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Major General Jai Shanker Menon appointed as UNDOF head
Major General Jai Shanker Menon of India has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). He was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and succeeds Lt Gen Purna Chandra ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
MGNREGA completes 10 years of implementation
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 completes ten years of implementation. On this occasion, Union Ministry of Rural Development had organised MGNREGA SAMMELAN in New Delhi to highlight achievements MGNREGA. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
India, Brunei ink three MoUs
India and Brunei have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the fields of defence, health and youth affairs & sports. These MoUs were signed the representatives of both the countries in presence of the visiting Vice President ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Union Government issues guidelines in wake of Zika Virus outbreak
The Union Government has issued detailed guidelines to tackle the outbreak of Zika Virus Disease in the wake of reported cases in Americas. These guidelines were issued by Union Health Ministry and comes after World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Former RBI Deputy Governor S S Tarapore passes away
Renowned economist and former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) S.S. Tarapore passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 80. As an economist, he was well known for his strong views on issues—ranging from inflation to capital ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Alphabet Inc overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google has overtaken Apple as s most valuable company in the world. Alphabet has made a profit of $4.9 billion in the fourth quarter and was valued at 548 billion dollars followed by Apple ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Saroj Kumar Jha appointed as Senior Director in World Bank
Saroj Kumar Jha has been appointed Senior Director for the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group in the World Bank. It is a key position in the World Bank to provide strategic leadership to address the challenge of fragility, conflict and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Veteran Urdu writer Intizar Husain passes away
Legendary Urdu fiction writer, novelist, columnist and poet Intizar Husain passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. He was 93. He was the first Pakistani and the first Urdu writer ever to be nominated for the prestigious literally award Man Booker International ..