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| 651. |
IRDAI has constituted a committee for the first time to monitor third party pricing and premium rates. It consists of __________ members. |
| Answer» For the first time a 16 member committee has been formed by Insurance regulator IRDAI. Its main objective is to examine motor third party insurance pricing and make recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20. IRDAI member - P.J. Joseph is the chairman of the committee. Other members include 2 senior officials of IRDAI, one each from Centre's Department of Financial Services and Ministry of Road transport and Highways and 5 members from general insurance companies. It also includes other members from All India Motor Transport Corporation (AIMTC), Bus Operators Corporation of India, Federation of India Automobile Association, Consumer Voice, General Insurance Council, Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIBI). | |
| 652. |
Name the platform that was launched by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov, recently. |
| Answer» R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov launched the "#InnovateIndia Platform", a collaboration between the Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov, a citizen-centric platform of the Government of India. The portal will serve as the common point for all the innovation happening across the nation. | |
| 653. |
Which Union Ministry unveiled a blueprint of Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) to explore deep ocean? |
| Answer» The Centre drew a five-year plan and allocated Rs. 8000 crore to explore the ocean and its resources. It would focus on deep sea mining, under water robotics, underwater vehicles and ocean climate change. The goals would be achieved by : establishing offshore desalination plant for tidal energy, developing a submersible vehicle that can travel to atleast 6,000 metres with three people on board. 10 percent of the recovery from these reserves have been presumed to meet the energy requirement of India for the next 100 years with the presence of 380 million metric tonnes of polymetallic nodules in the Central Indian Ocean Basin. | |
| 654. |
The theme of National Conference of Vice Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education Institutions is; |
| Answer» Guru Purnima, the Ministry of Human Resource Development organized a National Conference of Vice Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education Institutions of India in New Delhi. Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar chaired the conference and Minister of State for HRD, Higher Education Dr. Satya Pal Singh also graced the occasion. The theme of this conference is "Research and innovation in Higher Education." On the occasion, the Minister released the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) Report 2017-18, Higher Educational Profile 2017-18, and Swachh Campus Manual. | |
| 655. |
Which ministry launched the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme recently? |
| Answer» A National Viral Hepatitis control programme aimed at eliminating the deadly condition by 2030 was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organisation. The programme was launched on World Hepatitis Day with an aim to combat viral hepatitis and reduce mortality and morbidity associated with it, Union Health Minister J P Nadda. The programme has been developed in association with all stakeholders who have worked at the grass-root level and has been launched in accordance with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 2030. | |
| 656. |
Society to advance former Indian president Dr Abdul Kalam's vision set up in __________. |
| Answer» A society has been set up in Singapore to honor of former Indian president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and to advance his vision for the world. The Abdul Kalam Vision Society (AKVS) will organize knowledge-enhancing events, lectures and essay competition to convey the ideas and values that Dr. Kalam espoused. He gave sustainable solutions to many of the world's problems in areas such as healthcare, environment, agriculture, energy, water, and infrastructure. He grew up from a humble background to become an eminent space scientist and occupied India's highest office. Today marks the third anniversary of his passing. | |
| 657. |
Odisha government signed an MoU with which global organization to prevent avoidable blindness? |
| Answer» This project would benefit 25,000 visually impaired and 1.3 lakh students with special needs, currently enrolled in general schools of the state. Sightsavers will provide technical support to OPEPA in strengthening education of the blind and low vision children. It will include disability management, low vision assessment, curriculum and special skill development, capacity building. It will demonstrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based education, low vision devices, daisy players, tablets, accessible education materials, disabled friendly Teaching Learning Materials (TLM). | |
| 658. |
Which ministry signed MoU With Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology recently? |
| Answer» National Health Agency (NHA) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the apex body for the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), and Common Service Centres (CSC) scheme under the Digital India Programme, have signed a MoU with Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology to provide information and eligibility validation services to beneficiaries, especially in remote areas. | |
| 659. |
Who launched the Mission 'Satyanishtha', recentkly? |
| Answer» The Indian Railways launched 'Mission Satyanishtha' and a programme on Ethics in Public Governance, in a first-of-its-kind event, at a day-long function held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi. Indian Railways Minister Piyush goyal administered the oath to the officers and supervisors at the programme. The first-of-its-kind event was inaugurated by Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board. The Satyanishtha mission aims to sensitize all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ethics and to maintain high standards of integrity at work. | |
| 660. |
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched a mobile application to get the information on extreme weather events in Mumbai. It is named as; |
| Answer» The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched a mobile application named Mumbai Weather Live that will provide information on extreme weather events in Mumbai. It would cover alerts on events like : Heat waves, thunderstorms, heavy rains. It also launched forecasts for Char Dham and Amarnath pilgrims that can be accessed by registered users of through website of IMD orMapmyIndia. It has also launched an air-pollution emergency prediction system which could be ready for launch by October 2018. | |
| 661. |
Govt launched eAksharayan Software in how many languages? |
| Answer» E-Aksharayan is free, desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian Language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The software supports editing in seven Indian languages - Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese. | |
| 662. |
Who will organise the Investors Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands? |
| Answer» NITI Aayog is set to host an Investors' Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands, at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi. This Conference will be inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. It is expected to gain investment for the sustainable development of eco-tourism projects in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. The Conference is organized by NITI Aayog along with the respective UT Administration. NITI Aayog has been mandated to look over the Holistic Development of Islands program, along with the respective UT administration and State Governments. | |
| 663. |
Recently, which department join hands with SBI for Rs 25k cr loan? |
| Answer» NHAI will ink a pact with State Bank of India (SBI) for a long-term unsecured loan to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore. This is SBI's highest long-term unsecured loan to any entity and also the largest ever loan sanctioned to NHAI. NHAI is getting an unsecured loan from SBI for 10 years with 3 years of moratorium on repayments. | |
| 664. |
How many amendments of GST Laws were approved in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1st August 2018? |
| Answer» In a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amendments of GST Laws were approved. It has 46 amendments. It includes hiking threshold limit to Rs.1.5 crore, allowance of employers to claim input tax credit on food, transport and insurance provided to employees under any law. It also has modification of reverse charge mechanism, separate registration for companies having different business verticals, cancellation of registration, new return filing norms and issuance of consolidated debit/credit notes covering multiple invoices. | |
| 665. |
Who signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology to boost research in traditional medicine and streamline hospital care facilities in the country? |
| Answer» All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology to boost research in traditional medicine and streamline hospital care facilities in the country. The MoU is aimed at upgrading the national institutes of traditional medicine at par with the IITs and IIMs. AIIA is a public Ayurveda medicine & research institution located in New Delhi. | |
| 666. |
Project SWAYAM that aims to provide one integrated platform and portal for online courses. Which ministry launched the project? |
| Answer» HRD ministry launched a project named Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds' (SWAYAM), aims to provide one integrated platform and portal for online courses. This course covers all higher education subjects and skill sector courses. The main objective is to ensure that every student in the country has access to the best quality higher education at the affordable cost. | |
| 667. |
This department joined hands with Invest India to offer its three-month programme 'Integrate to Innovate' for startups in the sector. |
| Answer» The commerce and industry ministry joined hands with Invest India to offer its three-month programme 'Integrate to Innovate' for startups in the sector. This programme would be carried out by the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP). The selected start-ups will receive a cash prize grant of up to Rs 5 lakh along with an opportunity to pilot their product with corporates. The corporates would offer them access to technology, technical and commercial mentorship and access to customers through networks. Innovators across various stages of energy life-cycle : generation, transmission and distribution, storage and consumption and in multiple sectors such as households, farm, industry, infrastructure, building, utility and transport are invited. | |
| 668. |
For the first time, Supreme court to get __________ serving Women judges. |
| Answer» The Supreme Court will have three serving women judges for the first time, after the Centre cleared the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee. The other two judges are R Banumathi, appointed in August 2014, and Indu Malhotra, appointed in April 2018. Notably, SC will have a total of 22 male judges including two new male appointees. | |
| 669. |
Which International organization will conduct an agricultural research for rural development? |
| Answer» International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Catchment Area Development Authority of Telangana Irrigation Department at the State Secretariat. Upon this, Telangana government has asked the ICRISAT to conduct a research on the impact of Mission Kakatiya programme. The research would be conducted for 2 two years covering various aspects like the impact of de-siltation on water availability for irrigation, changes in cropping pattern and recharge of groundwater. It would also incorporate economic valuation in terms of nutrients applied. | |
| 670. |
This ministry agreed to hand over land for works on ten infrastructure development projects in Bengaluru. |
| Answer» The Ministry of Defence(MoD) Nirmala Sitharaman agreed to hand over land for works on ten infrastructure development projects in Bengaluru. In exchange, the State government will have to sanction land of equal value in other parts of the State. The State cabinet is yet to make its decision this issue. Meantime, MoD has been instructed to begin the construction works. The list of the projects is yet to be announced. | |
| 671. |
Who launches Academia Alliance Programme |
| Answer» To fulfil the Government of India's mission to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country, Startup India launched the "Startup Academia Alliance programme". The programme is a unique mentorship opportunity between academic scholars and startups working in similar domains. The programme aims to reduce the gap between scientific research and its industrial applications. | |
| 672. |
How many districts are identified by the NITI Aayog as Aspirational Districts for RUSA Scheme? |
| Answer» During the second phase of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), central assistance is provided for opening of new Model Degree Colleges (MDCs) in 'Aspirational Districts' identified by NITI Aayog and in unserved & underserved districts in North Eastern and Himalayan States. These districts have been selected on the basis of the composite index which includes published data of deprivation enumerated under Socio-Economic Caste Census, Health & Nutrition, Education and Basic Infrastructure. | |
| 673. |
Which Constitutional Amendment Bill has passed by the Parliment to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)? |
| Answer» The Parliament of India has passed the 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill, which grants constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). The bill was passed after the House repealed the NCBC Act, 1993. It will contribute to the empowerment of the OBC communities across India. The bill states that the President may specify the socially and educationally backward classes in the various states and union territories. He may do this in consultation with the Governor of the concerned state. It will give the institution all powers to safeguard the rights of the socially and educationally backward classes and fulfils a long pending commitment of the central govt to the OBCs. The Clause-3 (5) of the Bill gives the proposed Commission the power to inquire into complaints of deprivation of rights and safeguards. Clause 3 (8) gives it the powers of a civil court trying a suit and allows it to summon anyone, require documents to be produced and receive evidence on affidavit. | |
| 674. |
Who hosted the Investor's Conference at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra for the Holistic Development of Islands? |
| Answer» NITI Aayog hosted an Investors' Conference at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra for the Holistic Development of Islands along with the respective UT Administration. The Conference was inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog hosted an Investors' Conference at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra for the Holistic Development of Islands along with the respective UT Administration. The Conference was inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. It attracted investment for the sustainable development of eco-tourism projects in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands. The 11 anchor tourism projects are proposed to be implemented with private sector participation under the suitable risk-sharing model and through open-competitive bidding. | |
| 675. |
How many branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will be opened by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 21st August, 2018? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 650 branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on the 21st August, 2018. The IPPB has been setup under the Department of Post, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by the Indian government. The IPPB will leverage the vast network of the Department of Posts with 1.55 lakh access points, three lakh postmen and Grameen Dak Sewaks. | |
| 676. |
What will be the theme of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2019? |
| Answer» The theme of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2019 will be 'Shaping of a New India'. It was decided at the first meeting of the Advisory Committee of the event. The summit is proposed to be held between January 18 and 20 next year. | |
| 677. |
Which city was declared as India's most polluted city by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its Air quality index (AQI), on 5th August 2018? |
| Answer» The AQI of Gurugram has crossed 300 mark marking it in the 'Very Poor' category of AQI. It scored 321 marks. 6 cities have been marked as 'Poor', 1 City (Gurugram) has been marked as 'Very Poor', 2 cities has been marked as 'Good', 26 cities marked as 'Satisfactory' and 27 cities as 'Moderate'. | |
| 678. |
Indian Government extended e-visa facility for citizens of; |
| Answer» In order to promote tourism, the Indian government has extended e-visa facility for citizens of 165 countries at 25 airports and five seaports. On March 2018, The Ministry of Tourism has launched the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign, to promote various destinations and tourism products of the country including spiritual, medical and wellness tourism in important and potential source markets overseas. | |
| 679. |
Who signed MOU with National Medicinal Plant Board? |
| Answer» The main aim to promote Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) forest produced for livelihood development of tribal people by promoting primary level value addition to MAPs produce from forest area at the grassroots level. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) was established in August 1987 by the Ministry of Welfare, Government of India. | |
| 680. |
The First project under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme "North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom" was inagurated in __________. |
| Answer» The governor of Manipur Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, inaugurated project "Development of North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom" implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism in Imphal, Manipur. It is the first project under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme being inaugurated in the country. The project under inauguration was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in September 2015 for Rs.72.30 Crores. Under this project Ministry has carried out developmental works at a cost of Rs. 63.90 Crore. The project covers two sites i.e. Kangla Fort and Khongjom. | |
| 681. |
Which Indian authority has launched the RUCO initiative recently? |
| Answer» The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched an initiative "RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil)" that will enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel. Under this initiative, 64 companies at 101 locations have been identified to enable collection of used cooking oil. According to FSSAI regulations, the maximum permissible limits for Total Polar Compounds (TPC) have been set at 25%, beyond which the cooking oil is unsafe for consumption. Beside this, FSSAI is also working in partnership with Biodiesel Association of India and the food industry to ensure effective compliance of used cooking oil regulations. | |
| 682. |
India's 1st Tribal Language to get own Wikipedia Edition is; |
| Answer» Santhali (Santali), a tribal language primarily spoken in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, received global recognition when it got a Wikipedia edition in its own script. The language is been spoken by over 6.4 million people in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. The initiative to get a Santhali edition for Wikipedia, began six years ago, in 2012. Santhali, written in the Ol Chiki script currently has content of about 70,000 words. | |
| 683. |
India's first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations has been inducted for whom? |
| Answer» India's first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations has been inducted in Delhi Police. The 36 elite women commandos, hailing from north-eastern states, have undergone rigorous training of around 15 months from specialists all across India and abroad to handle urban situations as well as jungle operations. Their expertise includes unarmed combat, ambush and counter-ambush and urban operations like building interventions, vehicle intervention and VVIP security. They will be deployed at Red Fort and India Gate during the 2018 Independence Day celebrations. The SWAT team is the brainchild of Amulya Patnaik, the Delhi Police Commissioner. | |
| 684. |
Which city tops in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index? |
| Answer» Vienna has replaced Melbourne for the first time at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index. Damascus retained the last place, followed by the Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria. The survey does not include several of the world's most dangerous capitals, such as Baghdad and Kabul. | |
| 685. |
Name of the country which is first to participate in SCO Peace Mission 2018 exercise at Russia is; |
| Answer» India will participate for the first time in the joint SCO Peace Mission Exercise, a part of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) initiatives, being conducted by Central Military Commission of Russia from August 22-29 at Chebarkul. India became a full member of the SCO in June 2017. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an eight-member multilateral organization, established on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China. 8 members of SCO are:- China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan. | |
| 686. |
Railway Ministry launched Digital Screens for how many stations? |
| Answer» In the wake of Prime Minister's vision for creating digital museums at stations using QR code, Ministry of Railway has made "digital screens" operational at 22 stations on this Independence Day as an innovative low-cost solution to spread awareness among public about the opulent heritage of Indian Railways. The project aims at showcasing the legacy of Indian Railways through one to two-minute-long movie clips on digital LED screens at the entrance gate of railway stations and also at different comfort areas. In addition, QR code based posters on Railway Heritage are also being displayed at these stations. A passenger can scan the QR code on their mobile to view a streaming video on their mobile on various facades of Railway heritage. | |
| 687. |
JSW Group launched Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) at _____ on 15th August 2018. |
| Answer» The Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), claiming to be India's first privately-funded High Performance Training Institute, was inaugurated in the presence of Olympic gold medallists Balbir Singh Sr. and Abhinav Bindra. The Institute aims to provide a world class training centre which can provide Indian athletes access to the most advanced infrastructure, coaching and sports science within the country. It is an initiative led by the JSW Group. | |
| 688. |
Supreme Court has approved proposal to use hologram-based colour-coded stickers for vehicles of this city. |
| Answer» For better tackling of air pollution related issues in the Delhi, Supreme Court has approved the central government's proposal to use hologram-based colour-coded stickers for vehicles in Delhi based on the fuel used. The vehicles that run on petrol and CNG will have light blue stickers, while the diesel vehicles will have orange stickers. The scheme is based on a model used in Paris. | |
| 689. |
Who launched a new campaign named 'Our Safety, Our Rights', among children against sexual abuse on International Day of the Girl Child? |
| Answer» Amnesty International India launched a new campaign named 'Our Safety, Our Rights', among children against sexual abuse. The campaign will culminate on October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child. The campaign in collaboration with Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, People's Action for Rural Awakening (PARA) and Institute of Social Education. 50,000 students, parents, teachers and children from 400 schools, across four Indian states will be participating in this campaign. This include schools in Amnesty International India's Human Rights Education network in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. | |
| 690. |
The Union Government has proposed to set up which committee to suggest changes to the JEE (Advanced) examination? |
| Answer» The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) has proposed to set up a 5-member committee to suggest changes to the JEE (Advanced) examination in the wake of an inadequate number of candidates qualifying the entrance test this year. The aim of the committee, which will be headed by IIT-Madras director "Bhaskar Ramamurthy", is to develop a robust and scientifically designed entrance exam system to test the potential of the candidates as well as to reduce their dependence on coaching institutes. The proposal is on the agenda of the IIT Council, which is considered to be the top decision-making body of all the IITs. Additionally, the IIT-Council is expected to discuss a suggestion made by one of the 23 premier engineering schools that the students who qualify JEE (Advanced) should be allocated an institute and not the engineering branch. According to the suggestion, the student should be allocated an engineering branch only in the second year, based on the aptitude exhibited in the first year. | |
| 691. |
This IIT has decided to set up a Re-Water Research Center to replenish and rejuvenate water resources? |
| Answer» The IIT Kharagpur has decided to set up a Re-Water Research Center to replenish and rejuvenate water resources. It will be seed-funded by two alumni members - Aneesh Reddy & Aditya Choubey. The purpose of the 'Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research' is to tackle the challenge of resolving two burning issues faced by urban India - sewage disposal and access to clean potable water. The institute will set up an on-campus plant which will convert 1.35 million litre of sewage water from the hostels to 1.2 million litre of potable water, on a daily basis. The project is being developed to attract potential entrepreneurs and government agencies to take up sewage treatment at a large scale and with a business model for banks to gain confidence in funding such businesses. | |
| 692. |
Which institute has launched the 'Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research' to treat and convert sewage water into potable water? |
| Answer» Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur) launched 'Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research' to treat and convert sewage water into potable water. Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research has been set up by a seed fund created by IIT alumni Anant Choubey and Aneesh Reddy. This has been launched to handle the issues of sewage disposal in urban areas and access to clean potable water. | |
| 693. |
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed this committee to decide Vedanta's plea challenging closure of its Sterlite plant. The committee is named as; |
| Answer» The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice S J Vazifdar as head of a 3-member committee to decide mining company Vedanta Limited's plea challenging the Tamil Nadu government's order to close the Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi. The committee may, if necessary, visit the site and consider the technical data and take a decision as early as found viable preferably within 6 weeks after it assumes it's working. Recently, on 9th August 2018, the Tribunal had allowed Vedanta to access the administrative unit inside its Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Though, the plant would remain closed and the company would not have access to its production unit and directed the district magistrate to ensure this. In March 2013, Sterlite's factory came into limelight when a gas leak led to the death of one person and injuries to several others, after which then chief minister J Jayalalithaa had ordered its closure. | |
| 694. |
The third edition of Indian Ocean Conference was held in __________. |
| Answer» The third edition of Indian Ocean Conference is set to begin on August 27 at Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The theme of the two- day conference will focus on 'Building Regional Architectures', particularly with regards to trade and commerce, security and governance. | |
| 695. |
Indian Railways and this organisation Sign MoU for use of Natural Gas in Railway Workshops. |
| Answer» In order to replace Industrial gases like Dissolved Acetylene, LPG, BMCG and Furnace Oil / High Speed Diesel (HSD) oil with environment friendly Natural Gas, Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s GAIL (India) Limited, to provide infrastructure facilities for supply of Natural Gas to Indian Railways Workshops, Production Units and Depots at Rail Bhavan. This MoU is a broad-based, in principle agreement, between GAIL and Indian Railways for the creation of infrastructure and supply of CNG/LNG/PNG for both industrial and domestic purposes. | |
| 696. |
Who organizes 2-Day Conference On Motivating & Attracting Youth in Agriculture? |
| Answer» In order to meet the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for a rapidly growing population and to motivate and attract youth in agriculture, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), inaugurated a two-day conference at NASC, New Delhi on Motivating and Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA). The two-day conference provides an opportunity to all stakeholders to interact and discuss various options and avenues for not only attracting youth to agriculture but even motivating them towards entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied fields. | |
| 697. |
Ministry of Science and Technology, International Energy Agency (IEA) and this signed an MoU on Enhancing Innovation for Clean Energy Transition. |
| Answer» The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) signed an MoU on Enhancing Innovation for Clean Energy Transition. The MoU seeks to deepen co-operation in support of clean energy innovations to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of clean energy technologies in India and will help support the generation of data for policymaking and improve knowledge of good policy practices for innovation in India and around the world. | |
| 698. |
Which committee has given its approval for the umbrella scheme "Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)" of Ministry of Earth Sciences? |
| Answer» the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the umbrella scheme "Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)" of Ministry of Earth Sciences. The scheme with an overall cost of Rs. 1623 crore encompasses a total of 16 sub-projects addressing ocean development activities such as Services, Technology, Resources, Observations and Science. The services rendered under the O-SMART will provide economic benefits to a number of user communities in the coastal and ocean sectors, namely, fisheries, offshore industry, coastal states, Defence, Shipping, Ports etc. This scheme also provides necessary scientific and technological background required for implementation of various aspects of Blue Economy. | |
| 699. |
Which new ranking system has been announced by the Union Government for higher educational institutions to promote innovation? |
| Answer» The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has announced new ranking system - named Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) - for higher educational institutions to promote culture of innovation and research in higher education at AICTE in New Delhi. The new ranking system will be formally launched on October 15, the birth anniversary of former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The first results will be declared on February 28, 2019, which is also Science Day. ARIIA - named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee- will focus on: budget expenses and revenues generated; facilitating access to advance centres; ideas of entrepreneurship; innovation ecosystems supported through teaching and learning; and innovative solutions to improve governance of the institution. | |
| 700. |
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology signed a MoU with which organization on innovation in clean energy transition? |
| Answer» The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on innovation in clean energy transition. In India by Mission Innovation IndiaUnit set up by DBT (under Ministry of Sceince & Technology) and International Partnership and Initiatives Unit (IPI) of IEA. | |