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India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement on transit corridor
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor. The agreement facilitates transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. India would become party to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal
Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
PM Narendra Modi launches two projects between India, Bangladesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina alongwith Chief Minister of Tripura inaugurated two historical projects between two countries via video conference. These projects are 100 MW power export via transmission lines between Surjamaninagar (Tripura) and South Comilla ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Nepal joins SCO grouping as dialogue partner
Nepal was officially made a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Beijing-based regional security grouping. In this regard, Nepal signed memorandum during Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli official visit to China. As a dialogue partner, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
MoEFCC notifies new environment standards for Gensets
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the first time notified new environment standards for Gensets running on various kinds of fuels including LPG, petrol and diesel in various cities. The primary aim of the new ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
March 23: World Meteorological Day
Every year 23rd March is being observed as World Meteorological Day (WMD). The theme for 2016 year is “Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future”. The theme highlights the disruption caused by climate change on the natural pattern of the seasons ..