প্রধানমন্ত্রী শ্রী নরেন্দ্র মোদীর পৌরহিত্যে কেন্দ্রীয় মন্ত্রিসভার বৈঠকে ভারত ও মরক্কোর মধ্যে অপরাধমূলক কাজকর্মের ক্ষেত্রে পারস্পরিক আইনি সহযোগিতা গড়ে তুলতে চুক্তি স্বাক্ষরের বিষয়টি অনুমোদিত হয়েছে। এই চুক্তি দুই দেশের মধ্যে অপরাধের তদন্ত ও মামলা দায়ের, অভিযুক্তদের হদিশ, অপরাধ দমন, অপরাধে কাজে লাগানোর হাতিয়ার বাজেয়াপ্ত বা নিজেদের হেফাজতে নেওয়ার মতো ক্ষেত্রে দ্বিপাক্ষিক সহযোগিতার জন্য এক বিস্তৃত […]
Posts Tagged: Current Affairs
The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia. The prize was awarded to the group “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011”.
Dr. Sekhar Basu took the charge as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Sekhar Basu took the charge as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. Dr. Basu, a renowned nuclear scientist, before taking over as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, has been the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Earlier he worked as the […]
Kerala declared complete digital state
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy declared Kerala as a ‘complete digital state’ on Independence Day celebrations in the state. With the state making remarkable strides in implementation of various e-governance initiatives. The state has achieved 100 per cent mobile density, 75 per cent e-literacy, highest digital banking rate and broadband connection up to panchayat level as […]
K.V. Chowdary is new CVC and Vijai Singh is new CIC
The Modi government appointed former chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes K.V. Chowdary as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Information Commissioner (IC) Vijai Singh as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), filling two vacancies that are key to the institutional framework for accountability.
Kochi gets provisional nod to host FIFA under 17 World Cup
Kochi has been provisionally selected as a host of the 2017 under-17 FIFA World Cup. Tournament Director Javier Ceppi and Project Director Joy Bhattacharya announced this at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 28th May 2015.
62nd National Film Awards
The 62nd National Film Awards were announced in a press conference in New Delhi on March 24. The conference was addressed by Jury Chairpersons Shri Bharathiraja and Shri Kamal Swaroop. List of Winners Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English) Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Mary Kom Indira Gandhi Award for […]
Padma Award 2015
Padma Vibhushan 2015 S. No Name of the Awardee Discipline State/Domicile 1. Shri L. K. Advani Public Affairs Gujarat 2. Shri Amitabh Bachchan Art Maharashtra 3. Shri Prakash Singh Badal Public Affairs Punjab 4. Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Social Work Karnataka 5. Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar Art Maharashtra 6. Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya […]
The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)
The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill passed by Parliament in August this year has received President’s assent. The new law facilitates the setting up of a commission for appointment of judges, replacing the 20-year-old collegium system, which has been under severe criticism. The bill, 124th amendment to the Constitution, grants Constitutional status to the […]
Arvind Panagariya appointed as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
নীতি আয়োগ-এর ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান পদে নিযুক্ত হলেন কলম্বিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপক অরবিন্দ পানাগরিয়া। নীতি আয়োগ-এর ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান হিসেবে তিনি ক্যাবিনেট মন্ত্রীর মর্যাদা পাবেন। ভারতের সামগ্রিক অর্থনৈতিক নীতি রচনায় তাঁর গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা থাকবে। Arvind Panagariya, a free-market economist who teaches at Columbia University in the US, is appointed as the first Vice Chairman of the newly-created NITI […]