China agrees to import rice from 17 mills in India China has agreed to import rice, non-basmati and basmati varieties from 17 registered mills in India. These mills are in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It is considered as a major breakthrough in India’s efforts to ensure market access for Indian products (especially […]
Income Tax Department to launch Project Insight in May 2017 The Income Tax department is planning to implement the first phase of ‘Project Insight’ from May 2017 to monitor high value transactions, with a view to curbing the circulation of black money. This project has been initiated for data mining, collection, collation and processing of such information […]
COP22 adopts Marrakech Action Proclamation The COP22 to the UNFCC, 12th session of COP of Parties to Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12), And first session of COP of Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) were held in Marrakech, Morocco. Nearly 200 nations attending the COP22 to the UNFCC have adopted Marrakech Action Proclamation for Our […]
High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of IOR adopts Colombo declaration to Counter Drug Trafficking The High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to Counter Drug Trafficking was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It had adopted Colombo declaration. The delegates from 18 littoral states of the IOR have resolved to work […]
South African President Zuma survives no confidence vote! Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, survived yet another no confidence vote in the parliament. The country’s ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) voted against opposition’s motion demanding for Zuma’s removal. Zuma’s career in politics has been rigged with controversies and allegations. Corruption charges followed […]
Government Bans Tender of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Currency 08 November 2016 Midnight Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 1000 and 500 rupees notes will cease to be legal tender from midnight 9-10 November 2016. The announcement was made via a special nationwide televised address on 8 November 2016. PM Modi in his […]
India, Sri Lanka agree to form Joint Working Group on Fisheries to address fishermen issue India and Sri Lanka have agreed to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries and hotline between their Coast Guards to address long-standing issue of fishermen from Tamil Nadu. These mechanisms aim to help find a permanent solution […]
Indian Women’s hockey team wins 2016 Asian Champions Trophy Indian Women’s hockey team has won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore. It was the maiden win of Indian Women’s hockey team in Asian Champions Trophy. In summit clash held in Singapore, India defeated China by 2-1 goals. The first goal for India was […]
Current Affairs 5 Nov.2016 Accent Institute Hisar • Bank that launched home loan overdraft facility for salaried customers- ICICI Bank • Person appointed as the Prime Minister of South Korea recently- Kim Byong-joon • NASA recently completed the construction of- James Webb Space Telescope • International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment […]
Person appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon- Sanjiv Arora Padma Shri singer and composer of Sri Lanka who passed away recently- Pandit Amaradeva Four Tier Tax Structure created by GST council in November 2016 under the Goods and Services Tax- 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent Company that tied-up […]
