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CP Gurnani appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has appointed CP Gurnani as its Chairman for 2016-17 and Raman Roy as vice chairman for the period. Currently, Gurnani is Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tech ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Justice (Retd) Permod Kohli sworn in as Chairman of CAT
Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli was sworn in as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He succeeded Justice Syed Rafat Alam and will have tenure of 5 years with effect from the date of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
3rd phase of Mission Indradhanush begins
The third phase of Union Health Ministry’s universal vaccination programme Mission Indradhanush began on 7 April, 2016. It will cover 216 Districts across several States including Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Under it, children will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
ECoR becomes largest freight loading railway zone
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) Zone headquartered in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) has emerged as largest Freight Loading Railway Zone the country in year 2015-16 in terms of revenue loading performance. During 2015-16, the ECoR loaded 173.49 million tonnes of freight as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson named as new PM of Iceland
Iceland ruling coalition Government has named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (53) as the new Prime Minister after igmundur Gunnlaugsson had stepped down . Prior to this, he was Agriculture and Fisheries Minister (since 2013) and deputy leader of the Progressive Party ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Bronze bust of Aryabhatta unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters
A bronze bust of ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta was unveiled at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. It was unveiled by Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani. She was in the French capital to attend the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Odisha Government launches Adarsh Vidyalaya Project
Odisha Government has launched Adarsh Vidyalaya (AV) project to provide modern schools facilities on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the underdeveloped rural areas of the state. It was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Sasan Ambagaon village ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU between India and Sweden on Technical Cooperation in the Railway Sector
The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sweden on Technical Cooperation in the Railway Sector. It was signed between both countries on 15th February, 2016 and it will enable technical ..