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FSLRC asked to review PF and small savings norms
Recently, the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) has been asked by the government to review of the rules governing Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), government securities and small savings schemes such as public provident fund (PPF) and National Savings ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
1857 Revolution hero Nahar Singh’s letter up for auction in London
The 1857 Revolution hero, Nahar Singh’s mysterious letter to a former Governor-General of British India, Lord Ellenborough, will be auctioned on October 4, 2011 at Bonhams in London. The letter dictated in English to a secretary, was written on September ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Mother Teresa’s 101st birth anniversary: 26th August 2011
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
INS Karuva commissioned
INS Karuva is the 10th indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy, which was recently commissioned by Air Marshal K J Mathews, Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. “Karuva” is named after an ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Highest Newborn Deaths in India: WHO
Recently, World Health Organization, Save the Children and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has released the most comprehensive newborn death estimates so far — covering all 193 countries and spanning 20 years. Here is some finding relevant ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Dr Valiya Hamza and the Hamza River
Dr Valiya Hamza is an Indian-origin scientists who has been studying the mighty Amazon River region for over four decades. Amazon, as we know is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by water flow ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Indian Community Welfare Fund
Indian Community Welfare Fund, ICWF has been set up in all Indian missions by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. The Fund has become operational at Indian Missions in all the 17 Emigration Clearance Required (ECR) Countries from 1st of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Dhyan Chand Awards – 2011
Dhyan Chand Awards – 2011 Football – Shabbir Ali Swimming – Sushil Kohli Wrestling – Rajkumar