Current Affairs for 8 February 2016

In a first, NDRF trains 160 dogs for disaster response

• In a maiden initiative, a squad of 162 dogs is being raised by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to aid its personnel in rescuing people trapped under debris in the aftermath of natural calamities like earthquake.

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Geographical Indication tag for Basmati rice of 7 states approved 

• This GI tag will be issued to basmati rice variety grown in 7 states in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) on the foothills of the Himalayas.

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