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RBI lifts ban on carrying 1,000, 500 bank notes to and from Nepal, Bhutan
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted ban on carrying Indian bank notes of Rs 1,000 and 500 denominations to and from Nepal, Bhutan. In this regard RBI has issued a circular that eased the restriction on export and import ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Shanta Kumar Committee on Restructuring of FCI submits report to PM
The High Level Committee (HLC) for Restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) chaired by Shanta Kumar has submitted its report to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some Recommendations of Shanta Kumar Committee On procurement related issues: FCI should ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Thailand impeaches former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand’s military-appointed legislature has voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She was impeached for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. More than three-fifths i.e. 190 legislatures voted against Yingluck in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Saraswathi Menon named on Panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture
Saraswathi Menon, an eminent Indian academician has been named on advisory panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture. She is among seven experts nominated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to conduct a policy and institutional review on UN’s peace-building architecture and make ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
SBI signs 100 mn euro loan pact with EIB
India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI), has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro (about Rs 700 crore) with European Investment Bank (EIB). This agreement was facilitated by SBI Capital Markets, a subsidiary of SBI. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
India, US inks pact to cooperate in ICTE to facilitate Digital India programme
India and United States have agreed to cooperate in the field of Information and Communications Technology and Electronics (ICTE) to facilitate Union government’s ambitious Digital India programme(DIP). In this regard, Joint Declaration of Intent for cooperation was signed by Secretary ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Jhumpa Lahiri wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015
Indian American Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has won prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015. Fifth edition of this prize was announced at the Jaipur Literature Festival. She has received the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for her book ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
US scientists make safe GMO
US scientists have taken the first step towards making safe genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) by using synthetic biology so they cannot spread in the wild. Using synthetic biology, scientists have re-written the genetic code of bacteria by using synthetic chemicals ..