Page-6 of Current Affairs - May, 2018

IMD to team up with BSNL for sending extreme weather warnings

May 28, 2018

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has teamed up with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to send extreme weather warnings (alerts) to people. The alerts will be about impending extreme weather conditions such as thunderstorms and heatwave. Key Facts BSNL ..

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S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems: India concludes price negotiations with Russia

May 28, 2018

India has concluded price negotiations with Russia for deal to procure S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems for Indian Air Force (IAF).  They also have finalised financial component nearly Rs 40,000 crore of the deal. Key Facts The deal will ..

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Rustom-2 drone to be delivered to armed forces by 2020: DRDO

May 26, 2018

Indigenously developed Rustom-II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be delivered to armed forces by 2020 as per the contract. At present, its basic system is being perfected and attempts are being made to ..

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Olga Tokarczuk wins Man Booker International Prize 2018

May 26, 2018

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (56) awarded Man Booker International Prize 2018. It makes her first writer from Poland to win this prestigious English-language literary award. She won prize with English translation of her novel Flights, which charts multiple journeys in ..

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Patratu Super Thermal Power Project: PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone in Jharkhand

May 26, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone for first phase (2400MW) of NTPC’s coal based Patratu Super Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand. The project is 74: 26 Joint Venture between Government of Jharkhand (GoJ) and Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. ..

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NITI Aayog signs SoI with Sushant Singh Rajput to promote Women Entrepreneurship Platform

May 26, 2018

NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with noted media personality and entrepreneur Sushant Singh Rajput to collaborate and support its flagship Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) initiative. In his new role, actor turned entrepreneur will support NITI’s initiative for ..

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