DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1 NOV 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. INDIA AND WORLD BANK SIGNED $200 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT FOR
ASSAM
i. The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $200 million
Loan Agreement for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project. The
Project will support Assam to facilitate agri-business investments, increase
agricultural productivity and market access.
ii. The Project will be implemented in over 16 Districts of Assam.
Over 500,000 farming households will directly benefit from the Project.
2. INDIA, JAPAN BEGIN THREE-DAY ANTI-SUBMARINE DRILL
i. Navies of India and Japan began a three-day anti-submarine
warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean region to deepen their operational
coordination in the strategically important sea lanes around the two countries.
ii. Indian Navy's two P-8 I long-range maritime reconnaissance
anti-submarine warfare aircraft and two P-3C Orion jets of the Japanese Navy
will be part of the exercise.