Page-18 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

Union Cabinet approves reimbursement to 4 government agencies for import of pulses

September 3, 2015

The Union Cabinet has approved reimbursement of 113 crore rupees for incurring losses on pulses imported by four government agencies between 2006- 2011 period. These four government agencies are National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), Metals and Minerals ..

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Union Cabinet approves MFP for Development of Hydrocarbon discoveries

September 2, 2015

Union Cabinet has approved Marginal Fields Policy (MFP) to aunction small and marginal unexploited hydrocarbon discoveries by state owned oil companies. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Key ..

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Canada’s economy falls into a recession

September 2, 2015

Canada’s economy has fallen into a recession for first time after global financial crisis of 2009. Statistics Canada, nodal national statistical agency of Canada has reported that its economy i.e. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has retreated at an annual pace ..

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NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to help monitor environment in Southeast Asia

September 2, 2015

NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region. It has been launched in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand to serve the 5 countries ..

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India wins UNESCO Award for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala

September 2, 2015

India has won the UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the conservation efforts of the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. The top award was given in the Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. This award recognises the ..

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Union Government frames Smart National Common Mobility Card Model to enable metro travel, shopping

September 2, 2015

Union Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless metro travel, shopping, In this regard, Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu has approved the EMV Open Loop Card ..

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India to join UN’s Better Than Cash Alliance to achieve financial inclusion

September 2, 2015

India has decided to join UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance with a view to reduce cash transactions in its economy and achieve financial inclusion. The official announcement in this regard was made on the first anniversary of Government’s flagship financial ..

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Union Government accepts A P Shah panel report on MAT

September 2, 2015

Union Government has accepted Justice AP Shah Committee report on the Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) on foreign institutional investors (FIIs). By accepting the recommendations, Government will not impose levy on FIIs prior to 1st April 2015 i.e. retrospectively. In the ..

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AK Jha appointed as interim CMD of NTPC Limited

September 2, 2015

A K Jha has been given additional charge of interim Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited. Presently, he is NTPC’s Director (Technical) and will be interim CMD for three months from September 1, 2015. ..

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Maharashtra Government approves ordinance to amend MPDA Act, 1981

September 2, 2015

Maharashtra Government has decided to take ordinance route to amend Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. Decision in this regard was taken in State Cabinet meeting by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. Key provisions of ordinance Illegal ..

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