1)India’s first full-time woman defence minister:- Nirmala Sitharaman has become the first woman to become a full-time defence minister of the country. Sitharaman will now be a member of the crucial Cabinet Committee on Security.
She is the only 2nd overall women to be the defence minister of India , earlier Indira Gandhi held this post.
Other Members of the Cabinet Committee on Security include the prime minister, home minister, external affairs minister and the finance minister.
2)Asia-Africa Corridor was in News because of China:-
Firstly lets Understand What is Asia Africa Growth Corridor:=
The Asia Africa Growth Corridor project was planned by India and Japan with the active support of the African Development Bank and several African countries including South Africa who wish to reduce their dependence on Beijing.
The idea is to “create a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific region’ by rediscovering ancient sea-routes and creating new sea corridors” by integrating the economies of South, Southeast, and East Asia with Oceania and Africa.
It primarily focuses on Development Cooperation Projects, Quality Infrastructure and Institutional Connectivity, Enhancing Skills, and People-to-People Partnership.
What was the News:- China has initiated a move to persuade India to go slow on the Asia Africa Growth Corridor, which New Delhi has formulated along with Japan.
3)Buxa Tiger Reserve was in News, remember that it is located in West Bengal.
4)Breakthrough Listen Mission Project detects 15 radio bursts from dwarf galaxy:-
Facts About the Projject :- Breakthrough Listen is a program to search for intelligent extraterrestrial communications in the Universe. With $100 million in funding and thousands of hours of dedicated telescope time on state-of-the-art facilities, it is the most comprehensive search for alien communications to date.
What is a Radio Burst :- FRB is brief, bright pulse of radio emission from distant galaxies.
5)BRICS 2017 Summit is going on in Xiamen , China. Xiamen Declaration has been Signed.
6)CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications:-The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a social media campaign to promote Indian Geographical Indications (GIs) with #LetsTalkIP.
What is #LetsTalkIP :- It is an ongoing movement initiated by CIPAM to make more people aware about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights.
She is the only 2nd overall women to be the defence minister of India , earlier Indira Gandhi held this post.
Other Members of the Cabinet Committee on Security include the prime minister, home minister, external affairs minister and the finance minister.
2)Asia-Africa Corridor was in News because of China:-
Firstly lets Understand What is Asia Africa Growth Corridor:=
The Asia Africa Growth Corridor project was planned by India and Japan with the active support of the African Development Bank and several African countries including South Africa who wish to reduce their dependence on Beijing.
The idea is to “create a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific region’ by rediscovering ancient sea-routes and creating new sea corridors” by integrating the economies of South, Southeast, and East Asia with Oceania and Africa.
It primarily focuses on Development Cooperation Projects, Quality Infrastructure and Institutional Connectivity, Enhancing Skills, and People-to-People Partnership.
What was the News:- China has initiated a move to persuade India to go slow on the Asia Africa Growth Corridor, which New Delhi has formulated along with Japan.
3)Buxa Tiger Reserve was in News, remember that it is located in West Bengal.
4)Breakthrough Listen Mission Project detects 15 radio bursts from dwarf galaxy:-
Facts About the Projject :- Breakthrough Listen is a program to search for intelligent extraterrestrial communications in the Universe. With $100 million in funding and thousands of hours of dedicated telescope time on state-of-the-art facilities, it is the most comprehensive search for alien communications to date.
What is a Radio Burst :- FRB is brief, bright pulse of radio emission from distant galaxies.
5)BRICS 2017 Summit is going on in Xiamen , China. Xiamen Declaration has been Signed.
6)CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications:-The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a social media campaign to promote Indian Geographical Indications (GIs) with #LetsTalkIP.
What is #LetsTalkIP :- It is an ongoing movement initiated by CIPAM to make more people aware about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights.
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