Arun Jaitley Current Affairs, GK & News

Businesses, with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are exempted from GST

August 25, 2020

The Finance Ministry of the Government of India has declared in a series of statements that Businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh will enjoy GST exemption. Previously the threshold limit was Rs 20 lakh. Key highlights During the commemoration ceremony of the first death anniversary of former Finance Minister Arun ..

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National Institutes renamed after late Union Ministers Sushma, Arun Jaitley and Manohar Parrikar

February 19, 2020

The Government of India has been renaming the national institutes after late ministers. The leaders passed away in 2019 due to health issues. They were Manohar Parrikar, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Objective of renaming The renaming is being done in order to align the institutes on the lines of the vision of the late ..

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Mary Kom becomes First woman Sportsperson to win Padma Vibhushan

January 28, 2020

Six-time World Amateur Boxing Champion and Olympian bronze medallist (London 2012), MC Mary Kom was announced as one of the recipients of the prestigious ‘Padma Vibhushan’ award on the occasion of  Republic Day 2020. Mary Kom became the first women sportsperson to win the award. She is the first boxer in the world in both ..

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Thawarchand Gehlot appointed as Leader of Rajya Sabha

June 12, 2019

Thawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment was recently appointed as Leader of Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The Leader of the Rajya Sabha is appointed by the party in power at Centre. This position was occupied by senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in previous Narendra Modi-led government ..

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'Benefits of the Aadhaar – where it stands today'

January 7, 2019

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released a Facebook post titled ‘Benefits of the Aadhaar – where it stands today’ highlighting how the efficient use of the Aadhaar based identification has aided in improving the governance and in efficient delivery of services. How Aadhaar has aided in reducing leakages? The Finance Minister highlights the efficacy ..

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Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

January 6, 2019

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written a Facebook post titled ‘Two years of insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)”. In the post, he explains how things have been changed after the IBC was passed by the Parliament. Once the IBC was passed by the government, the government took immediate steps to set up Insolvency ..

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