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Government constitutes high-level committee for water management in northeast
The Government has constituted a high-level committee for proper management of water resources in North Eastern Region (NER) under Chairmanship of Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog. The Committee is tasked to facilitate optimising benefits of appropriate water management in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Rajnish Kumar appointed as new Chairman of SBI
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Rajnish Kumar (59) as the new chairman of State Bank of India (SBI). His name was recommended by Vinod Rai-led Bank Board Bureau. Rajnish Kumar will be 25th chairman of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Cabinet approves renaming of Kandla Port as Deendayal Port
The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of Union Ministry of Shipping to rename of Kandla Port in Gujarat as Deendayal Port, Kandla. The port was renamed after BJP ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay who had dedicated his entire life for public ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Switzerland on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector
The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways, and Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Swiss Confederation on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector. The MoU was signed in August, 2017. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
PM inaugurates Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of ICSI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations (50 years) of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) in New Delhi. The event assumes significance as it comes close on heels of government action of de-registering over 2.1 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%
The six member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to maintain status quo in policy rates by keeping repo rate unchanged at 6.0% under liquidity adjustment facility. It was RBI’s fourth bimonthly policy review ..