India-Belgium Current Affairs, GK & News
Belgium opens honorary consulate in GIFT City
Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. The consulate was inaugurated by Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pieter De Crem. Hari Sankaran, Vice-Chairman and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Gift City • Gujarat • India-Belgium • National • Places in News • SEZ
India and Belgium sign Protocol amending Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and Protocol
India and Belgium have signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between the two countries. The Protocol was signed by Sushil Chandra, Chairman Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Jan Luykx, Ambassador of Belgium to India. Key Facts The amendment of DTAA will broaden the scope of the existing ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: Dtaa • India-Belgium • National • Tax Evasion • Taxation
Union Cabinet approves pact for avoidance of double taxation with Belgium
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the signing of a Protocol amending the Agreement between India and Belgium for avoidance of double taxation. Decision in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Key Facts The amendment in the Protocol will broaden the scope ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Topics: black money • Cabinet Decisions • Current Affairs 2016 • Dtaa • India-Belgium • National • Taxation
PM Narendra Modi unveils Asia's largest optical telescope ARIES at Nainital
Asia’s largest and first of its kind optical telescope Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) was unveiled at Devasthal in Nainital District, Uttrakahnd. It was remotely activated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel from Belgium. Key facts Aries telescope was joint collaborative technological effort between Indian and Belgian scientists. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Topics: Aries • Current Affairs 2016 • Devasthal optical telescope • India-Belgium • Narendra Modi • Science and Technology • Uttrakahnd
Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU between India and Belgium in the field of energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium for cooperation in development of new and renewable energy technologies. The MoU will be signed between Union Ministry of Power and respective Belgian government authority at the Federal and regional level. Key facts of MoU Objective: ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Topics: Cabinet Decisions • Current Affairs 2016 • Energy Sector • India-Belgium • National • Renewable energy