Page-6 of Current Affairs - March, 2018

Exim Bank extends $500 million loan facility to 15-nation ECOWAS

March 28, 2018

The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has inked line of credit (LoC) agreement with Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to provide US $500 million credit facility to fund various development projects in 15-member countries of Economic Community of ..

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93% rural households with access to toilets using them: NARSS 2017-18

March 28, 2018

According to National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2017-18, over 93% households in villages who have access to toilets are using them and about 77% homes in rural areas have got toilets. The survey was conducted by Independent Verification Agency ..

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Skill India partners with Ministry of Power for implementation of Saubhagya Scheme

March 28, 2018

The Ministry of Power has partnered with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to train the manpower in six states for speedy implementation of its Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (Saubhagya Scheme). These six states are Assam, Bihar, ..

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Atal Innovation Mission ink SOI with SAP Global to foster innovation

March 28, 2018

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has signed Statement of Intent (SOI) with German tech company SAP to promote culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across India. As part of SOI, SAP will adopt 100 Atal ..

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India and China agree roadmap for addressing Trade Imbalance

March 28, 2018

The eleventh session of the China-India joint-group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science & Technology was held in New Delhi. The session was co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu and China’s Minister of Commerce Mr. Zhong Shan. ..

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Department of Posts launches Cool EMS Service between India and Japan

March 28, 2018

Department of Posts under Ministry of Communications has launched Cool EMS Service between India and Japan. It is one-way service from Japan to India which allows customers in India to import Japanese food items for personal use which is allowed ..

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