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Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO): Need; Proposed Functions; Issues

Public finance and Government Budgeting is one of the key functions involving both executive and legislature. The suggestion that India should have a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) is...

August 5, 2017

India signs loan pact with AIIB for Rural Roads Project

India has signed a loan agreement with China led-Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for financing of $329 million for Gujarat Rural Roads Project (GRRP).  The objective of the...

August 5, 2017

Government to launch AGRI UDAAN-Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 2.0 programme

The Union Government is going to launch AGRI-UDAAN Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 2.0 programme in an attempt to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture. It will mentor startups...

August 5, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 4, 2017

1. Which committee has been constituted by the SEBI on fair market conduct? [A] K M Krishna committee[B] G S Prasad committee[C] T.K. Viswanathan committee[D] P S Chauhan...

August 4, 2017

Recommendations: Justice Srikrishna committee on Institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism

A High Level Committee set up to review the Institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India has submitted its report to the Union Law Ministry. It was headed by...

August 4, 2017

India’s first private missile production facility unveiled in Hyderabad

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS) plant was inaugurated near Hyderabad, capital of Telangana. It is 51:49 joint venture between India’s...

August 4, 2017

ISRO, NASA working towards realisation of NISAR Mission by 2021

ISRO and NASA are jointly working on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by 2021. The...

August 4, 2017

Shanghai hosted 2017 meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers

The 7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers was held in Shanghai, China from August, 1-2, 2017. From India, the 6-member delegation led by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala...

August 4, 2017

Mohammad Mustafa appointed as new CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Mohammad Mustafa, a 1995 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of...

August 4, 2017

Maharashtra government launched Aadhaar-authenticated Direct Benefit Transfer portal “MahaDBT

The Maharashtra Government has launched two online portals MahaDBT and MahaVASTU to streamline the process of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and to bring in more transparency in construction...

August 4, 2017

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