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BCIC recommendations on tax reforms accepted by Shome Committee

The Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) headed by Parthasarathy Shome has accepted the suggestions of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) pertaining to realignment of the...

June 19, 2014

Defending champions Spain eliminated from FIFA World Cup race

Defending champions Spain is knocked out from the ongoing FIFA World cup. In a match against Chile, which Spain needed to win to keep their title dream alive,...

June 19, 2014    Sports Current Affairs

Government sets up Panel to look into the cause of gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant

An independent High Level Committee under the chairmanship of Shri K.K. Mehrotra, former CMD, MECON has been constituted by the Government to inquire about the cause of gas...

June 19, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

GK & Current Affairs: June 16, 17, 2014

1. Recently, Australia has won the 2014 Men’s Hockey World Cup Title by defeating ____? [A]Argentina [B]Netherland [C]England [D]Belgium Netherland Australia won their third men’s hockey World Cup...

June 19, 2014

Germany to organize "myCopter Project Day" in November 2014

As per an announcement by myCopter coordinator, myCopter Project Day will be held in Braunschweig in Germany on 20 November 20, 2014. myCopter Project myCopter Project was conceptualized in...

June 19, 2014    Science & Technology

Delhi is India’s first kerosene-free city

As per an announcement by the Delhi Government, the national capital has become the first ‘kerosene-free city’ in the country. It was announced that the ‘Delhi: A Kerosene-Free...

June 19, 2014

Ebola virus kills over 300 in West Africa: WHO

As per World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola virus has killed 337 people in West Africa so far. The region has reported 14 deaths and 47 new...

June 18, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

Nita Ambani became First woman director on Reliance board

Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, became the first woman to be appointed on the board of the country’s largest private company Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)....

June 18, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: June 14, 15, 2014

1. What is the objective of the government behind setting up a Minimum Export Price (MEP) for a particular commodity? [A]To promote exports [B]To discourage imports [C]To check...

June 18, 2014

India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014

Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis...

June 18, 2014    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

RBI uses OMOs to absorb excess rupee from the system

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted Open Market Operations (OMOs) to sell Rs 2,255 crore of government bonds between June 2 to June 6, 2014, to absorb...

June 18, 2014

Do away with the post of Revenue Secretary, merge CBDT, CBEC: Shome Panel on TARC

The government appointed Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), headed by Parthasarathi Shome, has recommended some radical reforms in tax administration which include: Abolition of the post of Revenue Secretary...

June 18, 2014