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Union Cabinet gives nod to expansion of India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for expansion of India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between both countries. Decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Key facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Union Cabinet gives nod to operationalisation of IISER Tirupati
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for operationalisation of new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The operationalisation IISER Tirupati will commence from the Academic Year of 2015-16 from a transit or temporary ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
BCCI appoints Rahul Johri as its first CEO
Rahul Johri has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mr. Johri will report to the BCCI secretary and shall be given freedom to work independently in BCCI’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
India ranks 133 in 2016 World Press Freedom Index
In recently released 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), India ranked 133rd out of 180 nations surveyed worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015. In this edition, India with a score of 43.17 has jumped three spots from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU on technical cooperation between India, Bhutan
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan on Technical Cooperation in the field of benchmarking, capacity building and bilateral exchange in Infrastructure Engineering. Decision in this regard was taken by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Goa Government appoints Justice PK Mishra as Lokayukta
Goa Government has decided to appoint former Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice P.K.Mishra as Lokayukta of the state. It was announced by the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar after state government obtained the concurrence of the Chief Justice of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
President's decision is subject to judicial review: Uttarakhand HC
The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the legitimacy of President’s decision to suspend the state assembly under President’s rule is subject to judicial review. Observation in this regard was given by a HC bench comprising of Chief Justice K ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
RBL becomes first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for startups
The RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) became the first private sector bank in India to open dedicated branch for startups. The dedicated branch was inaugurated at Koramangala, Bengaluru by Nandan Nilekani, noted entrepreneur and former chairman of UIDAI. Key facts ..