1. UNION GOVERNMENT SIGNED LOAN AGREEMENT WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK
i. The Union Government signed 273 million US dollar loan
agreement with Asian Development Bank.
ii. The fund is provided for the improvement of rural roads in the States of Assam,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
iii.The loan amount will be used to make further investments as
well as supporting improved road design, road safety and asset management
measures .
2. NUCLEAR CAPABLE
AGNI-IV MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED
i. Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired
surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile.
ii.Agni-IV nuclear capable missile was test-fired from Abdul Kalam
Island off the Odisha coast.
Iii.Agni-IV is a surface-to-surface missile with Range 4000 km.
iv. Strategic Forces Command is entrusted with the task of
handling strategic weapons of the country.
3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED E-PATHSHALA, SARANSH, SHAALA SIDDHI
PORTALS
i. The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani
launched the e-Pathshala, Saaransh and National Programme on School Standards
and Evaluation Framework for web portals and mobile apps.
ii.E-Pathshala is a web portal which will provide educational
resources for Students, Teachers, Parents, researchers and it contains
textbooks and other e-books.
iii.Shaala Siddhi web portal is a instrument for schools to
evaluate their performance in more focused and strategic manner.
iv.Saransh is a tool which allows the schools to identify areas of
improvement in students and teachers.
4. PAKISTAN INVITES INDIA FOR ‘KEY AFGHAN MEET’
i. Pakistan has invited India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj for a regional conference on Afghanistan, called “Heart of Asia”.
ii.It will provide an opportunity for both India and Pakistan to
promote their relations.
iii.The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference will be held in December to
discuss the current situation in Afghanistan with particular focus on helping
the war-torn country’s economy
iv.The conference will be attended by China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the UAE
etc.
