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Nagaland Governor PB Acharya to hold additional charge of Assam

December 7, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya to take additional charge as the governor of Assam. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya will continue to hold the additional charge till a new governor is appointed to succeed J B Patnaik, the Governor of ..

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RBI raises concerns on separation of DMO from Central Bank

September 26, 2012

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed concerns on separation of Debt Management Office (DMO) from Central Bank. The government had proposed to make DMO an independent body under the ambit of finance ministry. This would be accountable for managing ..

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‘Track Child’: A web portal by Women and Child Development Ministry

September 20, 2012

The Union Women and Child Development Ministry unveiled a portal Track Child to function as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different parts of the country. The portal will aid coordination b/w child homes, ..

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Ecuador grants political asylum to Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

August 22, 2012

Latin American country Ecuador granted political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Who is Julian Assange? Julian Assange is an Australian editor, activist, political talk show host, computer programmer, publisher and a journalist. He is famous as editor-in-chief and founder ..

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Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium visits India

August 22, 2012

Didier Reynders, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs visited India. A pact was inked b/w Ministry of Railways, Government of India and the Ministry of Mobility of Kingdom of Belgium.

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Govt relaxed land transfer to prevent delays in PPP projects

August 11, 2012

Union govt removed the ban on transfer of government-owned land, eased the land transfer policy, and did away with the need for Cabinet approval for certain categories of projects, including public-private partnership. The move has been taken to prevent PPP ..

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Govt relaxed land transfer to prevent delays in PPP projects

August 11, 2012

Union govt removed the ban on transfer of government-owned land, eased the land transfer policy, and did away with the need for Cabinet approval for certain categories of projects, including public-private partnership. The move has been taken to prevent PPP ..

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Naresh Chandra Committee Recommendations

August 7, 2012

About Naresh Chandra Committee In June 2011, government of India had announced setting up a high-powered task force to review the defense management in the country and make suggestions for implementation of major defense projects. The 14-member task force was ..

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RBI promotes info sharing, inks MoU with Financial Regulators of 9 countries

August 6, 2012

The RBI with the aim to promote co-operation in information sharing b/w regulators, inked 3 MoUs with financial regulators of nine countries. The newly signed are with: Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) Financial Services Authority of UK Financial Supervisory Authority ..

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Broadband connectivity to 250,000 villages by Nov 2013

July 31, 2012

In order to improve public delivery mechanism in the country, the Indian government will connect 250,000 gram panchayats with broadband within 16 months. The government has also assured that 58 pilots projects under implementation in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura ..

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