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PM launches BHIM Mobile App
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30th December 2016 attended the Digi-Dhan Mela in Delhi's Talkatora stadium where he launched a Mobile App -BHIM, to enable easier digital payments & transactions. The Prime Minister also made payment to Khadi using the newly launched app. The Bhim app can be downloaded through android app store. Digi-Dhan...
Environmentalist Anupam Mishra passes away
Eminent Gandhian and environmentalist Anupam Mishra passes away after prolonged illness, his book 'Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab' based on his pioneering work is regarded as bible for water conservation. He has done groundbreaking work on water conservation and the ingenuity...
Kolkata wins Indian Super League(ISL) 2016
Atlético de Kolkata wins Indian Super League(ISL) 2016 in penalty shoot-out against Kerala Blasters on 18th December 2016. The 2016 Indian Super League (ISL) final goes into Penalty Shoot out and extra time after Atletico de Kolkata and Kerala Blasters FC were tied...
India wins Hockey Junior World Cup 2016
India wins final of the Junior Hockey World Cup in Lucknow on 18th December 2016. India have entered the final of the tournament after a gap of 15 years having won the tournament in 2001. This will be India's third appearance in the final of the Junior Hockey world cup,...
Air Marshal BS Dhanoa appointed as new Air Force chief
Air Marshal BS Dhanoa appointed as new Air Force chief. Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa AVSM YSM VM took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on 01 June 2015. He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot. He is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian...
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat Named Next Army Chief
Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the next chief of the India Army, the government announced today. Lt General Rawat belongs to the famous 5th Battalion of 11th Gorkha Rifles. He is the current Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army.
Air Marshal BS Dhanoa meanwhile was named...
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016
The Lok Sabha today passed "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill - 2016". The Bill will replace the existing PwD Act, 1995, which was enacted 21 years back. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the Bill on 14.12.2016.
2. The salient features of the Bill are:
i. Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept.
ii. The types...
Supreme Court bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India
Supreme Court has ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country. The Apex court made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur today also directed that such shops must be at least 500 metres away from highways....
Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana
NITI Aayog announces launch of the schemes - Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana - for incentivising digital payment on 15th December 2016. The primary aim of these schemes is to incentivize digital transactions so that electronic payments are adopted by all sections of the society. It has been designed keeping in mind all sections...
Lucky Grahak Yojana
NITI Aayog announces launch of the schemes - Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana - for incentivising digital payment on 15th December 2016. The primary aim of these schemes is to incentivize digital transactions so that electronic payments are adopted by all sections of the society. It has been designed keeping in mind all sections of...
Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF's Global Goodwill Ambassador
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, appointed as UNICEF's newest global Goodwill Ambassador, urged people from across nations to become the "collective voice" of oppressed children in the world and join forces to leave a better future for the coming generations. Footballer...
Donald Trump picks Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State. In a tweet, Mr Trump said, he will be making the announcement on the Secretary of State tomorrow. If confirmed by the Senate, Tillerson will replace John Kerry as the Secretary...
Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship 2016
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on Monday won his 11th World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title by beating Peter Gilchrist of Singapore in the summit clash in Bengaluru. Advani beat multiple world champion Gilchrist by six games to three in a gripping final contest to wrap up his 16th world title overall. Coming into the finals with right...
