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Sanitation projects, increasing green cover among top priorities for MGNREGA

July 23, 2014

The new NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi has designed a plan for re-orientation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA which will now focus on sanitation projects to reduce open defecation, expanding green cover ..

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Ethiopian Airlines names its Dreamliner after Taj Mahal

July 23, 2014

The flagship carrier of the East African nation of Ethiopia has named its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument- the “Taj Mahal”. The air carrier hopes that it will strengthen already established ties with India with increasing ..

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Union Government notifies Public Servants Rules, 2014

July 22, 2014

The Union Government notified Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under Union Ministry of Personnel, ..

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OECD introduces ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial info

July 22, 2014

Taking a significant step towards combating the black money menace, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unveiled ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial account information between jurisdictions. To enable automatic exchange of financial account information ..

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Cricket: India registers historic test victory at Lord's against England

July 21, 2014

India bagged their first Test victory at the historic Lord’s in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma’s inspired spell of fast bowling to flatten England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match ..

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Bolivia legalizes Child Labour

July 19, 2014

Contrary to the efforts across the globe to curb child labour, Bolivia has become the first nation to legalize it from age 10. Country’s Congress approved the legislation, and Vice-President Alvaro Garcia inked it into law in the absence of ..

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CBDT sets up panel to recommend steps to reduce litigation

July 19, 2014

In an unprecedented move, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)set up a six-member panel to examine the “efficacy” of the existing primary litigation mechanism in the Income Tax (IT) Department. The step has been taken in the wake of ..

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German World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm retires

July 19, 2014

Philipp Lahm, the captain of Germany’s football team, announced his retirement from international football. His retirement announcement comes just five days after Germany led by him bagged its fourth football World Cup defeating Argentina in the final of the 2014 ..

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