Currents Affairs & GK – Jun 21, 2016
Radical changes in FDI policy regime The Union Government has radically liberalized the FDI regime, with the objective of providing major impetus to employment and job creation in India. The decision...
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India retains tenth spot among FDI destinations India has retained its ranking as the tenth-highest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2015, receiving $44 billion of investment that year...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 23, 2016
Madras, Bombay HCs to reflect city names Two decades after the city of ‘Madras’ became ‘Chennai’ and ‘Bombay’ became ‘Mumbai’, the High Courts in both the cities will finally adopt the names by an act...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 24, 2016
Torpid airports may convert into SEZs The Centre is mulling a plan to convert unused airports in India into special economic zones (SEZ) for aircraft leasing companies to park their aircraft and...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 25, 2016
Britain exits European Union The United Kingdom opted for a momentous change of course by voting to leave the European Union in a closely-fought referendum held on June 23. The ‘Leave’ side won...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 26, 2016
Fighter jet Su-30 flies with BrahMos missile Indian military scientists for the first time test-flew the heavy BrahMos supersonic cruise missile fitted on a modified Air Force Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter....
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 27, 2016
India among top 3 regions in corruption-linked fraud An overwhelming 80 per cent of companies polled in India said they had been victims of fraud in 2015-16, up from 69 per cent in 2013-14, according...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 28, 2016
India enters MTCR India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) which would help in furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives. India had intensified efforts at gaining...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 29, 2016
Parched Panchayat Raj Ministry on verge of closure With an aim to provide grassroots democracy, in 1992, the 73rd amendment mandated a three-tier structure with Panchayats at: Village level Block...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Jun 30, 2016
Stunting It is defined as the percentage of children, aged 0 to 59 months, whose height for age is below minus two standard deviations (moderate and severe stunting) and minus three standard...
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