Page-18 of Current Affairs - January, 2016

Amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha scales Mount Aconcagua in Argentina

January 4, 2016

India’s star amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha has successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua in Argentina as part of her Mission 7 Summits. It was her 5th successful summit of the Mission 7 Summits that she had climbed on December 25, 2015 after ..

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NABARD inks MoU with NRSC for monitoring Watershed Projects

January 4, 2016

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for web-based monitoring of watershed projects. Under this MoU Web-based monitoring will be undertaken for India-German Watershed Development ..

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Telangana government launches e-Vahan Bima Scheme

January 4, 2016

Telangana Government has launched e-Vahan Bima Scheme to issue motor insurance policy in digital form. With this, Telangana became the first state in the country to legally accept motor vehicle insurance policy in digital form. About e-Vahan Bima Scheme The ..

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4th January: World Braille Day

January 4, 2016

Every year World Braille Day is being observed across the world on 4 January to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, inventor of Braille script or Braille code. Observance of the day helps people to spread the importance of ..

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Veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan passes away

January 2, 2016

Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 92. He has been a leading figure of the trade union movement and left politics in India and had played a key role ..

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Government to roll out DBT scheme for kerosene from April 1, 2016

January 2, 2016

The Union Government is going to roll out LPG-like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene from 1st April 2016. The scheme in the initial phase will be implemented in selected 26 districts of eight states. These states are Haryana, ..

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Government constitute Kamlesh Chandra Committee to study wage structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks

January 2, 2016

The Union Government has constituted a committee to examine the wage structure, service conditions of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Department of Posts (DoP). It is one member committee comprising of Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member of Postal Services ..

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Union Government constitutes Shyam Benegal Committee to revamp Central Board of Film Certification

January 2, 2016

The Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a committee headed by noted film-maker Shyam Benegal to look into revamp the film certification nuances by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The committee is tasked to suggest recommendations provide a ..

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India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities

January 1, 2016

India and Pakistan have exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This exchange is done on 1st of January every year between the two neighbouring countries that ..

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Union inks Financing Agreement with World Bank to fund education of minorities

January 1, 2016

The Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement of 50 million dollars with the World Bank for Nai Manzil Scheme- Education and Skills Training for Minorities. Under this agreement, the credit will be facilitated by the International Development Association (IDA), ..

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