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Goa Maritime Conclave, 2019
The Goa Maritime Conclave was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor of India Sri. Ajith Kumar. Theme of the conclave: Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy The Conclave was held under three sessions. It focused ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Vietnam
Vietnam, also known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country located on the Indochina Peninsula. Geography It shares its land borders with China to the north and the countries of Laos and Cambodia are located to its ..
Hydrocarbon Exploration in India
The Indian government, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas (MoPNG), routinely carries out the allocation of blocks (areas) for the exploration of oil and natural gas in the country. This is usually carried out by the bidding system ..
Scientists Discover Oil-Eating Bacteria at the Bottom of the Ocean
Scientists from Ocean University in Qingdao, China and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England have discovered a bacteria that eats oil. Oil-Eating Bacteria The oil eating bacteria was discovered in the western Pacific Ocean’s 10,994-meter-deep Mariana Trench. The team ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
India cuts import tax on crude palm oil sourced from ASEAN nations from 44% to 40%
India has slashed import taxes on crude and refined palm oil sourced from Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries after a request from suppliers. According to the official notification, the duty on crude palm oil was lowered to 40% from 44%, while ..
Government forms Rajiv Kumar Committee to look at selling of OIL, ONGC fields to private companies
Union Government has constituted six-member committee to look at selling as many as 149 small and marginal oil and gas fields of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) to private and foreign companies to ..