Page-7 of Current Affairs - October, 2017
Start-up Sangam Initiative: Oil companies to back 30 start-ups with Rs 320-crore fund
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched Start-up Sangam initiative to develop new business models, marketing plans, technology and innovations in heavy oil and gas industry sector by supporting 30 start-ups. For the same, 10 oil and gas PSUs have ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Global Passport Power Rank 2017: India ranks 75
India’s passport was ranked 75th among 94 countries in recently released Global Passport Power Rank 2017. India was ranked three notches better than its previous ranking. According to this index, Singapore has world’s most powerful passport, making it first Asian ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Scientists develop new tool to improve monsoon forecast
Scientists from Florida State University in the US have developed new tool for objectively defining onset and demise of Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) . The new method uses rainfall rates to mark span of ISM at any given location throughout ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Muddle over GEAC’s approval for GM mustard DMH-11
It was reported earlier in May 2017 that Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) had cleared transgenic mustard, DMH-11 for commercial cultivation. However, records of that GEAC meeting which was made public now do not record any such approval. Though GEAC ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Indian Navy approves new mission-based deployment plan
Indian Navy has approved new mission-based deployment plan for deploying mission-ready ships and aircraft along critical sea lanes of communications and choke points in Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It was discussed in the ongoing naval commanders’ conference. Besides, new transition ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
First BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine meeting held in New Delhi
The first-ever meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine (BITFM) was held at Parvasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi. It was organized by Union Ministry of AYUSH. India being a major stake holder in the field of Traditional Medicine ..