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India ranks 133rd in 2016 Global Youth Development Index
India has been ranked 133rd out of 183 countries in the 2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI) compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Global Youth Development Index report measures countries’ prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Odisha Government launches Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir Scheme
Odisha government has launched Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir’ (MASS) scheme to provide legal assistance to deprived sections of the society at the grassroots level. The scheme has been named after great Odia lawyer Madhu Babu, who is considered as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana top Ease of Doing Business list
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have jointly topped the Ease of Doing Business Reforms Ranking 2015-16. The ranking of the states was conducted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the World Bank. How states were ranked? States ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
10th Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran commences
The tenth edition of Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran commenced at Army Battle School, Saljhandi in Nepal. Its emphasis will be on counter terrorism in mountainous terrain. The two weeks (from 31 October to 13 November 2016) military exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Maharashtra tops in 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index of NITI Aayog
Maharashtra has been ranked first state in the country in 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index. The first-ever index based on initiatives taken by the states in implementing farm sector reforms was issued by the NITI (National Institution ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
More differently abled attend schools than before: 2011 Census
According to recently released new 2011 census data, nearly two-thirds of the disabled population in the age-group of 5-19 in 2011 were attending educational institutions. It was mentioned in the table C-22 of census which gives distribution of the disabled ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Sushil Chandra takes charge as CBDT chairman
Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sushil Chandra took over as chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He succeed Rani Singh Nair who retired from service. Chandra is a 1980-batch officer of Indian Revenue Service. Prior to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Union Government notifies rules for Real Estate Act for five UTs
The Union Ministry of Housing has notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, to be applicable to the five Union Territories. These five Union Territories are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, ..