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Lok Sabha passes Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015

Lok Sabha on 11 May 2015 passed Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015 by a voice vote. The bill seeks to deal with the...

May 12, 2015

Justice Cyriac Joseph appointed as acting Chairman of NHRC

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Cyriac Joseph as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). His appointment comes after then Chairman of NHRC Justice K.G. Balakrishnan...

May 12, 2015

MIDC inks MoU with SIDBI to raise Rs 200-crore fund for MSMEs

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide easy finance to micro, small and...

May 12, 2015

Satish Reddy appointed as Chairman of National Safety Council

Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has appointed K Satish Reddy as the chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC). He will succeed Venu Srinivasan, who was appointed...

May 12, 2015

Asiatic lion population in Gir sanctuary increases to 523: Census report 2015

According to 2015 census report, the number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary of Gujarat and its surrounding areas has gone up to 523. This 14th census lion...

May 11, 2015

Dedicated E-Commerce Centre of India Posts launched in New Delhi

Dedicated E-Commerce Centre of India Posts, a government-operated postal system was launched in New Delhi to cater the e-commerce business enterprises. It was launched by Union Communication and...

May 11, 2015

GK & Current Affairs: May 7, 8, 2015

1. The winner of World Welterweight title of Boxing is __? [A]Floyd Mayweather Jr [B]Demetrius Andrade [C]Cornelius Bundrage [D]Manny Pacquiao Answer: Floyd MayweatherNotes: American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr....

May 11, 2015

GK & Current Affairs: May 5, 6, 2015

1. Which country is venue for the first ever Asian Youth Athletic Championship-2015? [A]Qatar [B]China [C]Jordan [D]Japan Answer: QatarNotes: Doha, Qatar is hosting the inaugural edition of the...

May 11, 2015

GK & Current Affairs: May 3, 4, 2015

1. In which state BHEL has commissioned Bijlee Utpadan’s thermal unit, recently? [A]Bihar [B]Uttarkhand [C]Odisha [D]Madhya Pradesh Answer: BiharNotes: BHEL has commissioned Bijlee Utpadan’s thermal unit in Bihar....

May 11, 2015

KV Kamath named as first President of New Development Bank of BRICS nations

Eminent banker Kundapur Vaman Kamath was appointed as first President New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS nations. He will have of five year term after the bank becomes...

May 11, 2015

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