Current Affairs January 21, 2018

Amit Shah to launch ‘Yuva Udghosh programme’ in Varanasi On January 20, 2018, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah launched “Yuva Udghosh programme” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. About ‘Yuva Udghosh programme’: i. Mr. Shah launched this programme in presence of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP President Mahendra Nath Pandey. ii. The launch programme was held at sports ground […]

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Current Affairs January 19, 2018

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on a six-day official visit to India starting from January 14, 2018. i. It is to be noted that Mr. Netanyahu is the second Israeli Prime Minister after Ariel Sharon to visit India in the last 25 years of India-Israel diplomatic relationship. ii. India and Israel inked following

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Current Affairs January 18, 2018

Maharashtra cabinet approves 1% quota for orphans in govt jobs On January 17, 2018, Maharashtra State Cabinet approved one per cent reservation for orphans in government jobs under general category. Reservation for orphans – Maharashtra: i. Maharashtra State Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde stated that this decision will help to rehabilitate orphan children and secure their

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Current Affairs January 17, 2018

NITI Aayog initiates the first course on Sustainable Urban Planning in Noida On January 15, 2018, Ratan P. Watal, Principal Adviser of NITI Aayog inaugurated the first Global Initiative on Academic Network (GIAN) course on Sustainable Urban planning using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur’s outreach centre at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Information about

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Current Affairs January 16, 2018

CIPAM-DIPP launches IP IPrism competition for college & university students Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) a professional body under Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has launched a one of its kind Intellectual Property (IP) Competition, ‘IPrism’ for college and university students. More Information about ‘IPrism’ Competition: i. CIPAM-DIPP has launched this competition in collaboration with Associated Chambers of Commerce

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