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India, Palestine ink MoU for setting up of Techno Park in Ramallah
India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Palestine for setting up of Palestine-India Techno Park at Ramallah in Palestine. The decision to set up Techno Park was taken during the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
PM Narendra Modi launches Saur Sujala Yojana in Chhattisgarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saur Sujala Yojana that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. It was launched in Chhattisgarh as part of the state’s 16th foundation day celebrations. With this Chhattisgarh becomes ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
RCEP members worry over market access to China
The 15 Asia-Pacific nations including India of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are concern to give greater market access to Chinese goods without gaining in return. All these countries in the RCEP grouping are also worried about agreeing to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project
Russia has invited India to join in developing next-generation nuclear reactors and to participate in its fast-reactor research project. The multipurpose fast research reactor project known by Russian acronym MBIR is coming up as the International Research Centre (IRC) in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 comes into force
The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, designed to curb black money and passed by parliament in August 2016, came into effect. The new law amended the Benami Transactions Act, 1988 and renamed as the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
NHPC commissions 50 mw Wind project in Rajasthan
India’s largest hydropower generation company National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has commissioned its 50 MW wind power project (WPP) in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The project has achieved synchronization with the national grid in October, 2016. NHPC has signed a power purchase ..