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Historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill passed

December 19, 2013

The parliament passed the historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, paving the way for establishment of an ombudsman to fight against corruption in public offices and ensure accountability on the part of public officials, including the Prime Minister, but with some ..

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White Paper points to 4-pronged strategy to curb black money

May 25, 2012

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled a White Paper on black money in Lok Sabha, which makes a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace of Black Money. The minister informed that there was no ..

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12th Plan: Full Chapter on Governance

November 4, 2011

There is a full chapter on governance that has a section on corruption in the Approach Paper to the 12th Five-Year Plan , which says: Measures should be taken to set up new institutions like the Lokpal and Lokayukta, which ..

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Current Affairs : October 9, 2011

October 9, 2011

“Sampriti II” Indo-Bangladesh combined military exercise commences “Sampriti II” – fortnight long India-Bangladesh combined Military Exercise started in Sylhet. A 25 member team (led Major S.Y Mahadhik) of the Indian army is taking part in the combined exercise with a ..

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Current Affairs : August 27, 2011

August 27, 2011

6 States get New Governors State New Governor Tamil Nadu Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah Madhya Pradesh Senior Congress leader Ram Naresh Yadav Mizoram V Purushothaman Jharkhand Syed Ahmed Kerala Jharkhand Governor M O H Farooq transferred and ..

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Current Affairs : August 4, 2011

August 4, 2011

Single-window Clearance System approved by SEBI for prior approvals Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a single-window clearance system for market entities like stock brokers, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures ..

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Current Affairs : June 21, 2011

June 24, 2011

Cancellation of flights due to Ash Clouds in Australia The Chilean ash clouds returned to Australia Forced cancellation of flights The clouds created by the eruption of the Puyehue volcano high in the Andes As per the Airservices Australia the ..

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