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Union Cabinet approves proposal to sign agreement with UNESCO
Union Cabinet gave its nod to a proposal to sign an agreement with UNESCO for establishment of a Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia-Pacific region. This centre will be established as a category-2 centre (C2C) of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Parliament passes Delhi High Court Amendment Bill, 2015
Parliament has passed the Delhi High Court Amendment Bill, 2015. Firstly it was passed in Rajya Sabha in May 2015 and later on 5 June 2015 it was passed in Lok Sabha by a voice vote. The Bill seeks to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Union Cabinet gives nod to hiving off BSNL towers to a new company
Union Cabinet has approved hiving off Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) mobile towers into a new company. Decision in this regard was taken in Union Cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This move will help ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India, Mozambique ink MoU to boost ties in New and Renewable Energy sector
India and Mozambique agreed to deepen cooperation in New and Renewable Energy. In this regard both sides inked Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on expanding cooperation in energy sector. It was signed after delegation level talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Bihar Assembly passes Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015
Bihar Assembly has passed Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015. It was passed by a voice vote. The bill seeks to empower people of state and provide legal rights to them for redressal of their complaints within a time-frame. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Russia renews bid for Arctic regions
Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations (UN) recognition for 1.2 million square kilometers of the Arctic shelf region which it claims to be its sovereign territory. In this regard, Russia has forwarded its fresh bid to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
ILO, FICCI ink MoU to boost MSME productivity
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have inked MoU to impart training to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to make them competitive and boost productivity. The MoU was signed as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Murugappa Group to form new Joint venture with Japan-based Organo
The water treatment engineering company Polutech Limited of Murugappa Group signed an agreement with Organo Corp of Japan to set an industrial water treatment requirement company in a Joint venture. According to the agreement signed the Murugappa Group will hold 51 ..