Page-22 of Current Affairs - November, 2016

Union Government extends duty drawback facility for textiles

November 3, 2016

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has extended duty drawback facility on all textile products for one year to boost exports. Besides, CBEC also has increased rates in some cases for the benefit of Indian exporters. What is ..

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MoU signed for enabling online submission of applications under PMAY

November 3, 2016

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has inked MoU with Common Services Centre (CSC), a SPV of Ministry of Information Technology for enabling online submission of applications under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The MoU was signed ..

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Union Government appoints Bindheswar Pathak as brand ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission

November 3, 2016

The Union Ministry of Railways has appointed Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak (73), the founder of Sulabh International as a Brand Ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission of Indian Railway. Indian Railways had tied up with Sulabh International to clean some important railway ..

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Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament

November 3, 2016

Indian shuttler Pratul Joshi has won the Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament in the men’s singles category. It was his maiden international title. In the final match played at Segayya in Bahrain, Pratul defeated his brother Aditya Joshi by 21-17, ..

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Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada's first Sikh Senator

November 3, 2016

India born Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate (upper house). He was among six people from Ontario who have appointed to Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. With this, he becomes ..

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Union Government is developing National Data Registry

November 3, 2016

The Union Government is developing a National Data Registry (NDR) to compile and serve metadata of different agencies and re-engineer the feature data sets for improving their use. The registry will also serve as a source of authenticated information. The ..

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India, Palestine ink MoU for setting up of Techno Park in Ramallah

November 2, 2016

India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Palestine for setting up of Palestine-India Techno Park at Ramallah in Palestine. The decision to set up Techno Park was taken during the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in ..

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PM Narendra Modi launches Saur Sujala Yojana in Chhattisgarh

November 2, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saur Sujala Yojana that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. It was launched in Chhattisgarh as part of the state’s 16th foundation day celebrations. With this Chhattisgarh becomes ..

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RCEP members worry over market access to China       

November 2, 2016

The 15 Asia-Pacific nations including India of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are concern to give greater market access to Chinese goods without gaining in return. All these countries in the RCEP grouping are also worried about agreeing to ..

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Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project

November 2, 2016

Russia has invited India to join in developing next-generation nuclear reactors and to participate in its fast-reactor research project. The multipurpose fast research reactor project known by Russian acronym MBIR is coming up as the International Research Centre (IRC) in ..

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