july 2018

  INTERNATIONAL   BRICS Summit 2018 begins in Johannesburg   The 10th edition of BRICS Summit began in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 25, 2018. Attended by all the BRICS leaders, the BRICS Summit 2018 will be held from July 25 to July 27.   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour of Africa, which … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   India, B’desh Coast Guards conducting exercise on pollution   The Indian Coast Guard is conducting a bilateral table-top exercise on maritime pollution response with Bangladesh Coast Guard at the regional headquarters (North East) of the ICG.   ICG (NE) commander Inspector General said the two-day exercise is being conducted in the … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        Scientists discover world’s oldest colours from Sahara desert in Africa   1 billion-year-old bright pink pigmentsextracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. The pigments taken from marine black shales of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, were more than half a billion years older than previous pigment discoveries. The fossils … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to introduce MP’S price difference scheme   Rajasthan government may introduce the Madhya Pradesh ‘price difference’ model in the state for providing relief to garlic farmers, who have not been able to sell garlic at government purchase rates so far.   Under the scheme, farmers in Madhya Pradesh are compensated when … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan improves in Water Resources Management   By restoring 80 per cent of the irrigation potential of identified water bodies, largely through community-managed ponds and tanks, Rajasthan has improved its ranking in the federal think tank NITI Aayog’s composite water management index (CWMI).   Rajasthan has done some good work in restoration of surface … Read more

RAJASTHAN Over 7.5k Aadhaar enrolments done in Rajasthan post offices    More than 7500 Aadhaar have been enrolled in the Aadhaar enrolment centre at the post offices in Rajasthan   The state of Rajasthan has been divided into three divisions – Ajmer, Jaipur and Jodhpur.   Postal department in India were given the charge to work … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   ·        Australia’s Fleet Space to launch first 2 satellites with ISRO, SpaceX   Australian Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced launch plans for its first two nanosatellites, Centauri I and II,in the second half of 2018. 10-kg nanosatellite Centauri I will be launched on Indian space agency ISRO’sPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). … Read more

ASSAM   World Tiger Day observed at Bokakhat & Dorakahara   With an objective to create awareness among the masses on the need to protect the Royal Bengal Tiger, World Tiger Day was observed today at Bokakhat.   Cabinet Minister Bora felt that there is a need to increase the compensation amount which is given … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   IAF participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018   The Indian Air Force for the first time is participating with fighter aircraft in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18), which is scheduled from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in Australia.   Pitch Black is a biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        International Army Games 2018 will be conducted from July 28 to August 11   The Army games are organised annually by Russia and this year 28 competitions will be held in seven countriesincluding Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia. This year the Games will bring together 181 teams from 32 countries. … Read more