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Page-10 of Current Affairs - November, 2016

Jagdish Singh Khehar appointed executive chairman of NALSA

The Union government has appointed Jagdish Singh Khehar, a judge of the Supreme Court, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). He succeeds...

November 19, 2016

India and UK sign three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements  

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with the Competent Authority of United Kingdom (UK) to reduce tax litigation. Earlier both...

November 19, 2016

India and Cyprus ink Revised DTAA

India and Cyprus have inked a revised Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal evasion (DTAA) with respect to taxes on income, along with its Protocol....

November 19, 2016

Quami Ekta Week (National Integration Week) 2016

The Qaumi Ekta Week (National Integration Week) will be observed all over the country from 19th to 25th November, 2016. The week long programmes under it with a...

November 19, 2016

2016 Infosys Prize Winners

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced six winners of the Infosys Prize 2016 in the six different categories of the award. They will be bestowed with this...

November 19, 2016

Indian Navy inducts 4 types of indigenously developed sonars

The Indian Navy has formally inducted four types of indigenously developed sonars that will boost its underwater surveillance capability. The systems have been designed and developed by NPOL...

November 18, 2016

India is non-committal on market economy status for China

India is not inclined to automatically grant the coveted ‘Market Economy Status’ (MES) to China under World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms in December 2016. The main reason India...

November 18, 2016

International Conference on Brucellosis 2016 inaugurated in New Delhi

The International Conference on Brucellosis 2016 and the 69th meeting of the International Society on Brucellosis was inaugurated in New Delhi. The three day conference has been organised...

November 18, 2016

Scientists produce faster-growing crops by improving photosynthesis

Scientists have improved the photosynthesis process in the plants to produce faster-growing crops. The breakthrough was published in the journal Science. They had used genetic modification technology to...

November 18, 2016

Iran becomes India's top crude oil supplier  

Iran for the first time ever has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become India’s top crude oil supplier. It was revealed by ship tracking data and a report compiled...

November 18, 2016

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