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Prabhat Kumar appointed as new Ambassador of India to Republic of Kazakhstan

Prabhat Kumar, the IFS officer of 1991 batch, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Presently, he is Ambassador of India...

August 6, 2017

BN Srikrishna committee submitted report on institutionalization of arbitration mechanism in India

The high level committee under the Chairmanship of Justice BN Srikrishna has recently submitted its on review of the Institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India. The committee has...

August 6, 2017

Nepal to host 15th meeting of Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries

The 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from August 10-11, 2017. From India, the Union External Affairs Minister Sushma...

August 6, 2017

Rajiv Kumar to be new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog

Noted economist Dr. Rajiv Kumar will be the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, which is a think-tank that replaced the Planning Commission. He will succeed Arvind Panagariya, who...

August 6, 2017

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility set up Hyderabad

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility has inaugurated near Hyderabad on August 4, 2017. It has been established a line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative...

August 6, 2017

India signs $329 million of loan pact with AIIB for Gujarat road project

India has recently signed a $329 million loan agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for Gujarat Rural Roads Project. The objective of the project is to improve...

August 6, 2017

Economist Rajiv Kumar appointed as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

The Union Government has appointed economist Rajiv Kumar as the new vice-chairman of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Rajiv Kumar will succeed Arvind Panagariya. As Vice...

August 5, 2017

Venkaiah Naidu elected 13th Vice President of India

Former union minister Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (68) was elected as 13th Vice President of India. He will succeed Hamid Ansari, who held the position for two consecutive terms...

August 5, 2017

Short Note: Bharat 22 ETF

What is Bharat 22 ETF? What is its composition and how it is different from earlier ETFs? Have ETFs played some worthwhile role in Indian Economy in recent...

August 5, 2017

Union Government launches Bharat 22 ETF to sell stakes in 22 firms

The Union Finance Ministry has launched second exchange-traded fund (ETF), named Bharat 22. It will help to speed up Government’s disinvestment programme budgeted to raise a record Rs...

August 5, 2017

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