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K Chandrasekhar Rao gets global agriculture leadership award Chief Minister of Telangana ‘K Chandrashekhar Rao’ has been selected for the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award-2017 for his innovative services rendered to the welfare of farmers and the farm sector. The Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) Committee headed by agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan has recommended the CM’s name. The award will be presented on 5th September at Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. Note: The award instituted by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) in 2008.

Nestle sets up first food safety institute in India The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal has inaugurated the Nestle Food Safety Institute in Manesar, Gurugram to provide guidance and training on food safety. Nestle already runs a similar Institute in China and Lausanne, Switzerland. Earlier, FSSAI banned Nestle India Ltd’s Maggi instant noodles over health and safety worries.

Gujarat govt. announces Rs. 1 lakh cash reward to find out Blue Whale curators The Gujarat state govt. has announced 1 lakh Rupees cash reward to those providing information about the administrators and curators of the deadly Blue Whale Challenge. The cyber cell of the state police has launched a helpline number - 079-22871917 - for anyone seeking information on the online game. The state govt. has directed commissioners and district magistrates to prohibit undertaking of the game under relevant provisions of the CrPC and the Gujarat Police Act.

India to play against Australia in 5 ODIs and 3 T-20 International matches After routing Sri Lanka 9-0 across all three formats in their just concluded overseas tour, India will play against Australia in 5 One Day Internationals (ODI) and 3  Twenty20 International matches at home, begins next week. The five ODIs will be played at Chennai, Kolkata, Indore, Bengaluru, and Nagpur. Twenty20 matches will be played at, Ranchi, Hyderabad, and Guwahati. Steve Smith will lead the Australian team in both the formats.

Andhra Pradesh signs MoU to build India's first Hyperloop The Andhra Pradesh govt. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) to build India's first Hyperloop system. Hyperloop will cover 35 km distance between Vijayawada and Amaravati only in five minutes. It is a system of magnetically levitating capsules that are sent at high speeds through low-pressure tubes.

  India and US to conduct joint military exercise ‘YUDH ABHYAS 2017’ A joint military training exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas – 2017’ will be conducted at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington (USA) from 14 to 27 th   Sep this year. This will be the 13th edition of the joint exercise hosted alternately between the two countries. The exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ will provide an opportunity to the armed forces of both countries to train in an integrated manner at Battalion level with joint planning at Brigade level. Both armies will jointly train, plan and execute a series of well-developed operations for neutralization of threats of varied nature.

UAS Dharwad Recruitment 2017 – Walk in for Library Assistant Posts  University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad has announced notification for the recruitment of Library Assistant vacancies on temporary basis. Eligible candidates can walk in on 18-09-2017 at 11:00 AM. Other details like educational qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below… UAS Dharwad Vacancy Details:  Total No. of Posts: 04 Name of the Post: Library Assistant Educational Qualification:  Candidates should possess Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.)/ Master of Library Science (M.Lib.Sc.) Selection Process : Candidates will be selected on the basis of Interview. How to Apply : Eligible candidates can attend the interview along with application in the prescribed format with original documents & zerox copies of the same on 18-09-2017 at 11:00 AM. Venue Details mentioned below. Important Dates: Date & Time of Interview: 18-09-201...