Page-7 of Current Affairs - December, 2015

Lok Sabha passes The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015

The Lok Sabha has passed The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow doubling of wage ceiling for calculating bonus of factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers. The Bill seeks to amend the Payment of Bonus ..

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Philippines becomes first Asian country to approve sale of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia

Philippines became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s first ever dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in the country. The Dengvaxia vaccine has been manufactured by French pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. It has been designed to protect people ..

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Union Cabinet approves revised cost estimates of Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan

The Union Cabinet has approved the reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan at the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of 1775.69 crore rupees. Decision in this regard was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister ..

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Union Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro project

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase – 1 A. It will cover a length of 22.878 (approx 23) km with 22 stations and the metro train will ply ..

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CCEA approves Rs 3,000 crore scheme for fisheries sector

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for implementation of an umbrella scheme for integrated development and management of fisheries. It is Central Sector Scheme on Blue Revolution that will be implemented at an outlay of 3,000 ..

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Union Cabinet approves to expand visa-free diplomatic travel to more countries

The Union Cabinet has given its nod to the Model Agreement on exemption from visa requirements for the holders of diplomatic and official passports. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..

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Amit Agarwal appointed as CFO of Jet Airways

Private air carrier Jet Airways has appointed Amit Agarwal as its new full time Chief Financial Officer (CFO). His appointment will fill the vacancy of full time CFO of Jet Airways which was vacant since March 2014 after then CFO ..

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Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed CEO of FSSAI

Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food Regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He will succeed Yudhvir Singh Malik who was appointed as Additional Secretary in National Institution ..

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