Page-6 of Current Affairs - February, 2015

Union Government launches portal Madad to redress consular grievances

February 21, 2015

Union Government has launched Consular Grievances Monitoring portal named MADAD (Help)– Because You Are Us. MADAD an e-portal will help Indian citizens living abroad to file consular grievances online on the services offered by the Indian Missions and Posts abroad. ..

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Drug-resistant malaria detected at Myanmar-India border

February 21, 2015

Scientists have detected drug-resistant malaria at the Myanmar-India border. It was revealed in a Oxford University led study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Tests have shown that this drug-resistant malaria is on the verge of entering India and ..

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India signs loan agreement with ADB to boost power generation capacity in Assam

February 21, 2015

India has signed loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 50 Million dollars to boost power generation capacity in Assam. The loan agreement was signed for the second Assam power sector investment programme. Key facts  This programme aims to ..

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Chrishantha de Silva appointed as Sri Lanka Army chief

February 21, 2015

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Major general Chrishantha de Silva as the new Sri Lankan Army chief. De Silva is the 21st Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, since the island nation gained independence from Britain in 1948. ..

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CCI gives nod to Kotak-ING Vysya Bank merger

February 21, 2015

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval to proposed Rs 15,000-crore merger deal between Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysya Bank. CCI in its approval mentioned that this merger is not likely to have an appreciable adverse ..

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KVIC, RSETIs sign MoU to provide vocational training to unemployed youth

February 20, 2015

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has joined hands with Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), to provide vocational training to unemployed youth. In this regard memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two bodies in the presence ..

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Thailand passes law to ban commercial surrogacy for foreigners

February 20, 2015

Thailand’s parliament under ruling military junta has passed a legislation banning commercial surrogacy. Provisions of new law Completely bans foreign couples seeking to have children through Thai surrogate mothers. Only married Thai couples or couples with one Thai partner who ..

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Scientist Tapan Misra appointed as Director of ISRO’s Space Application Centre

February 20, 2015

Eminent scientist Tapan Misra has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Gujarat. He will succeed A S Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in January 2015. ..

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Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resign

February 20, 2015

Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi has resigned. His resignation was accepted by Governor of Bihar Keshri Nath Tripathi. He had resigned from office, before the trust vote he was to face in Bihar Legislature after the Governor address ..

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US, Turkey ink deal to train, arm Syrian rebels to fight IS militants

February 20, 2015

United States (US) and Turkey have signed an agreement to train and arm moderate Syrian opposition forces taking on Islamic State (IS) militants. The deal was inked by Turkey’s foreign ministry undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu and US ambassador to Ankara John ..

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