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GK OF DATE : 31-10-2018

India invited Italy to invest in defence sector

India invited Italy to participate in the defence sector under the “Make in India” scheme. The invitation also included an agreement to counter terrorist financing and state sponsors of terrorism. This latest announcement was the first time when the two countries have agreed on joint defence production since the Augusta Westland case exploded in 2013. During the 9th Military Group Meeting that was held between India and Italy, both the countries agreed on cooperation in 2019. Mr.Conte’s visit is the first since he took charge in June 2018. He also showed his support for India’s quest for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and underlined Rome’s support to India’s membership in the global technology export groups.

US plans to cancel birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump announced his plans to sign an executive order to end the birthright citizenship provision. It is by no means clear that the President has the legal authority to effect such a broad legal change through an executive order. Birthright Citizenship of US: ♦ A person is a Citizen if they are born in the United States ♦ The concept of jus soli (right of the soil) is derived from the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, enacted in 1868 after the Civil War ♦ The amendment was made in order to grant legal rights to former slaves ♦ It says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside” ♦ Therefore, the children born in the U.S. to the parents who are on temporary visas or without a valid visa, also become U.S. citizens.

DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid foundation stone of Technology Facility Center at Jorhat, Assam

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of new Science Centre, the “Technology Facility Centre” (TFC) in Jorhat, Assam. For setting up the new Science Centre, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) had allocated Rs.40 crore for its construction. It would be institutionalized by Department of Science & Technology (S&T) and CSIR.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari & Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan laid foundation for Indias largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard

The new Dry Dock is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1799 Crore and is expected to be completed by May 2021. It will be 310m long, 75 m wide, with a depth of 13 m and drought of 9.5m. It will be designed to handle both shipbuilding and repairs, and bear a load up to 600 T/m. It will have a water treatment plant and Green Belt Development.

Gandhian Thoughts and Sanitation seminar organized in Wardha, Maharashtra

Gandhian Thoughts and Sanitation” was organized by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in Wardha district, Maharashtra. The seminar was focused on the Gandhian ideology on sanitation and its implementation through Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveils World\'s Tallest Statue Measuring 600feet In Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's memorial on the leader's 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarat's Narmada district called the Statue of Unity, the bronze sculpture is the world's tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m) and overshadows China's Spring Temple Buddha (153m) and USA's Statue of Liberty (93m).

Elina Svitolina won WTA Finals in Singapore

She defeated Romania’s Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and won the season-ending WTA Finals. This is the biggest title in Elina Svitolina career.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity or Sardar Patel’s statue, the world’s largest statue, on the statesman's 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarat. The statue has been dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, fondly known as the Iron Man of India. The statue stands in the midst of the Narmada River, on the islet of Sadhu Bet. Sardar Patel is credited for unifying all of the 562 princely states in pre-independence India to form what is today the Republic of India. The statue is made up of 1,700 tonnes of bronze, 1,850 tonnes of bronze cladding, 70,000 metric tonnes of cement and 24,500 metric tonnes of steel.

NASA probe gets closest to the sun

The U.S. space agency announced NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, mankind’s first mission to ‘touch’ the sun, has set a new record for closest approach to the sun by a human-made object, Parker Solar Probe. The probe launched on August 12, is on an unprecedented seven-year-long journey to unlock the mysteries of the sun’s fiery outer atmosphere and its effects on space weather. The spacecraft passed the current record of 42.73 million km from the sun’s surface on October 29 as calculated by the Parker Solar Probe team.

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