India central bank allows banks to approve extension of offshore company’s debt
- Earlier banks had to seek approval of the central bank before restructuring any such offshore borrowings.
- Any extension of tenure, or conversion of unpaid ECBs into equity will be subject to consent of other lenders to the same borrower, the RBI said.
International conference on voter education begins in Delhi
- Three-day International Conference on voter education has been inaugurated by Chief Election
- Commissioner of India Dr. Nasim Zaidi.
- 27 countries and 5 international organizations are participating in the event.
- The Conference is being organized with an aim to share best practices, policies and initiatives of voter education by the election management bodies.
- The Conference will see the launch of the ambitious project of “VoICE.NET” a Global
- Knowledge Network on voter education.
Nirmala Sitharaman unveils logo for IPR cell in New Delhi
- Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the logo of Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) at a function in New Delhi.
- It has been designed keeping in mind the slogan of the National IPR Policy – Creative India, Innovative India.
- The CIPAM has been set up as a professional body in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion to take forward the implementation of the National IPR Policy.
S P Yadav elected new President of Urology Society of India
- Noted urologist Dr. Satya Prakash Yadav has been elected as the new President of the North Zone of Urology Society of India (NZUSI).
- Yadav’s tenure would begin from October 2017 for a period of one year.