India
CMFRI inks pact with varsity to boost marine life research
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is
keen on boosting its research activities in marine biodiversity, with a special
focus on the Gulf of Mannar.
Towards this, CMFRI has signed an MoU with Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University (MSU), Tirunelveli, to carry out collaborative research
programmes and develop adequate manpower to explore marine biodiversity
prospects in the region.
South India’s first Children Court was inaugurated in
Hyderabad
After Goa and Delhi, Telangana has become the third state to
inaugurate south India’s first Children’s Court was inaugurated in
Hyderabad.
This court is a child-friendly court and sixth in the
country with features like separate waiting rooms for children and a video
camera trial for the accused, mandated under the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act-2012.
Naqvi launches websites for Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs
(Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
launched new Hindi website and updated and revamped English website of the
Minority Affairs Ministry.
The new improved and revamped website
http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in is very user-friendly and
provides easy navigation.
Delhi Assembly has ratified the Goods and Service Tax
Constitution Amendment Bill. It is the third non-BJP-ruled state and
overall the 8th to clear the proposed tax regime.
GST is a tax levied when a consumer buys a good or service.
It is meant to be a single, comprehensive tax that will subsume all the other
smaller indirect taxes on consumption like service tax, excise duty etc.
Union Cabinet Approvals – August 24 2016
The Union cabinet approved an MoU with Myanmar for
cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine.
In another major step in fight against tax evasion, the
Cabinet gave its approval to the revised DTAA between India and Cyprus that
provides for source-based taxation of capital gains on transfer of shares
instead of one based on residence.
The Union Cabinet approved of a new air services agreement
between India and Fiji that would allow Indian airlines to fly to any point in
the island nation.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has been approved of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) between India and South Africa to establish cooperation in Grassroots
Innovation.
Awards
& Appointments
Sakshi Malik will be brand ambassador of Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao campaign
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that Sakshi
Malik, India’s bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics, will be the brand
ambassador of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign in the state.
The programme aims to empower the girl child and reduce
rates of female foeticide in districts with low child sex ratio.
Navtej Sarna tipped to be next Indian envoy to US
India's high commissioner to UK, Navtej Sarna, is likely to
take over from Arun Singh as India's ambassador to the US.
Singh, who steered India's Washington outreach for the past year-and-a-half, is scheduled to retire at the end of the month.
Singh, who steered India's Washington outreach for the past year-and-a-half, is scheduled to retire at the end of the month.
Telangana Aarogyasri Trust bags FICCI award
The GPS-enabled mobile app of the Telangana Aarogyasri
Healthcare Trust bagged this year’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
& Industry (FICCI)’s healthcare excellence award.
It is the IInd award for the app having secured the ‘Elite
Smart Healthcare Conclave’ for being the most important mobile app in the
nation.
Deepika Padukone is world’s 10th highest paid actress,
Indian Psychiatric Society’s new Brand Ambassador
Forbes magazine ranked out the world’s highest paid
actresses and Hunger games star Jennifer Lawrence has topped the list for the
second time in a row. Indian star Deepika Padukone is also among the top 10
highest-paid actresses in the world.
The Top 5 List :- 1. Jennifer Lawrence 2. Mellissa Mccarthy
3. Scarlett Johansson 4. Jennifer Aniston 5. Fan bingbingDeepika Padukone:
Indian Psychiatric Society’s new Brand
Deepika Padukone has also joined hands with the Indian
Psychiatric Society as its brand ambassador to spread awareness about mental
health and help reduce the stigma associated with its ailments.
Business
& Economy
21 banks to go live with Unified Payments Interface
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella
organisation for all retail payments system in India has announced that
customers of 21 banks will shortly be able to use Unified Payments Interface
(UPI) for sending and collecting money via a smartphone using a Virtual Payment
Address (VPA).
UPI will also provide an option for scheduling push and pull
transactions for various purposes like sharing bills among peers.
One can use UPI app instead of paying cash on delivery on
receipt of product from online shopping websites and can pay for miscellaneous
expenses like paying utility bills, over the counter payments, barcode (scan
and pay) based payments, donations, school fees and other such unique and
innovative use cases.
New railway line between Nandyala and Yerraguntla
commissioned
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has commissioned a new railway line between
Nandyala and Yerraguntla
The Union Ministers and Chandrababu also flagged off a new
passenger train between Nandyala and Kadapa on the occasion.
Person
in NEWS
Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana A R Kidwai
Dies
A R Kidwai Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and
Haryana, A R Kidwai passed away on August 24, 2016 in New Delhi. He was 96.
Born on July 1, 1920, in Baragaon in UP’s Barabanki
district, Kidwai started his career as a professor of Chemistry, and became
Dean of Faculty of Science at Aligarh Muslim University.
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