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5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) held in Arunachal Pradesh
The 5th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) – 2017’ was held in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. It was organized by the Union Ministry of Culture to preserve, promote and popularize the heritage and cultural diversity of Indian culture and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories held in India
The 23rd edition of Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories was held in New Delhi, India. The theme of the conference was “Fostering Partnerships for Capacity Development in Public Audit”. The conference was attended by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Ankur Khanna appointed as CFO of ICC
Ankur Khanna has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of International Cricket Council (ICC). Prior to this appointment he was the CFO of the Air Asia India. Prior to that, he had worked in senior roles at ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Upendra Tripathy appointed as IDG of ISA
Senior IAS officer Upendra Tripathy was appointed as the full-time Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). He is former secretary, Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. ISA is a coalition of the solar resource rich ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry held in New Delhi
The third edition of International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry -Towards Realising Swachh Bharat Dream” was held New Delhi. It was organized by the Cement Manufacturer’s Association India (CMA). The 2-day conference aimed to facilitate ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Madhabi Puri Buch appointed as Whole-Time Member of SEBI
Madhabi Puri Buch was appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). This is the first time that a women and a person from private sector has been chosen for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Assam Government inks MoU with SBI to provide loan to employees
Assam Government has signed MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to provide Housing and Educational Loan at subsidised interest rates to the employees of the state government. As per the MoU, state government will provide interest subsidy at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Bihar Government launches free WiFi programme for students
Bihar government has launched an ambitious programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities on the occasion of Bihar Diwas. The program aims to provide free Wi-Fi facility to help youths to move ahead in life and to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Ravish Kumar awarded first Kuldip Nayar journalism award
Senior executive editor of NDTV India Ravish Kumar was awarded inaugural Kuldip Nayar journalism award at in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the world of Journalism. The award was set up to honour those working in vernacular media. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai awarded Life Time Achievement award
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has bestowed Life Time Achievement (LTA) award upon veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai for his remarkable contribution to the field. He was presented award at 6th National Photography Awards (NPA) 2017. Rai is ..