Page-14 of Current Affairs - February, 2016

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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First Silk Road train arrives in Tehran from China

February 16, 2016

The first long distance cargo train connecting Iran and China has arrived in the Iranian capital city Tehran after starting its journey from China. The train had started its journey from China’s eastern Zhejiang province and it took 14 days ..

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7th India, Seychelles joint military exercise LAMITYE 2016 begins

February 16, 2016

The 7th edition of India, Seychelles joint military exercise LAMITYE 2016 has begun in Victoria, Seychelles. The fourteen day exercise has been conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria till February 28, 2016. Key facts This edition of joint military ..

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