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2016
By Ramandeep Singh
Ramandeep Singh
4/1/2016
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announced
incumbent
President
Ali
Mohamed Shein had won his re-election bid, after
polls boycotted by the main opposition party.
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International
India, Australia Ink Pact To Avoid Double Social
Security Contribution
India and Australia ink pact to avoid double social
security contribution under this agreement,
employees of India deputed to Australia and vice
versa will not have to make double social security
contribution.
Under this agreement Australia has become
the 14th country with which India has a
social security agreement in force.
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This year's theme for the Day is Planet 5050 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.
The campaign theme for the day is Pledge
For Parity.
United Nations observance and the idea of
this theme reflect on how to accelerate the
2030 Agenda, building momentum for the
effective implementation of the new
Sustainable Development Goals.
The theme will also focus on new
commitments under UN Womens Step It
Up
initiative,
and
other
existing
commitments on gender equality, womens
empowerment and womens human rights.
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
India and Bahrain on cooperation for prevention of
human trafficking especially trafficking in women
and children,,rescue, recovery, repatriation and reintegration of victims of trafficking has been
approved by the Union Government.
India, US
Fellowship
launch
Fulbright-Kalam
Climate
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According to the London & Partners, the official
promotional company for London , India has
emerged as the second biggest investor in London
after the US.
movement
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World Wildlife Day March 3
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National
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Indias Space pioneer ISRO has been creating
records and making achievements in all its
missions. It is set to launch 22 satellites in Single
mission and create new history.
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The external affairs ministry has notified that India
will host the 8th BRICS Summit from 15 October to
16 October 2016 in Goa.
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Central Government
Yojana(APY)
amends
Atal
Pension
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Kochi,
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fair,
AAHAR
2016
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Parliament passes Bureau of Indian Standards bill
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In an effort to promote measures that can save
energy the Union government launches various
programmes. One such important initiative is to
provide LED lamps to households and promote its
usage to save energy. The new scheme of LED
based lighting has been named UJALA.
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Current Account Deficit Narrows to 1.3 % of GDP
In 3rd Quarter
Indias current account deficit narrowed to 1.3% of
the gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal third
quarter.
In the earlier year 1.5% traded as deficit
contracted. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
showed in date that trade deficit during the
October-December quarter narrowed to
$34 billion from $38.6 billion during the
same period in 2014-15.
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inaugurated
by
Kashmir
Commissioner Asgar H Samoon.
At
Srinagar
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Divisional
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International Finance
Masala Bonds
Launches
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Corporation
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Appointments
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Kangana Ranaut
ambassador
named
Reebok
brand
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B.S. Chauhan
chairperson
appointed
Law
Commission
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Indian scholar
University
appointed
VC
of
Canberra
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Awards
PM Modi confers Himachal Pradesh with Krishi
Karman Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Krishi
Karman Award to the government of Himachal
Pradesh for its landmark achievement in showing
highest production of food grains in year 2014-15,
despite adverse weather conditions and rain-fed
farming in the state.
The award was received by Agriculture
Minister Sujan Singh Pathania who led a
team of senior officers including Additional
Chief Secretary (Agri) Upma Chawdhry at a
ceremony held at New Delhi.
During last three years, total food grains
production had increased to from 15.41
lakh in 2011-12 to 16.73 lakh tonnes in
2014-15. The department had also done
commendable work in promoting polyhouse cultivation, micro-irrigation, organic
farming and soil health management.
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Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar won
Chameli Devi Jain Award
Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar on 15 March
2016 were named as joint winners of the 2015-16
Chameli Devi Jain Award.
They were awarded for their work that
clubs social concern and compassion with
pioneering reportage and analytical skills.
Kakodkar's reports, which targeted on the
acute farming crisis in Maharashtra, were
published on the front page of The Times of
India in the year 2015. More than 50 of her
reports were published in a year by the
paper.
The award will be presented by former
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on 17
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Sports
First ever Paralympics Games begins in Arunachal
Pradesh
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Vijender Singh
professional win
clinches
fourth
successive
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All England Championships: Lin Dan wins sixth
title; Nozomi Okuhara first
Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title
when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei
21-9, 21-10 in the final.
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Deaths
Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passes away
Former Director of Israels intelligence agency
Mossad Meir Dagan passed away due to liver
cancer. He was 71.
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Intels former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
Chairman Andrew Grove passed due to away
Parkinsons disease. He was 79.
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Emerson, the co-founder of British progrock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, was
widely considered one of the top keyboard
players of the progressive rock era.
Apart from ELP, founded in 1970, Keith
Emerson is best remembered for his role in
The Nice, formed in 1967. The British
musician and composer was born in
Yorkshire in 1944.
ELP rose to become one of the most
popular bands of the 1970s, and were voted
in at number seven on Rolling Stones 2011
Reader Poll of the best prog-rock acts of all
time.
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Books
Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases the book The
Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur
The Minister for State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism
and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh
Sharma released a book entitled The Culture
Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur authored by
Shri P.S. Nagi Loktus, IAS (retd.)
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scholar and students concerned with the
Cultural heritage of India.
Journalist Shantanu Guha Ray's new book
released
Journalist Shantanu Guha Ray's new book called
"Fixed: Cash and Corruption in Cricket" released
recently.
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