Page-17 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

Haryana Government sets minimum qualification for candidates in Panchayati Raj polls

September 9, 2015

Haryana Assembly has passed Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks to fix matriculation as minimum educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs). With this Haryana became second state in India after Rajasthan to fix educational and ..

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India, Belarus set trade target of 1 billion dollar by 2018

September 9, 2015

India and Belarus have set the bilateral trade target of one billion dollar by 2018. The decision was taken at the Seventh Session of the India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held in Minsk, Belarus. The meeting was co-chaired by Union Commerce and ..

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Anirban Lahiri becomes 1st Indian golfer to qualify for President's Cup

September 9, 2015

Ace Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri has become the first Indian to qualify for the prestigious President’s Cup of Golf. World No.40, Lahiri qualified to this prestigious cup through automatic qualifications as team member of the International Team. The International team ..

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Haryana Government bans gutka, pan masala

September 9, 2015

Haryana government has completely banned the gutka, pan masala and other similar products containing tobacco in the state for one year from September 3, 2015. In this regard State Food and Drugs Administration has issued notification in the interest of ..

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Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning Monarch

September 9, 2015

Queen Elizabeth II on 9th September 2015 became the longest-reigning Monarch of Britain and the longest-reigning female monarch in history. She surpassed the previous record held by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria who had reigned thousand-year-old dynastical institution of Britain for ..

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Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand appointed as full time member of NITI Aayog

September 8, 2015

Renowned Agriculture expert Professor Ramesh Chand has been appointed as new full time member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. With this appointment he became third full-time member of NITI Aayog, Union Government’s think tank which had replaced ..

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Seven Indians figure in Forbes Asia's new list of Philanthropists

September 8, 2015

Seven Indians have featured in the new group of philanthropists in the latest 9th edition of Forbes Asia magazine in the Asia-Pacific region. The list has featured top philanthropists from 13 Asia-Pacific region countries for their individual noteworthy contributions to ..

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Andhra Pradesh launches e-Pragati to bring all government services under one roof

September 8, 2015

Andhra Pradesh by has e-Pragati, a comprehensive architecture to leverage the latest advances in e-governance tools. With this launch, Andhra Pradesh became first state in India to execute and conceive state-wide enterprise e-governance architecture. It is the rechristened version of ..

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