Current Affairs 8th January, 2016

National

Union Government decides to directly shift from BS-IV to BS-VI Emission norms in 2020

Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to implement the stricter emission norms of Bharat Stage (BS) VI from 1st April 2020 in a bid to curb vehicular pollution. â¦â¦â¦Read More

Anything But Khamosh, authored by Shatrughan Sinha released

“Show me the man and I will show you the rule,” BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha is quoted as saying in the context of politics within the party in his biography “Anything But Khamosh,” released. â¦â¦â¦Read More

New Appointments

Amitabh Kant to take over as NITI Aayog CEO

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Amitabh Kant as the chief executive officer of NITI Aayog. The appointment will take effect after Mr.Kant retires from service in March. â¦â¦â¦Read More

Business and Economy

ICICI Bank to partner FINO PayTech for payments bank

ICICI Bank will partner FINO PayTech to foray into the payments bank space. â¦â¦â¦Read More

Awards

Kate Atkinson wins 2015 Costa Novel Award

The British writer, Kate Atkinson has won the 2015 Costa novel award for her novel God in Ruins, the companion her previous novel to Life After Life. â¦â¦â¦Read More

Death

J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away of multiple organ failure in New Delhi after nearly a week-long hospitalisation. He was 79. â¦â¦â¦Read More

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