Page-18 of Current Affairs - February, 2015
China overtakes US as top foreign investment destination: UNCTAD report
As per United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report, China has overtaken the United States (US) as the top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). US was on top as foreign investment destination for past 11 years i.e. since 2003. Key facts from UNCTAD report ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
RBI Doubles the FOREX Remittance Limit under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its monetary policy review has enhanced the limit for foreign exchange (FOREX) remittances under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) to $250,000 (Rs. 1.5 crore) per person per year. This limit was doubled compared to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Acclaimed sculptor and artist Mrinalini Mukherjee passes away
Acclaimed Indian sculptor and artist Mrinalini Mukherjee has passed away in New Delhi. She was 65. She was best known for her sculptures, crafted using knotted hemp ropes and cast bronzes. Mrinalini Mukherjee Ms. Mukherjee was daughter of seminal Santiniketan artists ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Dr.Nandita Chatterjee takes charge as Secretary in Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Dr.Nandita Chatterjee has taken charge as the new Secretary in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). She will succeed Anita Agnihotri who was transferred to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in recent secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Madhya Pradesh gets 10th national award for excellent work in MGNREGA
Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the 10th national award for excellent work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Union Rural Development Minister Virendra Singh presented the award to state’s Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava at the MGNREGA ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
IRCTC launches cash on delivery system to book train tickets on pilot basis
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched cash on delivery (CoD) system for rail ticketing. With this initiative, passengers can now book a rail ticket online and get it delivered at home where the payment can be made. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
RBI keeps key rates unchanged but changes statutory liquidity ratio
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement. In its bi-monthly monetary policy statement, RBI has not changed its main lending rate i.e.Repo Rate and cash reserve ratio (CRR). But changed statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
RIC Forum calls for early conclusion of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
Russia, India and China have called for an early conclusion of negotiations on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the RIC Forum held in Beijing. In this regard, a joint communiqué was issued by 3 nations in the 13th ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
First major trials of Ebola vaccine begins in Liberia
The first large-scale human trials of two experimental vaccines against Ebola virus has begun in Liberia’s capital Monrovia. With help of these vaccines, scientists are aiming to immunise more than 30,000 volunteers, including front-line health workers in Liberia. These trials ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
World Wetlands Day is being observed on 2 February
Every year World wetland day (WWD) is observed on 2 February. The theme for the world wetland day 2015 is Wetlands for our future. Significance of Day This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands ..