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• Dec 7, 2016

•  Tax Information Automatically to Eliminate Tax Evasion Shared Among BRICS Nations [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries have agreed to share tax information automatically as per their commitment to ensure the fairness of the international tax system. This was decided by the meetings of the Heads of Revenue of BRICS Countries in Mu…

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• Dec 6, 2016

•  O Panneerselvam Sworn in as New Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [ Policies & Governance ]

  For Panneerselvam, it is the third term as Chief Minister. Earlier, he held the office in 2001 and 2014. After he assumed the office, the rest of the Ministers took the oath together and the swearing in ceremony was over within 10 minutes.

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•  Space Farming: NASA Tests New Harvest Technique [ Science & Technology ]

  NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station reaped the first harvest of red romaine lettuce leaves grown on the orbiting space lab last month. These vegetables were grown using the “Veggie” plant growth system on the International Space Station (ISS) , and were harve…

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• Dec 2, 2016

•  India Inks Rs 5,000 Crore Deal with US for 145 M777 Howitzers [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  India and the US inked an ₹ 5,000 crore deals for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will mostly deployed near the borders with China. Deal for 145 American ultra-light howitzers, costing about ₹ 5,000 crore was recently cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) . The…

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•  15 New Castes on OBC’S List Approved by Union Cabinet [ Policies & Governance ]

  The Union Cabinet has given its approval for inclusion of 15 new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in eight states. The Union Cabinet took this decision based on the recommendation of the National Commission for Backwa…

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• Dec 1, 2016

•  Coupons as New Currency at Toll Plazas Proposed by Road Ministry [ Policies & Governance ]

  The Road Transport & Highways Ministry has come out with the proposal to introduce high security coupons of denominations starting from ₹ 5 to ₹ 100 to serve as currency for toll on national highways.

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•  Over $100 Billion Spend on Wind Power by China [ Science & Technology ]

  China will spend more than USD 100 billion on wind power in the next four years as part of its efforts to reduce dependence on coal for its massive energy needs. A total of 700 billion Yuan (USD 102 billion) will spent on wind power during the 2016 - 2020 period by China.

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• Nov 30, 2016

•  Uttar Pradesh to Inaugurate Asia’S First Cycle Highway [ Policies & Governance ]

  Asia՚s first and longest cycle highway inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh. It is also India՚s first cycle highway. A first-of-its-kind project, the 207-km-long cycle highway runs between Etawah, Agra, and declared open. A rally of 90 cyclists from five countries and across India follow…

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• Nov 28, 2016

•  Major Committees 2016: R S Sharma Expert Committee and Justice MB Shah Committee [ Committees & Govt. Bodies ]

  R S Sharma Expert Committee Purpose: To review the Company (Cost Records and Cost Audits) Rules 2014 The Composition of the Committee: R. S. Sharma, former Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC - Chairman

  • R. K. Jain, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare - Membe…

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•  Major Committees 2016: H Devaraj Committee and V.V. Daga Committee [ Committees & Govt. Bodies ]

  H Devaraj Committee Purpose: Report most deemed university. Main findings of the Committee: Many institutions were accorded deemed university status on certain conditions, against the Union Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 which does not allow conditional notification.

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