Navika Sagar Parikrama: Indian Navy’s all women team to circumnavigate globe Under project Navika Sagar Parikrama which will commence in September 2017, a team of women officers of the Indian Navy would circumnavigate the globe on an Indian-built sail boat INSV Tarini. This is the first ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. About Navika Sagar […]
Q1. 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit was held from 14th – 19th August 2017 in: 1.New Delhi 2.Mumbai 3.Bhopal 4.Chennai 5.Pune Q2. On August 17, 2017, which State Government and public sector oil firm Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) inked an agreement to form setting up a petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex in the state? 1.Rajasthan
Q1. On August 17, 2017, India’s Defense acquisition council (DAC) gave the green light to a proposal to buy six Apache AH64E attack helicopters for the army from: 1.Israel 2.US 3.UK 4.France 5.Germany Q2. Central Government has approved a nearly Rs. _____crore “definitive five-year action programme” for the Indian Coast Guard to enhance its capability in
Army to Get 6 Apache Attack Helicopters in Deal worth Rs 4,168 Crore On August 17, 2017, India’s Defence acquisition council (DAC) gave the green light to a proposal to buy six Apache AH64E attack helicopters for the army from the United States. The approval was given at a meeting of Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister
Cabinet Approvals August 16, 2017 On August 16, 2017, Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved following bilateral agreements and initiatives: Cabinet approves new Metro Rail Policy Union Cabinet has approved a new Metro Rail Policy that seeks to enable realization of growing metro rail aspirations of a large number of cities but in a responsible manner.
Union Cabinet has accorded its approval for creation of a non-lapsable pool in the Public Account for secondary and higher, education known as “Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh” (MUSK) into which all proceeds of “Secondary and Higher Education Cess” will be credited. Administration and maintenance of this pool will be under: 1.Prime Ministers Office (PMO)
Q1. The government has directed internet majors Google, Facebook, Whats App, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove links of which online game? 1.White Whale Challenge 2.Blue Whale Challenge 3.Green Whale Challenge 4.Black Whale Challenge 5.Yellow Whale Challenge Q2. The 6th session of India-Turkmenistan Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific & Technological Cooperation was
Govt asks Google, Facebook, Microsoft, others to remove Blue Whale links The government has directed internet majors Google, Facebook, Whats App, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove links of the dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge. It leads to suicides of children in India and other countries. The Blue Whale game was created by a 22-year-old Russian named Philipp
Q1. Odisha Government will soon launch “Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran” (DAMON), a special programme to prevent the spread of malaria in remote areas of ______ district. 1.Kandhamal district 2.Ganjam district 3.Jajpur district 4.Nuapada district 5.Khordha district Q2. The eight-member Olympic Task Force, constituted to plan a roadmap to improve India’s performance in Olympics submitted an
Q1. India’s first railways disaster management village is expected to come up by December 2018 near: 1.Rajkot 2.Bengaluru 3.Gurgaon 4.Vizag 5.Bhopal Q2. With which country, India will hold a major tri-service military exercise ‘INDRA’ in October 2017 involving armies, navies and the air forces? 1.Russia 2.US 3.UK 4.Japan 5.France Q3. The Indian Navy would join
President approves Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel, Members of Paramilitary Forces On August 14, 2017, President Ram Nath Kovind approved 112 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which include 5 Kirti Chakras, 17 Shaurya Chakras, 85 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 3 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). Kriti Chakra Award to 5
India’s first railway’s disaster management centre in Bengaluru India’s first railway’s disaster management village is expected to come up near Bengaluru by December 2018, where situations like trains falling into rivers and coaches catching fire will be replicated and mock rescue operations will be carried out in real time. More Details about India’s first railway’s disaster management village in Bengaluru: The Railways Ministry
Q1. On August 12, 2017, which State Assembly passed Religious Freedom Bill, 2017 aimed to stop the forced conversions in the state? 1.Chhattisgarh State Assembly 2.Jharkhand State Assembly 3.Bihar State Assembly 4.Kerala State Assembly 5.Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Q2. On August 12, 2017, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan commissioned which Indian
9-yr-old Indian youngest to climb 6,153m mountain in Kashmir The 9 year old KaamyaKarthikeyan became the youngest person to reach the summit of the 6,153 metres-high Mt StokKangri in Kashmir. Key Points: i.Kaamya reached the peak by climbing 30 Km over a course of 3 days, with an altitude gain of 2,750 metres. ii.In May 2017, Kaamya had
Q1. ‘Code on Wages, 2017’ Bill that seeks to fix a national minimum wage, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 10, 2017. The bill includes provisions from which previous acts? 1.Payment of Wages Act 1936 2.Minimum Wages Act 1948 3.Payment of Bonus Act 1965 4.Equal Remuneration Act 1976 5.All of the above Q2.