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Jagdish Singh Khehar appointed executive chairman of NALSA
The Union government has appointed Jagdish Singh Khehar, a judge of the Supreme Court, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). He succeeds Anil R. Dave who retired as Judge of Supreme Court after completing ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India and UK sign three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with the Competent Authority of United Kingdom (UK) to reduce tax litigation. Earlier both countries had exchanged mutual agreements amongst them under the Mutual Agreement Procedure ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India and Cyprus ink Revised DTAA
India and Cyprus have inked a revised Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal evasion (DTAA) with respect to taxes on income, along with its Protocol. It will replace the existing DTAA that was signed by two countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Quami Ekta Week (National Integration Week) 2016
The Qaumi Ekta Week (National Integration Week) will be observed all over the country from 19th to 25th November, 2016. The week long programmes under it with a view to foster and reinforce the spirit of Communal Harmony, National Integration ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
2016 Infosys Prize Winners
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced six winners of the Infosys Prize 2016 in the six different categories of the award. They will be bestowed with this award at the awards ceremony scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Indian Navy inducts 4 types of indigenously developed sonars
The Indian Navy has formally inducted four types of indigenously developed sonars that will boost its underwater surveillance capability. The systems have been designed and developed by NPOL Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a Kochi based laboratory of DRDO. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India is non-committal on market economy status for China
India is not inclined to automatically grant the coveted ‘Market Economy Status’ (MES) to China under World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms in December 2016. The main reason India is reluctant to grant MES to China is that it will severely ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
International Conference on Brucellosis 2016 inaugurated in New Delhi
The International Conference on Brucellosis 2016 and the 69th meeting of the International Society on Brucellosis was inaugurated in New Delhi. The three day conference has been organised by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in collaboration with Indian Council for ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Scientists produce faster-growing crops by improving photosynthesis
Scientists have improved the photosynthesis process in the plants to produce faster-growing crops. The breakthrough was published in the journal Science. They had used genetic modification technology to improve photosynthesis in the plants. This modification increased amount of sunlight energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Iran becomes India's top crude oil supplier
Iran for the first time ever has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become India’s top crude oil supplier. It was revealed by ship tracking data and a report compiled by Thomson Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts. Earlier, Iran used to be ..