National
Govt approves new Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for farmers
The much awaited scheme â Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana â was cleared at the Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. â¦â¦â¦Read More
Bihar to tax samosa and sweets
Anticipating a revenue shortfall because of the ban on liquor from April 1, the Bihar government has decided to impose a 13.5 per cent value added tax on such items as samosa, salted peanuts, sweets, mosquito repellents and a few branded snacks to make up the loss. â¦â¦â¦Read More
High-power body to lead ‘Namami Gange’
The Central government will be setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for its ambitious programme Namami Gange or Clean Ganga initiative. â¦â¦â¦Read More
President gives assent to The Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015
President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to the Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to raise the ceiling of a cess as an excise duty on the production of sugar. â¦â¦â¦Read More
Business and Economy
Digital dividends not spreading rapidly, says World Bank in World Development Report
With 60 per cent of the world’s population still offline, institutional and regulatory barriers to efficiency are exacerbating the problem of low and unevenly distributed “digital dividends” from growing Internet penetration across countries, a new World Bank study has found. â¦â¦â¦Read More
India on track to register entire population using Aadhaar: World Bank
According to World Bank’s World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, India is on track to register its entire 1.25 billion population using its Aadhaar digital ID which would help the government to promote the inclusion of disadvantaged groups in its welfare schemes. â¦â¦â¦Read More
EPFO may pay 8.9% interest
Nearly 8.7 crore employees are in for some good news with the government likely to declare an 8.9 per cent returns on their provident fund savings for 2015-16, the highest rate in five years. â¦â¦â¦Read More
Yamaha inaugurates 4,000 KW solar power plant at Surajpur unit
Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha has inaugurated a 4,000 KW solar power project at its facility in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh. â¦â¦â¦Read More
BSNL starts 4G service with soft launch in Chandigarh
State-owned BSNL started 4G services on non-commercial basis in Chandigarh promising broadband speed of up to 100 megabit per second (Mbps). â¦â¦â¦Read More
Death
Lt Gen JFR Jacob, 1971 India-Pakistan war hero passes away
Jacob-Farj-Rafael “JFR” Jacob (Retired Lieutenant General), a key architect in India’s victory in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War passed away in New Delhi. He was 92. â¦â¦â¦Read More
Current Affairs: 13th January, 2016 Current Affairs Round up December, 2015.
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