Jul 16, 2016 Current affairs 17th July, 2016 Lifeline Express: World̢۪s first hospital on a train completes 25 years of service Tata Advanced Systems signs deal with Bell Helicopter 11th ASEM Summit issues Ulaanbaatar Declaration
Jul 16, 2016 Lifeline Express: World’s first hospital on a train completes 25 years of service The Lifeline Express, the world’s first hospital on a train of Indian Railways has completed 25 years of service to the poor and underprivileged masses of rural India.
Jul 16, 2016 Union Government launches Transforming India website The Union Government has launched Transforming India Website (www.transformingindia.mygov.in), a repository for sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in real-time.
Jul 16, 2016 Tata Advanced Systems signs deal with Bell Helicopter Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and US-based Bell Helicopter have signed a deal to jointly develop the helicopter market in India.
Jul 16, 2016 11th ASEM Summit issues Ulaanbaatar Declaration The eleventh edition of the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 has issued Ulaanbaatar Declaration.
Jul 16, 2016 Nalanda Mahavihara enters UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara (also known as old Nalanda University) of Bihar has been included in the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site.
Jul 16, 2016 Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to have Happiness Department Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to have ‘Happiness Department’ that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness on the lines of Bhutan.
Jul 16, 2016 Current affairs 16th July, 2016 DRDO successfully tests New Advanced Towed Artillery Artillery Gun System Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi appointed as Chairman of CBSE 15 July: World Youth Skills Day
Jul 16, 2016 RBI sets up Sudarshan Sen-headed Working Group on Fin Tech and Digital Banking The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an inter-regulatory Working Group to study the regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology (Fintech) and Digital Banking in India The inter-regulatory Working Group will be headed by RBI̢۪s Executive Director Sudarshan Sen and consist of 12 members.
Jul 16, 2016 India certified Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free by WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified India as Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free country.
Jul 16, 2016 11th ASEM summit begins in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The eleventh edition of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 began in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
Jul 16, 2016 DRDO successfully tests New Advanced Towed Artillery Artillery Gun System The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully conducted proof firing tests of Armament system for 155 mm x 52 calibre New Advanced Towed Artillery Artillery Gun System (ATAGS).