Page-12 of Current Affairs - November, 2016
Tamil Nadu gets world's first salt-tolerant plant garden
The world’s first Genetic Garden of Halophytes (naturally occurring salt-tolerant plants) was inaugurated at the coastal town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu. The first of its kind garden in the world was inaugurated by Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib Fakim through ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
COP22 adopts Marrakech Action Proclamation
The COP22 to the UNFCC, 12th session of COP of Parties to Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12), and first session of COP of Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) were held in Marrakech, Morocco. Nearly 200 nations attending the COP22 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
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. ..