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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was elected the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly. Abbasi, nominee of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) secured 221 votes in the House of 342. Abbasi succeeds Nawaz Sharif who was ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Arvind Panagariya resigns as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
Arvind Panagariya (64) has resigned as Vice Chairman of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and announced to return to academics in US. He resigned after his public service leave for two years from the Columbia university, where he ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Dhrupad maestro Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar passes away
Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, one of the foremost exponents and custodian of the venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music passed away in a Pune. He was 78. About Sayeeduddin Dagar Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar was born on April 29, 1939 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
SC bans use of five heavy metals in firecrackers
The Supreme Court has imposed ban on use of five harmful heavy metals like lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead in the manufacturing of firecrackers as they cause air pollution. The SC order came on a 2015 petition filed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
19th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee Meeting held in Hyderabad
The 19th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meetings and other related meetings were held in Hyderabad, Telangana. Besides, the 19th round of TNC, parallel meetings were also held by the three main Working ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
India-Bhutan New Trade and Transit agreement come into force
The new bilateral Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan came into force from July 2017. The new agreement aims to further strengthen the bilateral trade relations between both countries. The new agreement signed in November 2016 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
BSF and NSDC sign MoU on Skill Development
The Border Security Force (BSF) signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The MoU will enable NSDC to provide skill training to retired and retiring BSF personnel, as well as to the population residing in ..