow launches Vaccination On Wheels in collaboration with Gates Foundation
Jigneh Patel, a fellow at Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has launched a ‘Vaccination on Wheels Clinic’ in Pune city’s PCMC area, Maharashtra. The one of its kind service has been started in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
NITI Aayog Draft Roadmap to stabilise population, family planning and birth rate
NITI Aayog is currently working on a draft roadmap that aims at creating a vision for the country to help stabilize population, birth rate and family planning. In order to achieve this, on December 20, 2019, NITI Aayog along with ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
In a first, GST Council fixes 28% uniform tax rate for lottery
In a first, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting resorted to voting to decide on an issue, as all the earlier decisions by GST Council had been taken through consensus. The controversial issue of GST rate for lotteries ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Apharan: Indian Navy’s largest anti-hijacking exercise
On Decebmer 18, 2019, the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard at Cochin port conducted large scale anti-hijacking exercise. The exercise was called Apharan. Highlights Multiple agencies participated in the exercise. It included 12 ships and helicopters of Cochin Port ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Pinaka missile successfully test fired by DRDO
The Pinaka missile was successfully test fired from Odisha coast on December 19, 2019 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. Highlights The Pinaka missile is a modified version of Pinaka Mk-II rocket. The rocket was added with integrated navigation, ..