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Commonwealth Cyber Declaration adopted by Commonwealth countries
The Commonwealth countries at the end of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London have adopted Commonwealth Cyber Declaration to take action on cybersecurity by 2020. The declaration is considered as world’s largest and most geographically diverse inter-governmental commitment ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India pitches for independent BRICS credit rating agency
India has pressed the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations to set up an independent credit rating agency of the five-member group. It was on sidelines of the first meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Delhi to become India’s first city to have a policy to compensate consumers for unscheduled outages
On April 19, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the Kejriwal government’s proposal mandating an hourly compensation of Rs 100 to consumers in case of unscheduled power cuts. As per the proposed policy, power discoms will have to pay their ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India is now world’s sixth largest economy: IMF
According to International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018, India is now the world’s sixth largest economy at $2.6 trillion (interms of GDP), displacing France. The five economies ahead are United States, China, Japan, Germany and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
The regional conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges” started in Ahmedabad
The regional conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges” has started in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 19, 2018. The conference is a lead-up event to the 3rd Annual Meeting of AIIB scheduled to be held on 25th and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan started in New Delhi
The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan has started in New Delhi on April 18, 2018. The mandate of the National Council on India’s Nutritional Challenges is to provide policy directions to address countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India expected to grow at 7.4% in 2018: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) has projected India to grow at 7.4% in 2018 and 7.8% in 2019. It also held that India will again emerge as world’s fastest-growing major economy at least ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India will grow at 7.3% in 2018: World Bank Report
The World Bank in its twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus report has projected growth rate of 7.3% for India in 2018 and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020. The growth is expected to accelerate from 6.7% in 2017 to 7.3% in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Greater Noida to host 7th edition of Home Expo India 2018
The 7th edition of Home Expo India 2018 will be inaugurated by Smriti Zubin Irani, the Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting, at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida on April 16, 2018. The 3-day expo, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje elected as new international president of VHP
Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje, the former Himachal Pradesh governor and Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, has been elected as the new international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Gurugram on April 14, 2018 for which voting was held for the ..