Page-8 of Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government’s DBTL becomes world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme
Governments ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer on LPG (DBTL) has become the world’s largest direct benefit transfer scheme after 2.5 crore households received about 550 crore rupees since 15th November 2014. It has surpassed number of beneficiaries in direct benefit transfer ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) comes into force on 24 December 2014
Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) came into force on 24 December 2014, after it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2013. Now this landmark treaty has officially became binding international law, which aims to regulate around the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
National Good Governance Day observed on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 90th birthday
Former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 90th birthday was observed as National Good Governance Day on 25th December 2014. In order to mark the occasion of this day, several programmes were organized nationwide and new initiatives ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
RBI extends deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 currency notes till 30 June 2015
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 of various denominations including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by six months till 30th June 2015. RBI also has clarified that all such notes will continue to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil new LoP in Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly
Senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was appointed as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra state Legislative Assembly. State Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde had announced his appointment. Earlier Shiv Sena was main opposition party in assembly and its MLA ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
4 PSUs to set up integrated coal gasification cum fertilizer plant in Talcher, Odisha
4 Public sector undertakings (PSU’s) have signed Joint Ventures Agreements (JVA’s) to set up an Integrated Coal Gasification cum Fertilizer and Ammonium Nitrate plant at Talcher, Odisha. 4 PSU’s are: GAIL India Limited, Coal India Limited (CIL), Rashtriya Chemicals (RCF) ..