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INTERNATIONAL Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018. The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark. The conference on wind is … Read more 29.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Netherlands joins Solar Alliance The Netherlands has become the 64th signatory member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The joint statement issued hailed the Netherlands as India’s “Gateway to Europe”. India also welcomed the Netherlands as the Partner Country for the TechSummit in 2019. Barbados elects Mia Mottley as … Read more 27-28.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma Nepal has become the first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious origin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Trachoma was the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the Himalayan nation in the … Read more 26.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL 5th India CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia organized the 5thIndia-CLMV Business Conclave in Phnom Penh on 21-22 May 2018. After four rounds of the Business Conclave in India, this initiative was … Read more 25.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more 23.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more 22.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Purvanchal Expressway to connect Uttar Pradesh Purvanchal Expressway will start from Chand Sarai of District Lucknow and will end at Haidaria of District Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. The Purvanchal Expressway will be developed on the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) mode. The project will cover 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh namely Lucknow, Sultanpur, … Read more 21.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Multipurpose Educational Hub for Minority The Uttar Pradesh Government has released a total amount of Rs. 453 lakh for setting up 03 government model colleges inGhaziabad and Siddharthnagar districts under the MultipurposeEducational Hub, being run for Minorities. Out of the totalreleased amount, Rs. 151 lakh each has been given to setup oneGirls … Read more 19.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP police planning a ‘digital’ leap to check alarming rise in cyber crimes Confronted with a growing number of cyber crimes, UP police are planning to revamp the cyber cell wing. According to sources, a fund of Rs 5 crore has been released to improve the infrastructure of the department. … Read more 18.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH World Bank may fund core road development project The World Bank may fund the $570 million Core Road Development Project with a road safety component, in Uttar Pradesh. Negotiations for the project began in 2013, but could not reach a logical conclusion. Now, the Yogi Adityanath government had taken up … Read more 16.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs