Page-5 of GKToday Archives: January, 2017

Seven new countries join BEPS agreement

January 30, 2017

Seven new countries Lithuania, Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia, Malta, Mauritius and Russia – have signed Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for Country-by-Country Reporting (CbC MCAA). With this, the total number of signatories has increased to 57 including India (signed in May 2015). ..

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IndiaPost gets payments bank licence from RBI

January 30, 2017

IndiaPost under Department of Posts (Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) received final payments bank licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, India Post became the third entity after Bharti Airtel and Paytm to receive final ..

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Government launches Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign

January 30, 2017

The Union Government has launched nationwide “Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign (SLAC)” on the occasion of Anti-Leprosy Day (observed on the last Sunday of January). The day is observed every year on January 30 in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi who ..

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GK & Current Affairs: January 28-29, 2017

January 29, 2017

1. Who is the newly appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh? [A]Banwarilal Purohit [B]Vishwanath Shetty [C]PB Acharya [D]Krishan Kant Paul Answer: PB AcharyaNotes: Recently President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of V. Shanmuganathan as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, ..

Sir John Hurt, who passed away recently, was the legendary actor of which country?

January 29, 2017

Sir John Hurt, who passed away recently, was the legendary actor of which country? [A]England [B]United States [C]France [D]China Show Answer England Sir John Vincent Hurt (77), the legendary English actor, has recently passed away at Cromer, England. He was ..

Oil Sector In India: History, Production, Producing Regions & Policy

January 29, 2017

The oil sector in India plays a crucial role in the country’s economic growth and energy security. India is the third-largest consumer of oil in the world, after the United States and China. The country’s oil sector is characterized by ..