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NDIAN AFFAIRS
India to host first
summit of International Solar Alliance: Modi
Citing global
climate change as one of the biggest global challenges, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announced that India will host the first summit of the
International Solar Alliance (IAS) in March.
First International
Dam Safety Conference held in Thiruvananthapuram
The first
International Dam Safety Conference-2018 was held in Kovalam,
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) from January 23-24, 2018.
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This Conference is
fourth in series organized under the aegis of ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and
Improvement Project (DRIP).
Coast Guard patrol
vessel Vijaya launched
‘Vijaya’, the
second offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built by the Larsen and Toubro Shipyard for the Indian
Coast Guard has been launched.
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The indigenously
built vessel ‘Vijaya’, equipped with state-of art radar, navigational and
communication system, will be utilised for day and night patrol and
surveillance, anti-terrorist, anti-smuggling operations and coastal security.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
10th Global Forum
for Food & Agriculture held in Berlin
The 10th edition
of Global Forum for Food & Agriculture was held in Berlin, Germany from
18th -20th January 2018. The theme of this year’s event is “Shaping the
future of livestock – sustainably, responsibly, efficiently”.
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The Global Forum
for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference held during
International Green Week (IGW) that focuses on central questions concerning the
future of the global agri-food industry.
Malta’s Valletta
Becomes Europe’s Capital of Culture
Valletta, the
capital of Malta officially named European Capital of Culture 2018. Valletta will share the
title with Leeuwarden, a city in the Netherlands.
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Notably, the
‘European Capitals of Culture’ initiative aims to highlight the diversity of
European culture and to increase the citizens’ sense of belonging to a common
cultural area.
BANKING
IOB joins hands
with National Housing Board
Leading Public
Sector Bank (PSB), Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) announced a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with National Housing Bank for implementation of
the Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) of the Ministry of Rural
Development. IOB is one of first major public sector bank to execute
the MoU to implement the scheme.
