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Myanmar becomes 7th member of SASEC
Myanmar became the 7th member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program of Asian Development Bank (ADB). It was officially made member at the SASEC Finance Ministers’ meeting held in New Delhi and chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Government launches PowerTex India scheme for powerlooms
The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched PowerTex India, a three-year comprehensive scheme for Powerloom Sector Development. The PowerTex India scheme aims to boost common infrastructure and modernisation of the powerloom sector in the country. Key Facts PowerTex India scheme ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Five State Banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank merge with SBI
Five associates and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank have officially merged with country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). With this merger, SBI joins the league of top 50 banks globally in terms of assets. The five associate banks are: ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Cabinet approves signing of Agreement for establishment CIRDAP Centre in Hyderabad
The Union Cabinet approved signing of an agreement between the Union Ministry of Rural Development and Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) for establishment of CIRDAP Centre at National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Scientists for first time saw eclipses of binary star shed light on orbiting exoplanet
A team of scientists from Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru and University of Delhi for the first time have seen indications of a massive planet orbiting a low mass X-ray binary star system. The system MXB 1658-298 is an X-ray binary ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Dawit Isaak selected for 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Dawit Isaak, an imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist was awarded the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He will be bestowed with this prestigious award in recognition of his courage, resistance and commitment to freedom of expression. He will be awarded ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Mizoram becomes 27th state to join UDAY scheme
Mizoram became 27th state to join Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme meant for revival of debt-stressed discoms. In this regard, Union Government and Mizoram Government signed a MOU for improving operational efficiency of the Power Distribution department of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Core sector growth falls to 13 month low in February 2017
Growth of the country’s eight core sectors slipped to an over one-year low of 1% in February 2017. This was mainly due to a fall in output of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser and cement. The eight core ..