Page-10 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister

September 16, 2015

Malcolm Turnbull has sworn-in as Australia’s new Prime Minister. He became the 29th Prime Minister of the country and was administered oath to the office by Governor-General Peter Cosgrove. Turnbull succeeded Tony Abbott after defeating him in internal party leadership ..

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IIT- Delhi, IISc figured in the top 200 World University Rankings

September 16, 2015

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi are two India institutes to figure in the top 200 in QS World University Rankings of 2015-16. In this edition of annual global university ranking list, IISc ..

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins UN Award for Leadership on Climate Change

September 15, 2015

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been selected for the United Nations Champions of the Earth award. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen her for this prestigious award in recognition of her country’s initiatives to address climate change. UNEP has ..

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Union Government notifies 20% provisional safeguard duty on certain categories of steel products

September 15, 2015

Union Government has notified a 20 per cent provisional safeguard duty on certain categories of the steel products in order to protect the domestic steel sector with an immediate effect. The domestic steel industry is grappling with problems of low ..

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Gujarat tops in ease of doing business in India: World Bank Report

September 15, 2015

Gujarat has been placed to top position in World Bank’s first ever ranking of States on the ease of doing business in India. The World Bank report titled Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms was released in New Delhi ..

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Andhra Pradesh Government unveils 'New Tourism Policy-2015- 20'

September 15, 2015

Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled ‘New Tourism Policy-2015-20‘ to boost tourism sector in the state. It was unveiled by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at a function held in Vijayawada. The policy has been framed with support from various government ..

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RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank ink MoU for supervisory information exchange

September 15, 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information. The MoU was signed by RBI’s Executive Director Meena Hemchandra and Nepal Rastra Bank’s ..

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Practo acquires Insta Health Solutions

September 15, 2015

Healthcare firm Practo has acquired has acquired hospital management software firm Insta Health Solutions for 12 million dollars. Insta Health Solutions was founded by former top Wipro executive Ramesh Emani to improve the efficiency of doctors and hospitals across 15 ..

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UN General Assembly adopts of text-based negotiations on UN Security Council reforms

September 14, 2015

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted text-based negotiations on UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms. It will set the stage for talks on the UNSC reforms issue at its 70th session. The draft text-based negotiations include questions on equitable representation ..

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Tony Abbott ousted as Australian Prime Minister

September 14, 2015

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was ousted from power as leader of the ruling centre-right Liberal Party by challenger Malcolm Turnbull. In an internal party leadership ballot, Abbott received 44 votes while Turnbull received 54 votes. Prior to challenging the ..

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