February 2018

Current Affairs January 30, 2018

AAI allocates 3,400 crore for upgradation of airports in North East region On 29th January 2018, Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman Guruprasad Mahapatra said that, AAI has allocated Rs 3400 crore for upgradation of airports in the North East region. AAI – 3,400 crore for upgradation of airports in North East region: i. Out of the total allocated amount,

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Current Affairs January 29, 2018

Maharashtra to grade performance of its 7.5 lakh govt employees Maharashtra State Government’s General administration department under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has proposed a Performance-linked marking system for 7.5 lakh state government employees. Overview of Maharashtra Government’s Performance-linked marking system for state government employees: i. The new 100-point performance marking system, will take into account subjective as well as objective evaluation of an employee’s

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Current Affairs January 28, 2018

Government to set up apex cybercrime coordination centre Union Home Ministry is planning to set up Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an apex centre to deal with cyber crimes such as financial frauds, circulation of pornographic and communal contents. More Information about Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): i. I4C will be located in Delhi. It

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Current Affairs January 27, 2018

India, Cambodia decide to boost defence ties, ink 4 pacts On January 27, 2018, India and Cambodia inked following four pacts, post comprehensive talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Visiting Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Hun Sen. i. India signed a pact for Cultural Exchange Programme with Cambodia for the year 2018-2022. ii. Export-Import Bank of India will extend $36.92

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Current Affairs January 26, 2018

ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit issues Delhi Declaration ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations was held in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. i. Theme of this Summit was “Shared Values, Common Destiny”.A join statement, titled ‘Delhi Declaration’ was issued outlining the participating countries’ commitment to political, economic and socio-cultural cooperation. ii.  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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