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Current Affairs Capsule: 24 May 2019

May 24, 2019
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The Director Generals of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard signed an ‘Affiliation Charter’ between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship ‘Shaurya’ at Laitkor, Shillong. It aims to enhance inter-armed forces cooperation between two and utilise each other’s assets for training and sports. Assam Rifles is India’s oldest Para Military Force. Indian Coast Guard is one of youngest Armed Force under Ministry of Defence and is responsible for safeguarding the maritime interest of India.
‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign was launched ahead of International Day of Biological Diversity (May 22) to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade by United Nation (UN) Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India. It also complements worldwide action taken on illegal trade in wildlife via UN Environment’s global campaign called Wild for Life.
China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 Thunder fighter jet to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as a part of a project undertaken by two nations more than a decade ago for development and manufacture of the aircraft. JF-17 has become a mainstay of PAF when after US has restricted its sales of F-16 war planes post 1990 arms embargo imposed on Pakistan under Pressler Amendment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Algeria and Argentina as ‘Malaria-Free’ countries after no cases of indigenous transmission of disease were recorded. Algeria became second country in Africa to be declared malaria-free, after Mauritius, which was certified in 1973. Argentina became second country in South America to be certified malaria free after Paraguay, which was certified in June 2018.
The United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution asking United Kingdom (UK) to return Chagos Archipelago in Indian Ocean to Mauritius. On February 2019 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled the UK’s decolonisation of the Indian Ocean islands was unlawful. Chagos Archipelago, a group of seven atolls comprises of more than 60 islands in Indian Ocean.
The MoU for supporting a joint collaborative research programmes in area of Cancer was signed between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Ministry of Science and Technology and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), under Prime Minister of India. The DAE was represented by its Tata Memorial Centre, which also functions as coordinating centre on behalf of The National Cancer Grid of India.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide $750 million (equivalent in Indian Rupee) long-term financing to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to electrify railway tracks in India under Railways Track Electrification Project. It is the largest single non-sovereign loan ever committed by ADB to a member country. IRFC is financing arm of Indian Railways that was set up in 1986.
Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India has stopped importing oil from Iran after US waivers granted to eight buyers expired early this month. India has joined Greece, Italy, Taiwan and Turkey to comply with the US sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme.

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