World
Sri Lanka and China sign tripartite agreement to construct
Financial City Centre in Colombo
- Sri Lanka and China have signed
a tripartite agreement to proceed with the construction of a Financial
City Centre in Colombo. The agreement was signed between Sri Lanka’s Urban
Development Authority, Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development and
China Harbour Engineering Company.
India
Parliament passes Central Agricultural University
(Amendment) Bill, 2016
- Parliament has passed the
Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to help the
north-eastern state achieve higher growth in animal husbandry sector. The
Bill proposes to amend the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992 to
include Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal Central Agriculture
University (CAU).
Ujjwala Yojana launched to provide LPG connections to BPL
families
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
was launched by minister of state for petroleum and natural gas,
Dharmendra Pradhan and chief minister Raman Singh.
- With the launch of Ujjwala
Yojna, 5,000 women beneficiaries of Raipur and Durg district were allotted
LPG cooking gas connections.
- Refilling centers would be
opened in Korba, Janjgir and Tilda, while bottling plants will set up in
Korba and Raipur.
Awards
& Appointments
Sonam,
Nawazuddin Win Top Awards
- Bollywood
actors Sonam Kapoor & Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged the best actress
& best actor awards at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2016.
- Sonam
was awarded for her performance in Neerja & Nawazuddin won for his
role of psycho serial killer in Raman Raghav 2.0.
- Sonam
dedicated her award to the Bhanot family.
- Rishi
Kapoor was honoured with the lifetime achievement award.
Sports
Dipika Pallikal wins PSA Australian Open
- India’s top squash player
Dipika Pallikal has won the prestigious PSA Australian Open held in
Melbourne. In the 40-minute final match, she defeated Mayar Hany (World no
8) of Egypt by 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 score.
Business
& Economy
ONGC sets up Rs 100-crore startup fund
- ONGC has created a Rs 100-crore
venture capital fund to incubate innovative ideas for the oil industry
- The venture funding initiative
will promote entrepreneurship among young Indians by creating an ecosystem
that is conducive for the growth of startups in the oil and gas sector,
which has a huge potential for technology-enabled ideas.
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