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GSAT-31 launched from French Guiana
India’s communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana. GSAT-31 was launched from the launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-247. Features of the GSAT-31 The important features of the GSAT-31 are: GSAT-31 would be placed at Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. GSAT-31 will ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Part Two of the Darwaza Band Campaign Launched
The part two of Darwaza Band campaign which aims to promote the use of toilets and to sustain the open defecation free status of villages across India has been launched. The campaign has been launched under the aegis of Swachh ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Banks Liable for Unauthorised Withdrawals: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has said that banks cannot be absolved from the liability to the loss caused to a customer on account of unauthorised withdrawals made from his/her account, merely on the ground that the customer did not respond ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Linking Of PAN Card with Aadhaar Mandatory for Filing IT returns : SC
The Supreme Court has upheld the section 139AA of the Income Tax Act and said that linking of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for the filing of Income Tax returns. The Supreme Court made these observations while hearing an appeal filed ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Macedonia signs accord to join NATO
Macedonia takes a major step on road to NATO membership. The conflict over the name with Greece had become a damper in its membership to NATO. With the conflict with Greece taken to logical end with the conclusion of Prespa ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
RBI lowers Repo Rate
The six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent in a 4-2 vote. Important decisions by the MPC The features of the decisions taken by ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Cabinet approves abolition of Ombudsman for Direct and Indirect taxes
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the abolition of institutions of Ombudsman for income tax and indirect tax. The office of Income-Tax Ombudsman was set up in 2003 to deal with grievances of public related ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Amendments to the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister has approved the amendments to the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018. The amendments introduced based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Finance strengthen its objective to effectively tackle the menace ..