Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2017
Government announces 30 new Smart Cities
Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, M. Venkaiah Naidu has announced a new batch of 30 smart cities under Smart City Mission, which was launched on June 25, 2015. Salient Highlights The newly selected cities include Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
US Approves Sale of UAV Technology to India
The United States has cleared the sale of the state-of-the-art Guardian 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India. The deal to sell UAV drones to India is estimated to be worth $2 to $3 billion. Though the deal has been approved by the State ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
India's Largest Municipal Bond Programme Launched
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has launched India’s largest municipal bond programme. Salient Highlights The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) became the first municipal corporation in the country to tap money through municipal bonds in 14 years. The AA+ rated PMC’s municipal ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Uttarakhand and Haryana Declared Open Defecation Free States
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), rural Uttarakhand and rural Haryana have been declared as the 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India. Already, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, have been declared ODF. As per the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
UN: India to become more Populous than China by 2024
According to the World population Prospectus: The Revision released by the United Nations, India with 1.3 billion inhabitants would surpass China’s population of 1.4 billion by 2024, to become the World’s populous country. Salient Highlights Despite the drop in universal ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
South China Sea Dispute: China launches Research Project to Compile Data on Disputed Region
China has launched a research project aimed at compiling historical data obtained during earlier expeditions conducted by its teams to the disputed South China Sea since the late 1950s. Salient Highlights The research project is one among the 14 resource investigation ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017