July, 2015

• 1 July

  Massive investment of $120 billion in next 5 years, Indian Railways

  

  News: An investment of USD 120 billion will be made in next five years in the cash-strapped railways which is in the process of upgradation and expansion. Requiring huge resources, the government has already decided to allow FDI in certain segments of the railways, like coach manufacturing, station development, suburban rail ...

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• 1 July

  India blocks China’s bid to save Pakistan on terror finance survey

  

  News: Pakistan’s enforcement on UN financial sanctions against terrorism will be closely monitored by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), through its associate body, the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering . FATF is a policy-making body whose objectives include setting standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and ...

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• 1 July

  MEA puts vigilance of erring officers posted in Indian diplomatic missions

  

  News: The Ministry External Affairs, has put in place a mechanism for stricter vigilance of erring officers posted in various Indian diplomatic missions across continents and act fast on complaints and allegations leveled against any diplomat. Over 20 officers with diplomatic passports from different background across missions are under scanner. MEA ...

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June, 2015

• 30 June

  GDP to grow 8% in FY16; hit $3 tn mark in 5 years: Arvind Panagariya

  

  News: India is presently the third largest economy in Asia after China and Japan and Indian economy, which is little more than $ 2 trillion, recorded a growth rate of 7.3 per cent in 2014-15. The economy to hit $ 3 trillion within five years and is expected to accelerate to ...

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• 30 June

  Centre to link Aadhaar with NPR; chalks-out a budget of Rs 951 crore

  

  News: A senior official from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed that the Rs 951-crore exercise is expected to link the National Population Register (NPR) with Aadhaar numbers. The core purpose behind the entire operation is to avoid duplication in collecting biometrics and also to get a check on ...

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• 30 June

  Haryana launches statistical software

  

  News: The Haryana Government on the occasion of National Statistical Day, launched e-vishleshak, a statistical software where the entire data of various Government departments would be available for analysis. The software is described as Information Destination by Finance and Planning Minister Capt Abhimanyu. The government  had decided to make all geographical and ...

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• 30 June

  Yoga now must in paramilitary forces

  

  News: The government has made daily yoga compulsory for the 10 lakh strong Central Armed Police Forces as a part of their physical drills at active duty areas like border posts and those in the Left Wing Extremism affected states of the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular ...

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• 30 June

  Railway Minister asks solution for restricting ticketless travel

  

  News: Railway Minister has asked young minds to come out with a foolproof method to prevent ticketless travel in trains. Ministry is aiming at engaging youth in Indian Railways, to sought innovative ideas for improvement in facilities in the public transporter. Ticket less travel is one of the major problems faced ...

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• 30 June

  India, now the most attractive investment destination

  

  News: India tops among the 110 countries, as the destinations for attractiveness to foreign investors. China has secured the 65th position and the U.S. is at the 50th. The ranking is based on an index for baseline profitability that assumes that three factors: how much the value of an asset grows; ...

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• 30 June

  How the Modi Government is probing to reshape India ?

  

  News:  Numerous articles have written about the economy and other aspects of India’s prospects for the future, since the Modi Government’s one year in power. A relevant approach to analyze this could be, using a conceptual model and look at some recent data and key developments that have taken place in the past year, that ...

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