Page-21 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

India, Australia agree to deepen bilateral Defence Partnership

India and Australia have agreed to deepen their bilateral defence partnership based on their shared strategic interests by setting up of a joint working group on defence research and material cooperation. This decision was taken after the delegation-level talks between ..

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Union Government cancels registration of Greenpeace India

Union Government has cancelled licence of Greenpeace India, a non-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to receive foreign donations. The license was cancelled by Union Ministry of Home Affairs as per under Section 13 of Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA), 2011. Henceforth, ..

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Haryana Government wins Skoch Order-of-Merit National award for implementing e-governance, IT

Haryana Government has won the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award  for implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the state Assembly on the second day of the monsoon session. ..

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Punjab Government establishes Special MGNREGA cell

Punjab Government has established a special MGNREGA cell to coordinate effective implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the state. It has been established by Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Department at Chandigarh with an outlay of 233 crore ..

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India, UAE agree to increase bilateral trade by 60% in next 5 years

India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to enhance cooperation in different areas including trade, commerce, energy, defence, space, investments, security and combating Crime. Both sides reached to these agreements at the 11th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission ..

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India to launch Indonesian satellite LAPAN A2/Orari

India will launch Indonesia’s second multi-spectral remote sensing satellite LAPAN A2/Orari. The satellite will be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on September 27, 2015. About LAPAN A2/Orari satellite ..

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Union Government notifies merger of FMC with SEBI

Union Government has notified the merger of commodities market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) with an effect from 28 September 2015. In this regard, Union Finance Ministry has issued a notification mentioning that ..

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West-Central Railway becomes first zone to eliminate Unmanned Level Crossings

The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone headquartered in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. The target was achieved after all 118 unmanned level crossings of WCR zone were eliminated ..

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