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Bhutan to be recommended for graduation from UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has recently announced that the four countries will be recommended for graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. These are Bhutan, Kiribati, Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands. These countries ..
World Bank (WB), reduced India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.0% for 2017-18 from 7.2%
The World Bank (WB), in its biannual economic update “South Asia Economic Focus (Fall 2017)”, has reduced India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.0% for 2017-18 from 7.2% estimated earlier. As per report, the unexpected slowdown in India’s growth story is ..
The Maharashtra government signed pact with South Korea for infra projects
The Maharashtra government has recently signed MoU with South Korea in Seoul for increased co-operation in infrastructure projects like development of smart cities, roads, airports and metros. The MoU is to help with implementation strategy, legal systems, policies, technologies and ..
India’s Biggest Environmental Problem is Poverty – Palak Chandra
India, the third largest economy in the world, is flooded with many social, political, cultural, and environmental issues. All such issues are interlinked with each other in one or the other way. The issues which are of major concern these ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Cabinet approves Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011
The Union Cabinet cleared the Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, which will bring the microfinance industry under the regulatory ambit of RBI. As per the Bill all microfinance institution (MFIs) will now have to be registered with ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : June 3, 2010
Awards:Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar 2008 – Isha FoundationIsha Foundation is an NGO, founded by Sadhguru J Vasudev, whose “Project Green Hands” is a movement to raise the green cover of Tamil Nadu by 10 per cent. In the last 5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs