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Sonu Nigam wins Award at 21st Century Icon Awards, UK
Popular Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has been honoured with ‘Magnificent Performing Arts Award’ at the 21st Century Icon Awards in London, United Kingdom (UK). Key Highlights He was among a host of winners across a range of categories at ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Madhukar Kamath elected chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations
Madhukar Kamath, chairman emeritus of advertising firm DDB Mudra group, has been elected as chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for year 2019-2020. He has more than 4 decades of experience in advertising and marketing services. About Madhukar Kamath ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Home Minister launches ERSS, E-Beat Book System and E-Saathi App
Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah launched three citizen centric services of Chandigarh Police, in Chandigarh. The services launched include- Emergency Response Support System (ERSS – Dial 112), ‘E-Beat Book’ System and ‘E-Saathi App’. Home Minister observed that the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Centre cuts Corporate Tax Rate for domestic investors
The Centre government has cut the effective corporate tax rate for existing domestic companies to 25.17% (from 34.94% now) and for new domestic companies, it will be 15% now. For this purpose the government has brought in Taxation Laws (Amendment) ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
PM Modi, Mongolian President jointly Unveils statue of Lord Buddha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Mongolia H.E. Mr Khaltmaagiin Battulga, jointly unveiled a statue of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, installed at historic Gandan Tegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia’s Capital) via videoconferencing from Delhi. Key Highlights Prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
DRDO conducts all 5 successful trials of Air-to-Air Missile ‘Astra’
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. These trials were held from 16-19 September 2019 and were conducted by ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria appointed next Chief of Indian Air Force
Government has decided to appoint present Vice Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria as next Chief of Air Staff. He will take charge from the incumbent Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa who is set to retire on September ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Digital Payment Abhiyan: DSCI, MeitY and Google India join hands
Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has collaborated with Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and Google India to launch nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’. It was launched by Union Communications and Electronics & IT Minister Ravi ..