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| 701. |
The fourth Partners' Forum to improve the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, held in __________. |
| Answer» The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 2-day fourth Partners' Forum in New Delhi. It concluded on December 13, 2018. India is hosting the Partners' Forum for the second time. The previous chapters were held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014, New Delhi, India in 2010 and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2007. Its objective was to improve the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. | |
| 702. |
26th edition of National Children's Science Congress begins in __________. |
| Answer» Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 26th edition of National Children's Science Congress in Bhubaneswar in which as many as 800 students from ten Asian and seven Gulf countries are participating. This year's theme is 'Science, Technology and Innovations: For clean, green and healthy nation'. It is for the second time that the National Children's Science Congress is being organized in Odisha. Earlier, the mega event was held in 2015. | |
| 703. |
The 21st Usha National Athletics Sports Championship for the Blind held in __________. |
| Answer» The 21st Usha National Athletics Sports Championship for the Blind held in New Delhi in the presence of champion boxer Vijender Singh. The championship witnessed six new national records in javelin, long jump, discuss, 100m race and shotput and three new meet records in 100 meet race, javelin and shotput. Radhika Bharat Ram is chairperson of India Blind Sports Association. | |
| 704. |
Where was the 4th WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices "Increasing access to medical devices" held? |
| Answer» The three day 4th WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices "Increasing access to medical devices" concluded Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It was the first time the WHO Global Forum on Medical devices was being held in India. This Forum was meant to face the challenges present in the selection, regulation and use of medical devices. | |
| 705. |
Where was the 37th Senior National Rowing Championship begins? |
| Answer» The 37th Senior National Rowing Championship began in the Army Rowing Node in Pune. Around 500 rowers and coaches from various rowing associations across the country are taking part in the Championship. The Rowers for the World Championships-2019 will be selected from this event. World Championship -2019 is the first qualifying Championship for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. | |
| 706. |
India's first private Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) factory has opened in __________. |
| Answer» India's first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has recently opened at Adani Aerospace Park near Shamshabad in Hyderabad. The 50,000-sq ft state-of-the-art facility facility is built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems. It will start operations with the manufacturing of complete carbon composite aero-structures for the Hermes 900 UAV, followed by the Hermes 450 UAV, catering to the global markets, and will further be ramped-up for the assembly and integration of complete UAVs here. As of now, after manufacturing, the integration of the UAV units will be done in Israel. | |
| 707. |
India's first railway university was opened in __________. |
| Answer» The Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal dedicated the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), India's first Railway University, to the nation in Vadodara on 15 December 2018. It is third such university in the world after Russia and China. The Railway University began its operations on 5th September 2018. | |
| 708. |
The 9th India-ROK Joint Commission Meeting held in __________. |
| Answer» External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea Kang Kyung-wha co-chaired the 9th India-ROK Joint Commission meeting. Ms. Kyung-wha arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit to India. Mrs. Swaraj and her Korean counterpart reviewed the progress in multifaceted cooperation under the Special Strategic Partnership between the two countries. It includes follow-up action on decisions taken during the visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in to India in July this year. | |
| 709. |
Where was the three-day conference on Soft Power helds? |
| Answer» The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a three-day conference on Soft Power in New Delhi. The Center for Soft Power is the first center in India that is dedicated to the study of Indian soft power. It was established in collaboration with India Foundation. | |
| 710. |
National Balrang-2018 was started in; |
| Answer» To promote the artistic talent of the students, the National Balrang-2018 has started at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalya (IGRMS) in Bhopal on 19th of December. The 3-day cultural festival is being organised by the School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with the IGRMS. Its purpose is to introduce children with various cultural diversities and traditional lifestyles so as to instill the spirit of social harmony, human values, and brotherhood. 'Balrang' is a unique programme that has been held in Bhopal since the past 23 years. As many as 520 students from various schools in 18 states and two union territories will present folk dances, songs and other cultural programmes. | |
| 711. |
Where was the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) Complex inagurated? |
| Answer» International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) Complex will be inaugurated in Hyderabad on 22 December 2018. It was established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. It will provide training to scientists/researchers/government officers/disaster managers/decision makers in the areas of ocean science and management. | |
| 712. |
Which Indian city will host the first ever India China Film Festival strengthening the cultural understanding amidst? |
| Answer» A three day India China Film Festival is set to begin in New Delhi from 22nd of December this year culminating on 24th of December. In order to strengthen and deepen cultural understanding between the two countries, the film festival is being organized during the first India-China High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges. Jackie Chan's 2012 action movie "CZ12" will open the India-China Film Festival here. The three-day Festival will be organized at Siri Fort Auditorium II, New Delhi by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Indian Government. The duo cultural and people-to-people exchanges will probably be encouraged by way of this initiative. A total of seven films including four Chinese and three Indian Films will be screened during the Festival. The opening film of the Festival will be 'CZ12' also known as 'Chinese Zodiac'. | |
| 713. |
15th Global SME Business Summit was held in __________. |
| Answer» The 15th edition of a two day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Government e-marketplace in New Delhi. The theme of the event was 'Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains'. The agenda of the summit was to bring together renowned speakers with unbounded experience and expertise, a global audience, and various national and international SME stakeholders to integrate Indian MSMEs into the Global Value Chains (GVCs). | |
| 714. |
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Which Indian City? |
| Answer» Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Gurugram that aims to collaborate with partner countries and multi-national agencies to develop maritime awareness and share information on vessels. The IFC has been established at the Navy's Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) at Gurugram which is the single point centre interlinking all the coastal radar chains to generate a seamless real-time picture of the nearly 7,500-km long coastline. | |
| 715. |
Which was named as new capital of Gitega? |
| Answer» Burundi confirmed the small central city of Gitega the country's new political capital. | |
| 716. |
India's first music museum will be set up in __________, Tamilnadu. |
| Answer» The State Minister for Culture and Tamil Development Shri K Pandiarajan announced setting up of the country's first music museum in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu. The venue chosen for the project is the birth place of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trinities of Carnatic music. The museum will be set up with assistance from the Central government. | |
| 717. |
Where was the 6th edition of Yuva Natya Samaroh, a theatre festival of five young directors held? |
| Answer» Sahitya Kala Parishad, Department of Art, Culture and Languages, Government of Delhi, organized the sixth edition of five-day long Yuva Natya Samaroh at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi. The event will conclude on 26th December. It is a theatre festival of five young directors with some of the best modern, mythological as well as Parsi style drama. The festival will start with the famous and well-discussed story by Mithileshwar titled Babuji and directed by Rajesh Singh while the Parsi play Safed Khoon directed by Samiruddin (Javed Sameer), will be presented on the last day of the festival. | |
| 718. |
Where was the statue of Indian farmer's leader and 5th Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh, inaugurated on National Farmer's Day? |
| Answer» National Farmer's Day (NFD) was celebrated throughout the country to acknowledge the role of farmers in India's socio-economic development and to mark the birth anniversary of Indian farmer's leader and 5th Prime Minister of India Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh. This day which is also observed as KisanDiwas is celebrated across the nation every year with the focus on the upliftment of the status of farmers. On this occasion Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh unveiled a statue of Sri Chaudhary Charan Singh in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and addressed a public meeting and announced the allocation of Rs. 325 crore for the development of the city and rural areas. | |
| 719. |
Andhra Pradesh gets it new High Court in __________. |
| Answer» The separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh will start functioning from January 1. Ministry of Law and Justice notified the constitution of the High Court in Amaravati. Andhra Pradesh High Court will be the 25th High Court in the country. The Hyderabad High Court has been functioning as common high court till now after bifurcation of undivided Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 720. |
The 41st meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee was held in __________. |
| Answer» The 41st meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee was held in New Delhi. In the meeting, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 3,10,597 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). A total of 864 projects with a project cost of Rs 14,662 crore with central assistance of Rs 4,658 crore has been approved in the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY(U) now is 68,54,126. Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned 1,08,135 houses while the sanction for Karnataka is 1,05,502 affordable houses. | |
| 721. |
Where was the 41st meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held? |
| Answer» The 41st meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to sanction more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) was held at New Delhi. A total of 3,10,597 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) has been approved by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. The approval consists of: Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) vertical- 1,91,556 and Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)vertical- 1,18,941. | |
| 722. |
The 6th International Rice Research Institute will be constructed in the campus of; |
| Answer» The PM also dedicated the 6th International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) to the nation. The Institute is built at the campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi. | |
| 723. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the One District, One Product Regional Summit in __________. |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh for one day. He attended the One District, One Product Regional Summit at Deendayal Hastakala Sankul in Varanasi. Here he laid foundation stone for 14new development projects worth around 98 crores. Also, in the event, loans worth Rs. 2000 crore were disbursed. | |
| 724. |
An exhibition titled 'Dandi Yatra' was inaugurated in __________. |
| Answer» An exhibition titled 'Dandi Yatra' was inaugurated in New Delhi on 29 December 2018. It was organised by the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). The exhibition is part of the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The exhibition showcases the unseen drawings of artist Chhaganlal Jadav and also the masterworks of NGMA's collection of contemporaneous artists. | |
| 725. |
Which district topped in the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog? |
| Answer» Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme. The ranking shows the incremental progress achieved by 111 aspirational districts (out of 115) during June 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, across six key development sectors. Three aspirational districts from West Bengal did not participate, while one district of Kerala could not take part because of floods. The 6 developmental sectors are: Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion, Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure. The data has been received from household surveys conducted by NITI Aayog's knowledge partners, namely, TATA Trusts and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (IDInsight). | |
| 726. |
Where was the 12th Global Healthcare Summit 2018 held? |
| Answer» The 12th Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 29th December. The summit is being organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, more commonly known as AAPI. Mr. Kovind acknowledged the professionalism and excellent reputation of doctors of Indian origin in the US. | |
| 727. |
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the world's oldest yoga institute in __________ that has marked 100 years of its establishment. |
| Answer» The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the world's oldest yoga institute located in Mumbai that has marked 100 years of its establishment. | |
| 728. |
An International Seminar to commemorate the 200th Birth Anniversary of Sikh philosopher, reformer and freedom fighter , Sri Satguru Ram Singhji inaugurated in; |
| Answer» To commemorate the 200th Birth Anniversary of Sikh philosopher, reformer and freedom fighter , Sri Satguru Ram Singhji, an International Seminar was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Culture (I/c), Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi. The seminar was organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Panjab University, Chandigarh and Kuka Martyrs Memorial Trust. The function was attended by His Holiness Sri Satguru Uday Singhji; MP Lok Sabha, Sardar Prem Singh Chandumajra; Ex-MP, Rajya Sabha, Sh Avinash Rai Khanna; Ex-MP Rajya Sabha Sardar Tarlochan Singh ; Ex-MP Rajya Sabha Sardar H S Hanspal and Vice Chairman KMMT & President Vishav Namdhari Sangat, Sardar Surinder Singh Namdhari in addition to a large congregation of followers of Satguru. | |
| 729. |
Veer Savarkar International Airport has been declared as an authorized Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers. It was located in; |
| Answer» Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair has been declared as an authorized Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers. The announcement was made by Information, Public Relations and Tourism Division of Andaman and Nicobar Administration. This decision of the Union Government will open up the Port Blair Airport for direct international flight and immigration facilities. | |
| 730. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs 1,100 cr at which city of Maharashtra? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs 1,100 cr at Solapur in Maharashtra. Referring to the passage of The Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, PM, Modi described it as a landmark moment in the nation's history. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for an over 1800 crore rupee housing project of 30,000 units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. It will benefit the homeless poor like rag pickers, rickshaw pullers, textile and beedi workers. PM Modi commissioned the four-laned over 98 km Solapur- Tuljapur-Osmanabad section on NH-52. | |
| 731. |
The 44th Global Summit of the International Advertising Association was held in __________. |
| Answer» The 44th Global Summit of the International Advertising Association (IAA) will be held in Kochi from February 20 to 22, 2019. The theme of the summit is 'Brand Dharma'. It is for the first time an Indian city is hosting the summit. The last three summits were held in Washington DC, Moscow and Beijing. | |
| 732. |
This city aims for 7 star rating under the Swachh Bharat Mission. |
| Answer» The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) aims for a 7-star under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2019. Under this mission, the garbage-free cities will be awarded star ratings as per the revised protocols of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The new survey is launched across the country from 4th January 2019. MoHUA has set various parameters such as door-to-door garbage collection, waste disposal, scientific handling of landfills, disposal of construction and demolition debris, and segregation of waste at the source for the rankings. As per the vision enunciated under the Swachh Bharat Mission, 100% of waste generated in a city should be scientifically managed, and measures are taken for visible beautification of the city. | |
| 733. |
The mega international food and beverage show 'Indus Food 2019' will be held in __________. |
| Answer» The mega international food and beverage show 'Indus Food 2019' will be held in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh on 14-15 January 2019. The event is organised jointly by Trade Promotion Council of India and Department of Commerce. The event is a platform to promote India as a strong exporter of food and beverage products to the world. Odisha will participate as a partner state of the event. | |
| 734. |
Global Healthcare Summit 2019 will be held in __________. |
| Answer» The 13th edition of Global Healthcare Summit 2019 is to be held in Hyderabad from July 21 to 24. The summit is organized in partnership with the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. The organizing chapters of the conference include Osmania, Gandhi, Kakatiya and Telangana Medical alumni, Association of Telugu Medical Graduates of the U.S.A., Gandhi Medical College Global Alliance, and Kakatiya Medical College Old Students' Association. More than 500 physicians are expected to attend the summit. The summit would have an international research competition for which the American Association of Physicians with Indian Origin (AAPI) would work in collaboration with a leading academic medical college in Hyderabad. | |
| 735. |
Indian Oil Corp (IOC)'s first LNG import terminal was commissioned in __________, Tamil Nadu. |
| Answer» Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's biggest oil firm, announced commission of its first Rs 5,151-crore worth Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal in Ennore, Tamil Nadu. This is the first LNG import terminal IOC has built on its own and will become operational by the end of January 2019. IOC holds 95 per cent stake in the Ennore LNG import terminal. Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has 5 per cent. The firm is also working on laying a 1,385 km natural gas pipeline originating from the Ennore terminal to Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu via Puducherry. Also, branch pipelines will be laid in Madurai, Tuticorin, and Bengaluru to meet the LNG demand. | |
| 736. |
Where was the 10th R R Lakshya Cup 2018 shooting tournament held? |
| Answer» Shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar from Rajasthan and shooter Nupur Patil from Maharashtra have won 10th R R Lakshya Cup 2018 in senior and junior category respectively. Dronacharya Awardee and former National Coach Prof. Sunny Thomas was the chief guest of the event. The tournament was organised in Lakshya Shooting Club, Karnala Sports Academy, Panvel, Navi Mumbai. The Club was founded by ace shooter Suma Shirur. R R Lakshya Cup being only a premier invitational tournament, it's record wouldn't be count for International records. The event has prize money of Rs. 1,00,000 in senior category and Rs. 50,000 in junior category. | |
| 737. |
The 80th National Table Tennis Championship begins in which city? |
| Answer» The 80th National Table Tennis Championship began at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. As many as 35 teams, including 550 players from different parts of the country are participating in the mega championship. | |
| 738. |
Which city is the venue of the 2019 Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF)? |
| Answer» The Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF) has started at Siri Fort Auditorium II, New Delhi from 4th January. The 10-day Festival is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B). The directors of the opening feature film 'Olu' and of the opening non-feature film 'Kharvas' viz. Shri Shaji N Karun and Shri Aditya Suhas Jambhale were presented at the inauguration of the fest. All the films selected under the Indian Panorama section in the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2018) will be screened during the Festival. The entry for the Festival is free and seating is on the first-come-first-served basis. | |
| 739. |
The second edition of Khelo India Youth Games will starts in __________, Maharashtra. |
| Answer» Maharashtra is all set to host the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games which will officially begin tomorrow in Pune. More than 9000 players from different states will participate in 18 different games at Khelo India Youth Games. It has already been announced that Youth Olympic Gold Medallist in shooting Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhari, as well as weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga, will be among the cream of India's youth sporting talent competing at these games. Three 10-year-old athletes including footballer Pratima Kumar from Jharkhand, hockey player Laltlanchhungi from Mizoram and West Bengal's 10m air rifle shooter Abhinav Shaw, will pick up their first experience of competing in a large-scale multi-discipline event. | |
| 740. |
Six professors awarded Infosys Prize 2018 for science and research in __________. |
| Answer» The global software major's Infosys Science Foundation awarded its 10th Infosys Prize 2018 to six eminent professors for winning across different categories of science and research at an awards ceremony in Bengaluru. The Infosys annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a tax-free prize purse worth $100,000 (or its equivalent in Indian rupees). The winners were selected by a six-member jury of renowned scientists and professors, namely Kaushik Basu, Pradeep Khosla, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Amartya Sen, Mriganka Sur, and Srinivasa Varadhan from 244 nominations received in six categories. | |
| 741. |
The fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue has begun in __________. |
| Answer» The fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue has begun in New Delhi. Norway Prime Minister Ms. Erna Solberg delivered inaugural address in presence of PM Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. The theme of the Dialogue this year is "A World Reorder: New Geometries; Fluid Partnerships; Uncertain Outcomes". Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with Observer Research Foundation has organized the flagship annual geopolitical and geostrategic conference. | |
| 742. |
Which city is the venue o f the All India Radio National Poets Conference 2019? |
| Answer» The All India Radio National Poets Conference will be held in Chennai on January 10, 2019. It will be inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu Governor Bunwarilal Purohit. This is the first time the city would be hosting the Sarva Basha Kavi Sammelan since its launch in 1956. In it, 22 poets representing as many languages included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution would be presenting their poems. Scholars in Hindi and Tamil will present the translated version of the poems in the Conference itself. The programme will be aired on the 25th of this month. | |
| 743. |
Global Aviation Summit 2019 will be held in __________ with the theme "Flying for all". |
| Answer» In a first, the 2-day long Global Aviation Summit 2019 with the theme "Flying for all" will be organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) in collaboration with FICCI from January 15-16, 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The summit is supported by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration of US (FAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), CiviI Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), Airports Council International (ACl) and Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). | |
| 744. |
The 6th Women Of India Organic Festival 2019 was held in which city? |
| Answer» The 6th 'Women of India Organic Festival 2019 will be hosted by Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) at Leisure Valley in Chandigarh from 12th to 14th January to celebrate and promote women farmers and entrepreneurs in the organic sector from the remotest parts of India. The purpose of the festival is to encourage Indian women entrepreneurs and farmers to connect with more buyers and thus, empower them through financial inclusion, while promoting organic culture in India. Over 100 women are coming together at Leisure Valley, which will become the epicentre of an organic extravaganza. The Festival will showcase over 1,000 varied organic products, including fabric, wellness, grains, seeds, jewellery, bakery items and a lot more. | |
| 745. |
The 86th National Billiards and Snooker Championship will be held in __________. |
| Answer» The 86th National Billiards and Snooker Championship will be held in Indore from 18 January 2019. The event will be hosted by Madhya Pradesh Billiards and Snooker Association. Top cueists, including Pankaj Advani, will take part in the event. The prize money of the event is 10 lakh rupees. The event will conclude on 10 February 2019. | |
| 746. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Gangajal Project' in __________. |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Gangajal Project' in Agra on 9 January 2019. The programme will provide a supply of better drinking water which will benefit the residents as well as tourists. Gangajal project aims to bring 140 cusecs of Ganga water to Agra. He also launched civic projects worth Rs 2,980 crore in Agra. | |
| 747. |
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari gave an approval to Iran's Pasargad Bank to open a branch in __________. |
| Answer» Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that India has allowed an Iranian bank, Pasargad Bank, to open a branch in Mumbai. The move is aimed at circumventing US trade and investment sanctions as India builds a strategic port in the West Asian country. | |
| 748. |
The First 'National Consultation on Child Protection' for 2019 was held in __________. |
| Answer» The First 'National Consultation on Child Protection' for 2019 was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development. The meeting was organized to follow up on the exercise of monitoring of the CCIs by States/UTs, to deliberate upon various aspects of child protection and to take stock of the efforts made by States/UTs regarding improvements in the Child Care Institutions. | |
| 749. |
Where was the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019? |
| Answer» The 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019, a global platform for dialogue, debate, deliberation and engagement among Indian and global leaders on economic policy and growth trends in India was held in Mumbai. The two-day event was inaugurated by the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu. The Summit was organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, State Government of Maharashtra and Confederation of Indian Industry. | |
| 750. |
Which city is the venue of the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019? |
| Answer» Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019 in Mumbai. This edition of the Summit will showcase India in the present landscape of an emerging "New India", the "New Global Economic Address". The 2-day summit is expected to build new partnerships and explore investment opportunities in sectors like Artificial Intelligence, big data, food processing, defense, aeronautics, renewable energy and tourism. It will see New India in active engagement and collaboration within the country and with the world. The summit is a global platform for dialogue, debate, deliberation and engagement among Indian and global leaders on economic policy and growth trends in India. | |