1)Cabinet approves Revamped Khelo India Programme:-
Name of the Ministry :- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Time Period:- 2017-18 to 2019-20
Aim:- Aims at mainstreaming sport as a tool for individual development, community development, economic development and national development.
This programme strives to promote “Sports for All” as well as “Sports for Excellence.”
The Programme would cover about 200 million children in the age group of 10-18 under a massive national physical fitness drive, which will not only measure the physical fitness of all children in the age group, but also support their fitness related activities.
2)The First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13, 2017 in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
BIMSTEC grouping contains – namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand
3)A ‘Boat Lab’ to study Brahmaputra :- The Centre plans to safeguard the fast-eroding Majuli island — Asia’s largest riverine island — using research carried out on floating ‘B4’ boat labs along the Brahmaputra river.
Name is ‘B4’ – the ‘Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat’
4)India, Russia to collaborate on Bangladesh nuclear plant:- India is collaborating with Russia to build Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
It will be first initiative under an India-Russia nuclear deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third countries. It will also be India’s first atomic energy venture abroad.
Rooppur Nuclear project (capacity of 2*1200 MWs) is Bangladesh’s first atomic energy project.
5)RBI will now Regulate P2P lending as NBFCs:-
What is P2P Lending: P2P lending is a form of crowd-funding used to raise loans which are paid back with interest.
It enables individuals to borrow and lend money – without using an intermediary.
What the Govt. has said:- The Union Government has issued gazette notification, notifying that Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platforms will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and thus regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Name of the Ministry :- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Time Period:- 2017-18 to 2019-20
Aim:- Aims at mainstreaming sport as a tool for individual development, community development, economic development and national development.
This programme strives to promote “Sports for All” as well as “Sports for Excellence.”
The Programme would cover about 200 million children in the age group of 10-18 under a massive national physical fitness drive, which will not only measure the physical fitness of all children in the age group, but also support their fitness related activities.
2)The First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13, 2017 in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
BIMSTEC grouping contains – namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand
3)A ‘Boat Lab’ to study Brahmaputra :- The Centre plans to safeguard the fast-eroding Majuli island — Asia’s largest riverine island — using research carried out on floating ‘B4’ boat labs along the Brahmaputra river.
Name is ‘B4’ – the ‘Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat’
4)India, Russia to collaborate on Bangladesh nuclear plant:- India is collaborating with Russia to build Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
It will be first initiative under an India-Russia nuclear deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third countries. It will also be India’s first atomic energy venture abroad.
Rooppur Nuclear project (capacity of 2*1200 MWs) is Bangladesh’s first atomic energy project.
5)RBI will now Regulate P2P lending as NBFCs:-
What is P2P Lending: P2P lending is a form of crowd-funding used to raise loans which are paid back with interest.
It enables individuals to borrow and lend money – without using an intermediary.
What the Govt. has said:- The Union Government has issued gazette notification, notifying that Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platforms will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and thus regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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