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J&K bans polythene manufactured below 50 microns

Jammu & Kashmir Government has banned the usage of polythene bags below 50 microns in the state. It also made mandatory to have name, registration number of the...

April 5, 2017

North Korea fires missile into sea off east coast

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its east coast into the sea off the Peninsula from Sinpo, a port city and submarine base. The missile was...

April 5, 2017

GST and Taxation of Intangibles

One of the major taxation problems in India is the taxation on intangible products and services. These include Intellectual property (IP) such as patents, copyrights and trade secrets...

April 5, 2017

UP Government forms committee to implement farm loan waiver decision

The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted six-member committee to implement its decision of waving off farmers’ agricultural loan. It will be headed by Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar. The...

April 5, 2017

Haryana Government to provide one-time grant of Rs. 21,000 to families for third girl child

Haryana Government has decided to provide one-time grant of Rs 21,000 to all those families whose third girl child was born on or after August 24, 2015 under...

April 5, 2017

Tree-dwelling crab species Kani maranjadu found in Kerala

Scientists from the University of Kerala have discovered a new species of long-legged, tree-dwelling crabs named Kani maranjandu in Western Ghats of Kerala. It has been named after...

April 5, 2017

Rajiv Chander appointed as India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN

Rajiv Kumar Chander was appointed as India’s new Ambassador and permanent representative of India to the United Nations (UN) Offices in Geneva. He will succeed Ajit Kumar. At...

April 5, 2017

Japan officially recognises Bitcoin as currency

Japan has officially recognized bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money along the lines of other fiat currencies with effect from April 1, 2017. The recognition comes after...

April 5, 2017

K Prithika Yashini becomes India’s first-ever transgender police official

K Prithika Yashini became India’s first-ever transgender person to become a police official, after she took charge as sub-inspector in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. Her appointment was...

April 5, 2017

Madhya Pradesh Government launches MP e-nagarpalika mobile app

Madhya Pradesh government has launched ‘MP e-nagarpalika’ mobile application to provide various municipal services online. The app will offer 378 services like online payment of property tax, birth/...

April 5, 2017

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