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Haryana Government launches Thari Pension, Thare Pass project
Haryana Government launched Thari Pension, Thare Pass project to directly transfer pension into the bank accounts of beneficiaries. The project was launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh. This project has been launched in the view of bringing more ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Lok Sabha passes SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill
Lok Sabha passed The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014 by voice vote. The bill seeks to amend parent law i.e. the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It aims ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
Noted Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh has been chosen for the Bharat Bharti literary award for year 2014. Singh has penned many short stories and novels. His most famous novel is Kashi ka Assi (2004) which captures the vibrant hues of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Ex-Jalore EO Rajan Vishal chosen for Election Commission's award
Former Jalore Electoral Officer (EO) Rajan Vishal has been chosen for Election Commission’s Zonal award under the Best Electoral Practices Award-2014. Election Commission will present him this award on August 10, 2015 in New Delhi. He was bestowed with this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Reliance MediaWorks completes sale of multiplex business to Carnival Group
Anil Ambani-led Reliance MediaWorks Ltd completed the sale of its multiplex business to Kochi based Carnival Cinemas that fetched approximately 700 crore rupees. Reliance MediaWorks operates under the aegis of Reliance Capital which runs ‘BIG Cinemas’ a cinema chain that ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
NDDB wins special achievement in GIS Award
The Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award 2015 for exemplary work in Dairy Geographical Information System (GIS) has been awarded to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) at the annual Esri International User Conference held in San Diego. The NDDB ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
HSBC India plans to launch ‘green bonds’
HSBC India’s chairman Naina Lal Kidwai announced to launch ’green bonds’ in India for raising funds for investments in environmental projects. Announcement was done by the HSBC chairman in a Ficci event held on 3 August 2015. The total investment ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Airtel acquires YTS for mobile payment solutions
India’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has acquired YTS Solutions a mobile payments solutions company for an undisclosed price. YTS Solutions will be integrated with the operations of Airtel Money Services Ltd a subsidiary of Airtel. This acquisition will help ..