Current Affairs - March, 2018
Government appoints Vineet Joshi as first DG of National Testing Agency
Government has appointed former chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Vineet Joshi, as the first Director-General (DG) of the National Testing Agency (NTA). He will have tenure of five years. He is 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre. Prior to this appointment, he was resident commissioner of Manipur government. During his stint ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Government Agencies • National • National Testing Agency • Persons in News • Vineet Joshi
Chandra Bhushan Kumar appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner
Government has appointed senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar as Deputy Election Commissioner. He will have tenure of five years. Bhushan is 1995 batch IAS officer of Union Territories Cadre. Election Commissioners Election commission is multi member body and currently has three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). They all are appointed by the President for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Chandra Bhushan Kumar • Deputy Election Commissioner • Election Commission • National • Persons in News
India receives first LNG consignment from United States
India has received first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo comprising 1.2 Lakh tones of the Gas from United States. The cargo has landed at the Dabhol regasification terminal in Maharashtra. About the India-US LNG Contract The recent consignment of LNG has been imported from US under a long-term contract of 20 years. This USD 32 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: Energy • GAIL • India United States • LNG
Interstitium: Scientists discover new organ in human body
Scientists have discovered new organ in human body and have named it as ‘interstitium’. It will be the 80th organ in the human body. It might be might be also the biggest organ in human body It was discovered while doctors were investigating patient’s bile duct, searching for signs of cancer. They had noticed cavities ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: Biology • Human anatomy • Human body • Interstitium • new organ • Science and Technology
Russia Conducts Another Test for ICBM Sarmat Missile
Russia has successfully test fired its latest nuclear Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) RS-28 Sarmat. This missile can carry an array of warheads capable of dodging missile defenses. The test was carried out at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, as spaceport in the west of Russia, close to the Arctic Circle. The ICBM Sarmat has the capacity to ..