Page-18 of Current Affairs - October, 2015

Vodafone wins transfer pricing tax dispute case

British telecom giant Vodafone has the transfer pricing tax dispute case against Indian Income Tax authorities after Bombay High Court ruled in its favour. The court decision came after Vodafone India had challenged the order of the Income Tax Appellate ..

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UNSC adopts resolution to allow EU countries to use force to tackle Refugee Crisis

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution authorizing the European Union (EU) and individual countries to use force to tackle the worst refugee crisis. The EU-proposed resolution was supported by majority vote of fourteen council members of total ..

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Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala resigns

Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has resigned from office by submitting his resignation to President Ram Baran Yadav. He has resigned to give way to Parliament to elect new Prime Minister and government as per country’s new Constitution which was ..

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Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win 2015 China Open Women's Doubles Title of tennis

The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis has won the 2015  Women’s Doubles Title of China Open. In the final match played in Beijing the pair defeated the Chinese pair of Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan in three ..

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India, Ecuador ink Protocol to establish Ecuador Joint Economic and Trade Committee

India and Ecuador has signed a Protocol for the establishment of the India-Ecuador Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) to enhance bilateral trade and investment relations. It was signed by Mentor Villagomez, Ecuadorian Ambassador to India and Rita Teotia, Commerce ..

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BRICS nations issues Joint Declaration to ensure orderly & legal migration

BRICS nations viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have issued a Joint Declaration to ensure orderly and legal migration amongst member nations and respect human rights. The declaration was issued at the first BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration ..

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Shekhar Basu appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission

Renowned scientist Shekhar Basu has been appointed as the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). He will replace R K Sinha who superannuates on 23 October 2015. He will have tenure till ..

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Rajasthan Government unveils Rajasthan Startup Policy – 2015

Rajashthan Government has unveiled Rajasthan Startup Policy- 2015 to galvanize the start-up ecosystem in the state and provide them required sustenance to the entrepreneurial talent. State’s first start-up policy was unveiled by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje at Jaipur in the ..

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