Page-19 of Current Affairs - July, 2015

eMudhra launches eSign Services

July 9, 2015

eMudhra Limited, a leading certifying firm in the country for digital signatures launched first of its kind eSign services in the country as part of the Digital India Vision. eSign is an online electronic signature service legally valid and secure ..

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China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB

July 9, 2015

China has nominated its former finance Minister Jin Liqun as the Presidential candidate for $100 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Presently, Jin is Secretary General of AIIB’s interim secretariat. Prior to this he was chairman of China International Capital ..

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Union Government appoints Sriram Kalyanaraman as MD and CEO of NHB

July 9, 2015

Union government has appointed Sriram Kalyanaraman as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Housing Bank (NHB) for a period of five years. With this he became the first person from private sector to be appointed ..

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Lord Kamlesh Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to ECB Director

July 9, 2015

Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel has become the first British Asian to be appointed as Director of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He succeeds Lord Morris of Handsworth, who had stepped down after 11 years as an ECB Director. Lord ..

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Vadodara, China's Xinjinag province ink MoU to develop twin cities

July 9, 2015

Vadodara district of Gujarat and China’s Xinjinag province has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of twin cities. It was signed between Vadodara Municipal Corporation and Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjinag Uygur Autonomous Region in Mumbai. ..

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India, Kazakhstan sign five key pacts including deal on uranium supply

July 9, 2015

India and Kazakhstan have signed five agreements in various sectors focusing on strategic, economic and trade cooperation between both nations. The agreements were signed in Astana after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Kazakh President ..

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Union Government declares whole of Nagaland as 'disturbed area'

July 8, 2015

Union home ministry has declared entire Nagaland state as a ‘disturbed area’ for one year period with an immediate effect from June 30, 2015. The state was declared as “disturbed” area under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, ..

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Indian Railway’s launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters in Mumbai

July 8, 2015

Indian Railways launched a mobile ticketing application for unreserved tickets for commuters in Western Railway. It was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. This mobile ticketing service will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad and ..

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Union Government decides to develop villages within 10 km of IB on priority

July 8, 2015

Union Government has decided to develop all villages located within 10 kilometres vicinity of the international border on a priority basis. It was decided by the Union Home Ministry in consultation with Ministries of Rural Development, Sports, Health and Human ..

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MGNREGA world's largest public works programme: World Bank Report

July 8, 2015

World Bank has ranked the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) as the world’s largest public works programme. It was revealed in recently released World Bank Group’s report titled ‘The State of Social Safety Nets 2015‘. Report Highlights ..

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