01 September 2016 Current Affairs

Kerala to form JV with Railways for infrastructure projects

CPI-M led LDF government in Kerala has decided to enter into joint venture agreement with Railways for rail projects in the state under the 51:49 equity partnership arrangement. The state government has prepared a priority list of rail projects for consideration under the joint venture.


MoUD, Amar Chitra Katha sign MoU to publish comic book on Swachh Bharat Mission

Storyteller to generations of Indians, Amar Chitra Katha will now publish and distribute a special edition of a comic book focusing on Swachh Bharat Mission. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has signed an MoU with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute a 32-page comic.


Union Government constitutes AK Sinha Committee to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar

Union Government has constituted an expert committee to study slit in river Ganga in Bihar. The four-member committee will be headed by Member of Ganga Flood Control commission AK Sinha. The committee will submit its report within 10 days.


Deep Kumar Upadhyay re-appointed as Nepal’s envoy to India

Deep Kumar Upadhyay was re-appointed as Nepal’s ambassador to India. Upadhyay, who was serving as Nepal’s ambassador to India since April 2015, was suddenly recalled by the erstwhile K.P. Sharma Oli-led government in May. He had earlier served as an assistant finance minister.


SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, satellite destroyed in explosion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its Cape Canaveral launch pad during a test, destroying a commercial satellite that Facebook had planned to use to extend Internet access in Africa. It was the second time in just over a year that SpaceX has lost a Falcon 9 rocket.


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