Page-5 of Current Affairs - January, 2017
Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes Jallikattu Bill
The special session of Tamil Nadu Assembly has unanimously passed Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment), Act, 2017 to lift Supreme Court imposed ban on the traditional sport of Jallikattu. The bill will now replace the ordinance promulgated ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Scientists spot sunspot with centre twice the size of Earth
Scientists have spotted a new view of the dark, contorted centre of a sunspot that is nearly twice the diameter of the Earth. It was spotted using Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) antennas located in Atacama Desert of northern Chile. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Draft steel policy anticipates Rs. 10 lakh crore investments
The Steel Ministry has released new draft National Steel Policy of 2017, envisaging to double India’s domestic steel production capacity to 300 million tonnes by 2030-31. The draft policy anticipates a requirement of Rs. 10 lakh crore of fresh investments ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Committee constituted to set rules for implementation of Disabilities Act, 2016
The Union Government has constituted committee (Working Group) to frame uniform rules for the states to avoid delay in proper implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 across the country. The Committee will be headed by Secretary ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
ISRO to launch record 103 satellites on a single rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to set a new world record in space history by launching 103 satellites in one go on a single rocket in the first week of February, 2017. These satellites will be launched ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Government shifts disinvestment advising role to Department of Economic Affairs
The Union Government has transferred the advising role of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on utilisation of the proceeds from disinvestment to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). This announcement comes after the Union Cabinet approved an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Government to launch prevention, screening and control programme for 5 non-communicable diseases
The Union Health Ministry will soon launch population based prevention, screening and control programme for five common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the occasion of World Cancer Day (4th February). They are Hypertension, Diabetes, and Cancers of oral cavity, breast and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Himachal Pradesh overtakes Kerala in learning outcomes: ASER
According to Status of Education Report (ASER) 2016, students of Himachal Pradesh stand ahead of Kerala and all other states in terms of learning outcomes. The 2016 ASER was the largest annual household survey of the children in India in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Don’t add Hindi dialects in Eighth Schedule: Scholars
A group of Hindi professors have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting not to add dialects of Hindi, like Bhojpuri and Rajasthani, in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution as full-fledged Indian languages. This development comes months after Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
IORA finalises MoU for cooperation in SME sector
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) member-states have finalised Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for cooperation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector. The MoUs were finalised during the Workshop on MSME Cooperation amongst IORA member countries held in New Delhi. They ..