Page-2 of Current Affairs - October, 2017
Home Ministry eases Arms Rules to woo investments
The Union Home Ministry has liberalised Arms Rules to encourage investments in manufacture of arms, ammunition and weapons systems. The rules were liberalised with aim of making India a regional leader in supplying small arms to neighbouring countries as well ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government inks $200 million Loan Agreement for Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project
The Union Government and World Bank have signed $200 million Loan Agreement for Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project. The $200 million loan from World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 7-year grace period, and a ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
China launches world’s first hybrid electric tram powered by hydrogen fuel cells
The world’s first hybrid electric tram powered by hydrogen fuel cells was launched in China’s Tangshan city, north China’s Hebei Province to give big boost to green energy in public transport. The first of its kind ecologically-friendly tram was domestically ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
MSME Samadhaan: Government launches MSME Delayed Payment Portal
The Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched MSME Delayed Payment Portal – MSME Samadhaan (http://msefc.msme.gov.in). The portal aims at empowering micro and small entrepreneurs across country to directly register their cases relating to delayed payments ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
11th India-US Trade Policy Forum Meeting held in Washington D.C
The 11th India-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) Meeting was held in Washington D.C, capital city of US. It was chaired jointly by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Both sides held ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
World’s fastest, shortest laser pulse created
Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have successfully created the world’s shortest X-ray laser pulse with duration of just 43 attoseconds (1×10−18 of a second). This laser pulse is the shortest controlled event that has ever been created by humans. ..