ii. The theme of the 2017 BRICS Summit was “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”.
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- MoU on Maritime Security Cooperation
- Cultural Exchange Programme for the year 2017-2020.
- MoU on Enhancing the Cooperation of the Upgradation of the Women’s Police Training Centre at Yamethin, Myanmar.
- MoU for Sharing White Shipping Information between the Indian Navy and Myanmar Navy
- Technical Agreement for providing Coastal Surveillance System
- MoU between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India and Food and Drugs (FDA), Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar on Cooperation in Medical Products Regulation.
- Exchange of Letter for Extension of MoU on the establishment of MIIT
- Exchange of Letter for Extension of MoU on the establishment of India-Myanmar Center for Enhancement of IT-Skill
- MoU in the field of elections between the Election Commission of India and The Union Election Commission of Myanmar.
- MoU on Cooperation between Myanmar Press Council and the Press Council of India.
ii. The 8.5-km ‘priority corridor’ from Transport Nagar to Charbagh will be operational from 6 am to 10 pm daily. Rs. 6,00,080 crore has been spent in the Lucknow Metro Project.
- Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi and Jaipur already had Metro Services in India.
- With the inclusion of Lucknow Metro, now India has total 9 Cities that has Metro Service.
- Kolkata was the first city to have Metro Rail Service in India.
- Vladimir Putin is the Present President of Russia.
- Moscow is the Capital of Russia.
ii. The 120-km-long project was estimated to cost Rs. 1,177.02 crore and is to be completed within 36 months. Punj Lloyd-Varaha’s bid was identified as the most competitive among four qualified bidders. It was at Rs. 1,177 crore.
- Nitin Jairam Gadkari is the Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
i. Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and Mumbai-born scientist Veena Sahajwalla have been conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize.
ii. The Prize of USD 50,000 was awarded in two categories; Education Innovation and Research Innovation. Murthy was presented the PLuS Alliance Prize for Global Leadership while Professor Sahajwalla was awarded the PLuS Alliance Prize for Research Innovation for her project ‘The new science of green manufacturing,’
- PLuS Alliance Prize is a prestigious honor that recognizes Research Innovation, Education Innovation, Global Leadership and Global Innovation.
i. The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise- Surya Kiran XII was held at Nepal Army Battle School (NABS) in Saljhandi, Nepal. The 14-day exercise focused on skills required counter-terrorism and counter-terror, forest fighting and natural disaster management operations.
- Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the present President of Nepal.
- The Capital of Nepal is Kathmandu and its Currency is Nepalese Rupee.
ii. The insurance firm, which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Reliance Capital, is expected to list during the ongoing fiscal. Reliance Capital plans to dilute about 25 per cent of its holding in the insurer. Currently, ICICI Prudential Life is listed on the stock exchange, while Max Life insurance is indirectly listed through holding company Max Financial Venture.
- T S Vijayan is the Present Chairman of IRDAI.
ii. ICOs have become a bonanza for digital currency entrepreneurs, globally and in China, allowing them to raise large sums quickly by creating and selling digital “tokens” with little or no regulatory oversight.
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- Xi Jinping is the Present President of China.
- Renminbi is the Currency of China.