Current Affairs - October, 2015
October 31: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed across India on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the 140th birthday of Independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Sardar Vallabhai Patel. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Run for Unity at Rajpath in New Delhi. It was followed by similar marathons across different ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Days and Events • Observances • sardar vallabhai patel
Union Government appoints Najib Shah as Chairman of CBEC
Union Government has appointed senior IRS officer Najib Shah as the chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC). His appointment was confirmed by Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will have tenure of 2 years i.e. till March 2017, when he attains the age of superannuation 60 years. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: ACC • appointments • CBEC • Current Affairs 2016 • Taxation
BRICS nations ink Moscow Declaration for supporting Multilateral Science Projects
BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa signed Moscow Declaration for partnership in addressing common regional and global socio-economic challenges by utilising science, technology and innovation (STI). It was signed at the third meeting of the BRICS Ministers for Science, Technology and Innovation held in Moscow, Russia. Indian delegation to this meeting was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: BRICS • Current Affairs 2016 • Science and Technology
Economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das nominated on RBI Central Board
Union Government has nominated Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das to the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Mr. Dase is IAS officer of 1980 batch from of Tamil Nadu cadre. His nomination is effective from October 30, 2015 and until further orders. About Central Board of Directors of RBI RBI’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: appointments • Banking • Current Affairs 2016 • Persons in News • RBI
China abandons its decades old One Child Policy
China, world most populous country has announced to abandon its three decades-long one-child policy and changed it two-child policy. The ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) in this regard has issued an official communiqué at the end of party’s 4 day plenary session headed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The change of policy is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: China • Current Affairs 2016 • One Child Policy