Page-12 of Current Affairs - January, 2019
Exclusive Satellite to help in securing Pakistan and Bangladesh borders
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch a satellite exclusively for the Union Home Ministry to help it in strengthening its frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh among others. Features of the exclusive satellite for Border Management The important features of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Centre asks states to step-up spending under District Mineral Fund
The Central government has asked the states to step-up the spending under District Mineral Fund as just 24 per cent of the Rs 23,606-crore mopped up under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) was actually spent. The central government ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Methanol Blending to cut Carbon-di-oxide Emissions
Biofuels are being considered an alternative to reduce the country’s crude oil imports worth Rs7 lakh crore. They can also be a potential weapon to fight increasing pollution. The findings of the research by the Pune-based Automotive Research Association of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Startup and Innovation policy of Tamil Nadu
The government of Tamil Nadu has released Startup and Innovation policy 2018-2023 with a mission of providing an enabling and innovative ecosystem for startups registered in the State and to make Tamil Nadu a ‘Global Innovation hub for startups’ by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact – White Paper: Key Facts
The Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact white paper has been released by the World Economic Forum. The white paper was released by the WEF in collaboration with the Harvard Global Health Institute. Highlights of the White Paper The important findings ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Amazon-Witzig bid to acquire Birla's retail store chain gets CCI node
The Competition Commission of India has approved the deal wherein Samara Capital-backed Witzig Advisory Services and Amazon will acquire Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, which operates a supermarket store chain ‘more’. As per the deal, 99.99 per cent of the equity ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
TRAI releases Tele-density data of India: Key Facts
The TRAI has released the Tele-density data of India. Important observations from the TRAI data are listed below: The total number of mobile phone subscribers in India by the end of November was 117.18 crore with a net addition of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Women to get 20% jobs in Military Police
The Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the decision to induct women in Personnel Below Officer Rank, PBOR, role in Corps of Military Police. The women will be inducted in a graded manner to eventually comprise 20% of total Corps ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Shehri Samridhi Utsav
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organising a fortnight of events named Shehri Samridhi Utsav all over the country with an aim to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Young Scientist Programme
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has announced Young Scientist Programme to inculcate and nurture space research fervour in young minds. Young Scientist programme is part of Isro’s efforts to reach out to the student community. On the New Year day, ..