Page-2 of Current Affairs - January, 2016

Gurdeep Singh appointed as CMD of NTPC

January 29, 2016

Gurdeep Singh has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited. His appointment was confirmed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has been appointed ..

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Leslie Berland appointed as CMO of Twitter Inc

January 29, 2016

Micro blogging site Twitter has appointed Leslie Berland as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the company. Prior to this appointment, she was working at American Express (AmEx) as executive vice-president of global advertising, marketing and digital partnerships. She had ..

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Justice Sanjay Mishra appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh

January 29, 2016

Justice Sanjay Mishra has been appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh after his appointment was approved by the Supreme Court. In this regard, the apex court recalled its earlier order of appointing Justice Virendra Singh as Lokayukta of UP after ..

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CCEA approves Hybrid Annuity Model for implementing Highway Projects

January 28, 2016

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its in principle approval for the Hybrid Annuity Model for implementing the National Highway Projects. The main objective of this model is to revive highway projects in the country by making ..

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Akash missile successfully test fired at Chandipuri in Odisha

January 28, 2016

Indigenously-built surface-to-air Akash missile was successfully test fired from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha. Test: It was as part of a user trial mission in which 3 rounds of test were carried out by ..

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CERT-In inks cyber security agreements with 3 nations

January 28, 2016

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has signed cybersecurity agreement with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. In this regard, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has apprised the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between ..

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Union Cabinet approves raising of 17 Indian Reserve Battalions

January 28, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of raising of 17 Indian Reserve Battalions (IRBs) in Jammu & Kashmir and 4 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister ..

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Rajasthan Government inks MoU to join UDAY Scheme

January 28, 2016

Rajasthan Government along with its power distribution companies (DISCOMS) has signed a MoU to join UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) Scheme. State DISCOMS part of this MoU are Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVNL), Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) ..

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India and Armenia sign Protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention

January 28, 2016

India and Armenia has signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) to curb instances of tax evasion. The Protocol amends the Article on Exchange of Information for tax in the bilateral DTAC signed between India ..

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India overtakes Thailand as World's largest Rice exporter

January 28, 2016

India has overtaken Thailand as the world’s largest rice exporter in the year 2015 by shipping (exporting) 10.23 million tonnes of rice. It was announced by the Bangkok based Thai Rice Exporters Association Chairman Charoen Laodhammatas. Key facts Thailand: The ..

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