Jan 19, 2017 Current Affairs 19th January, 2017 Timothy Gonsalves committee recommends reservation for girl students in IITs Second Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi India ranks 92nd in 2017 Global Talent Index
Jan 19, 2017 Second Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi The second edition of Ministry of External Affairs’ annual Raisina Dialogue was held in New Delhi with the theme The New Normal: Multilateralism in a multipolar world.
Jan 19, 2017 Union Cabinet approves India’s Membership in the International Vaccine Institute The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the proposal for India taking full membership of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Governing Council.
Jan 19, 2017 NASA approves mission to explore iron-rich asteroid 16 Psyche The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved a mission to explore 16 Psyche, an iron-rich asteroid. As part of the mission, NASA craft will be launched in 2023, and will arrive at Psyche in 2030.
Jan 19, 2017 Union Cabinet approves Trade Agreement negotiations with Peru The Union Cabinet has approved holding negotiations for Trade Agreement with Peru on trade in goods, services and investment.
Jan 19, 2017 Railway Ministry unveils Mission 41K to save energy worth Rs 41,000 crore Union Railway Ministry has unveiled Mission 41K to save Rs. 41,000 crore on the Indian Railways’ expenditure on energy consumption over the next 10 years.
Jan 19, 2017 India becomes associate member of CERN India formally became an associate member of CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) with the government completing the internal approval procedures for the agreement it signed in November 2016.
Jan 19, 2017 India ranks 92nd in 2017 Global Talent Index India was ranked 92nd among 118 countries in the 2017 Global index of talent competitiveness (GTI) list.
Jan 19, 2017 India ranks 60th in Inclusive Development Index India ranked 60th among the 79 developing countries in 2017 Inclusive Development Index (IDI) released in World Economic Forums (WEF) Inclusive Growth and Development Report.
Jan 19, 2017 Silicon identified as ‘missing element’ in Earth’s core Scientists from Tohoku University in Japan have claimed that Silicon (Si) is the missing element in the Earth core.