13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Current Affairs, GK & News
Union Government merges PIO and OCI cards
Union Government has merged Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card-holders with Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card-holders. Union Home Ministry in this regard has issued notification mentioning that all PIO card-holders henceforth are deemed to be OCI card-holders with effect from 9th January 2015. Thus, withdrawing PIO cards with immediate an effect. Now only OCI ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas • Current Affairs 2016 • Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) • Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)
15 NRIs awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2015
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2015 has been awarded to 15 prominent non-resident Indians (NRI’s) on the concluding day of 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas. They have been conferred with award for their contribution in various fields. The awards were presented by Vice-President Hamid Ansari at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Recipients of awards are Satyanarayan Nadella- CEO ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas • Current Affairs 2016 • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2015 • Satyanarayan Nadella • Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal