Page-11 of Current Affairs - September, 2014

Finance Ministry planning to double the Banks’ commission for DBT scheme from 1% to 2%

September 17, 2014

Finance Ministry is in the final stages of the course to double the commission to banks at 2% of the quantum of funds they transmit to individual beneficiaries under the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The current rate of ..

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Govt to provide training to IAS, IPS, IFoS officers in dealing with Naxalism

September 17, 2014

The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Chief Secretaries of 8 states requesting nomination of at least ..

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Govt notifies amendments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending norms

September 17, 2014

The government has made alterations to the norms governing expenses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) undertakings under the fresh Company Law (2013). Now a particular class of profitable companies are necessitated to spend minimum 2% of their 3-year yearly average ..

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Sebi relaxes governance norms, increases deadline for minimum one woman director on the boards of listed companies to April 1, 2015

September 17, 2014

To simplify the procedure of executing better corporate governance norms by listed firms, the market regulator Sebi relaxed several provisions of the fresh law, particularly for smaller companies, and stretched the deadline for appointing at least one woman director to ..

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Grapheme-based flexible screen developed; paves way for foldable electronic devices in future

September 17, 2014

Researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory of the Cambridge University for the very first time have developed a grapheme-based flexible screen. The advancement is important because it will lead to the development of next-generation high-tech wearable and foldable electronic devices in ..

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Meghalaya Governor Dr KK Paul given additional charge as Governor of Manipur

September 17, 2014

Meghalaya Governor Dr Krishan Kant Paul sworn in as the 15th Governor of Manipur. Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice Lakshmi Kanta Mahapatra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dr KK Paul. Dr KK Paul who is currently the ..

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Union Government to fund “Swachh Vidyalaya” campaign

September 16, 2014

Union Human Resource Development Ministry to fund the  Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign, via the Swachh Bharat Kosh. Centre will setup “Swachh Bharat Kosh” to fund the “Swachh Bharat (Clean India)” campaign. HRD Ministry will anchor the “Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean ..

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India and Vietnam sign 7 strategic pacts

September 15, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee is on a four-day state visit to Vietnam where he met his counterpart Truong Tan Sang. The two leaders signed 7 pacts and reaffirmed their stances on the freedom of navigation in the disputed waters of South ..

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