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Indian scientist Kamal Bawa wins the Midori Prize 2014
Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, an eminent professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, won the Midori Prize (2014) in Biodiversity for his research, including in climate change in the Himalayas. Kamal Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
“National Ayush Mission” gets Government’s nod
Government has permitted the launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to attend to the gaps in health services in vulnerable and far-flung parts of the country. The judgment to launch the NAM was taken in a meeting of the Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Finance Ministry planning to double the Banks’ commission for DBT scheme from 1% to 2%
Finance Ministry is in the final stages of the course to double the commission to banks at 2% of the quantum of funds they transmit to individual beneficiaries under the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. The current rate of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Govt to provide training to IAS, IPS, IFoS officers in dealing with Naxalism
The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to Chief Secretaries of 8 states requesting nomination of at least ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Govt notifies amendments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending norms
The government has made alterations to the norms governing expenses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) undertakings under the fresh Company Law (2013). Now a particular class of profitable companies are necessitated to spend minimum 2% of their 3-year yearly average ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Sebi relaxes governance norms, increases deadline for minimum one woman director on the boards of listed companies to April 1, 2015
To simplify the procedure of executing better corporate governance norms by listed firms, the market regulator Sebi relaxed several provisions of the fresh law, particularly for smaller companies, and stretched the deadline for appointing at least one woman director to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Grapheme-based flexible screen developed; paves way for foldable electronic devices in future
Researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory of the Cambridge University for the very first time have developed a grapheme-based flexible screen. The advancement is important because it will lead to the development of next-generation high-tech wearable and foldable electronic devices in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Meghalaya Governor Dr KK Paul given additional charge as Governor of Manipur
Meghalaya Governor Dr Krishan Kant Paul sworn in as the 15th Governor of Manipur. Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice Lakshmi Kanta Mahapatra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dr KK Paul. Dr KK Paul who is currently the ..