National
Madras HC orders TN Government to enact law to remove Seemai Karuvelam trees
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered Tamil Nadu government to enact a law with prohibitory and penal clauses to eradicate Seemai Karuvelam (prosopis juliflora) trees within two months.....................Read More
International
WHO wants new drugs against 12 antibiotics-resistant super-germs
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments, scientists and pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs to tackle 12 antibiotics-resistant super-germs threatening an explosion of incurable diseases......................Read More
Business and Economy
MEITY to promote digital transactions in place of NITI Aayog
The Union Government has shifted the responsibility of promoting digital transactions in the country to the Union Ministry of IT and Electronics (MEITY) from NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog......................Read More
CBDT inks 10 more Advance Pricing Agreements
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 10 more Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) pertaining to various sectors of economy like Telecom, Banking & Finance, Pharmaceutical, Steel, Retail and IT etc It includes 7 Unilateral APAs, 2 Bilateral APAs with the United Kingdom and Japan. Seven of these Agreements have Rollback provisions in them......................Read More
Government signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for Tejaswini Project
The Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement with World Bank for IDA credit of $63 million for the Tejaswini Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Project......................Read More
4th India-CLMV Business Conclave held in Jaipur
The fourth edition of India &ndash CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) Business Conclave was held in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan......................Read More
Current Affairs 24th February, 2017 Current Affairs Round Up Bullet Points, December, 2016
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