Page-4 of Current Affairs - July, 2017

Lok Sabha passes Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017

July 28, 2017

The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017 by voice vote. The Bill declares the IIMs as institutions of national importance. The bill seeks to empower these institutions to attain standards of global excellence in management, ..

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Government launches India Quake app for earthquake parameter dissemination

July 28, 2017

The Union Ministry of Earth Science has launched India Quake application on the occasion of its foundation day. The mobile app has been developed by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) for automatic dissemination of earthquake parameter (location, time and ..

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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns

July 28, 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned from his post after the Supreme Court disqualified him in the Panama Papers case. This is the third time Nawaz Sharif has been unable to complete his term in the chief executive’s office. ..

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28 July: World Hepatitis Day

July 28, 2017

The World Hepatitis Day is being observed every year on July 28 around the world by World Health Organisation (WHO) to spread awareness about viral hepatitis. This year the theme of the Day is – “Eliminate Hepatitis”. The observance of ..

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Scientists for first time edit genes of human embryos

July 28, 2017

Scientists from Oregon Health and Science University, US for first time have successfully edited genes of human embryos to correct defective DNA that cause inherited diseases. They had used the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology to alter human DNA in single-cell ..

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Supreme Court puts end to immediate arrests in dowry cases

July 28, 2017

The Supreme Court has ruled that the police cannot arrest the accused without conducting a preliminary inquiry under dowry harassment cases. The ruling was made by a SC bench of Justices A K Goel and UU Lalit. With this, apex ..

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