Page-16 of Current Affairs - October, 2018

21 IORA Countries adopt Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy

October 5, 2018

21 countries in Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) adopted Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in Indian Ocean Region. It was adopted at 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting held at 2nd Global Re-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet & ..

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Sahyog HOP TAC -2018: First India-Vietnam Coast Guards exercise held in Bay of Bengal

October 5, 2018

The maiden joint exercise of Coast Guards of India and Vietnam “Sahyog HOP TAC -2018” was held in the Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu. It was aimed at strengthening the working level relationship between coast guards ..

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REINVEST- 2018: 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo held in Noida

October 5, 2018

The second Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (REINVEST- 2018) was organised by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in Noida from October 3 to 5, 2018. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of ..

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R N Ravi appointed Deputy National Security Advisor

October 5, 2018

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has redesignated R N Ravi, Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee as Deputy National Security Advisor (Internal Affairs). He will be third deputy NSA to National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval after former Research ..

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4th India International Science Festival-2018 held in Lucknow

October 5, 2018

The fourth India International Science Festival 2018 (IISF 2018) will be held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from October 5 to 8, 2018. It is being organized by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences in association with Vijnana ..

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Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter win 2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize

October 4, 2018

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter for the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They were selected for harnessing power of evolution to develop enzymes and antibodies ..

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India launches Operation Samudra Maitri to help earthquake-tsunami affected Indonesia

October 4, 2018

India has launched massive humanitarian operation Samudra Maitri to provide assistance to earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia. The operation was launched after telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo and following Indonesia’s acceptance of ..

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Udyam Abhilasha: SIDBI launches national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign

October 4, 2018

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched Udyam Abhilasha (उद्यम अभिलाषा), a national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign. It was launched in 115 Aspirational Districts identified by NITI Aayog in 28 States. Udyam Abhilasha The campaign will run from ..

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IAF successfully conducts series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile

October 4, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully undertaken series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) from September 26 to October 3, 2018. The tests were conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha as part of ..

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PM Narendra Modi conferred UNEP Champions of Earth Award 2018

October 4, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with United Nation’s Champions of the Earth Award 2018 by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at ceremony in Delhi. He is among the six winners who received this award. PM Modi was jointly awarded ..

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