Page-23 of Current Affairs - July, 2016

Cabinet Reshuffle: Cabinet Ministers and MoS portfolios

July 7, 2016

Union Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State who assumed office following expansion of Council of Ministers and changes in portfolios are Cabinet Ministers Venkaiah Naidu: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Ananth Kumar: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Prakash Javdekar: Ministry of ..

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India ranks 91st in 2016 Networked Readiness Index

July 7, 2016

India was placed at 91st position in the recently released 2016 Networked Readiness Index (NRI) by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). The index was released as the part of the WEF’s Global Information Technology Report. It measures countries’ success ..

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Union Government unveils National Mineral Exploration Policy

July 7, 2016

The Union Government has unveiled National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP), 2016 for adaptation of comprehensive exploration of non-fuel and non-coal mineral resources. It was unveiled by the Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar at National conclave on ..

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China inducts largest homegrown Y-20 military transport plane

July 7, 2016

China inducted its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft named as Y-20, marking a crucial step in its Air Force history for improving its strategic power projection capability. It is also considered as a breakthrough for Chinese defence sector especially in military ..

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Rajasthan becomes first state to introduce minimum wages for part time workers

July 7, 2016

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers. In this regard, the Labour Department has issued a notification. With this, part time workers in the state now come under the Minimum ..

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TRAI launches Myspeed App to measure real time mobile internet speed

July 6, 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched ‘MySpeed’ mobile application for measuring real time mobile Internet speed that consumers get. This is the first application to be launched under the Digital India initiative, which is directly trying to ..

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SBI launches SBI Mingle, a social media banking platform

July 6, 2016

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) recently had launched SBI Mingle, a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users. It was launched by SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, on the occasion of 61st State Bank Day (observed ..

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Union Cabinet approves National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

July 6, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved a National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for providing apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters in order to create more jobs. The Scheme has an outlay of 10,000 crore rupees and a target of training ..

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