Page-11 of Current Affairs - February, 2016

Former UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali passes away

February 17, 2016

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali passed away in Cairo, Egypt. He was 93. Mr. Boutros-Ghali was Egyptian politician and diplomat who had served as sixth UN Secretary-General from 1992 to 1996. He was United Nations’ first secretary-general from ..

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Union Government unveils National Capital Goods Policy 2016

February 17, 2016

The Union Government has unveiled a National Capital Goods Policy 2016 to give an impetus to the capital goods sector and the Make in India initiative. It was unveiled by Union Minister of Heavy Industry & Public Enterprise Anant Geet ..

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India participates in Cobra Gold 2016 multilateral exercise

February 17, 2016

For the first time, India has participated in the Cobra Gold 2016 multilateral amphibious exercise hosted by Thailand after 12 member Indian Army delegation joined it. In this edition of multilateral exercise, India has accorded as an observer plus status ..

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Commemoration of Tatya Tope's 200th birth anniversary

February 17, 2016

Commemoration 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Tope, one of the notable generals in India’s First War of Independence (1857-58) of Revolt of 1857 was observed in NewDelhi. On this occasion, Union Ministry of Culture with the support of Nehru Memorial Museum ..

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Sindh becomes first Pakistan province to adopt Hindu Marriage Bill

February 17, 2016

Sindh became the first Pakistan province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order to allow the minority community to register their marriages. This is for the first such a law is being passed since formation of Pakistan in ..

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Jharkhand gets first Mega Food Park at Ranchi

February 17, 2016

Jharkhand’s first mega food park was inaugurated by Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal at village Getalsud in Ranchi district of state. This park is promoted by Jharkhand Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd and seeks to give an impetus ..

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NRDC inks MoA with IACS on Technology Transfer

February 17, 2016

NRDC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IACS for commercialisation of technologies and intellectual properties (IP) developed at IACS. Under this MoA, NRDC will provide its services in IP Evaluation and Valuation in terms of their commercial potential ..

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M Devaraja Reddy elected as ICAI President

February 17, 2016

Devaraja Reddy has been elected as President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He will have tenure of one year of ICAI which is an apex body of Indian Chartered Accountant. Prior to this appointment, he was Vice ..

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Haryana, South Korea to collaborate on technology, development

February 17, 2016

Haryana and South Korean state of Chungcheongbuk have agreed to enter into a sister-statehood relationship for development. In this regard, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar accepted the proposal for such a relationship made by a visiting South Korean delegation. ..

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Prithvi II missile successfully test-fired from Chandipur

February 16, 2016

Indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile was successfully test fired from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast. Test- It was conducted by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) and was monitored by the scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). As part of a ..

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