Cabinet approves ratifying an agreement between India, Uruguay regarding cooperation in Customs Matters
i.Cabinet
has approved signing and ratifying an agreement between India and
Uruguay regarding cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters.
ii.The Agreement will help in the availability of relevant information for the prevention and investigation of customs offences.
Election commission announces poll dates for five state Assembly
i.The
Election Commission today announced the dates for the assembly
elections in five states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and
Goa.ii.
Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state in the country, will go to polls in
seven phases for 403 seats on 11th February, 15th February, 19th
February, 23rd February, 27th February, 4th March and on 8th March.
EPFO launches a campaign to enrol more workers, sets Re 1 fine for late registration
i.Encouraging
firms to enrol their workers under schemes run by retirement fund body
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a three-month campaign has
been launched beginning 1 January 2017 where employers will get
amnesty and pay just Re 1 as damages for not registering their employees
earlier.
ii.To be called 'Enrollment and Establishment coverage campaign 2017'.
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar sworn-in as 44th Chief Justice of India
i.Justice
Jagdish Singh Khehar has been sworn-in as the 44th Chief Justice of
India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and
secrecy to Justice Khehar at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on 4
January 2017.
ii.He replaced Justice TS Thakur whose tenure ended.
iii.Justice Khehar's tenure will be till 27 August 2017.
Uttar Pradesh: Digi Dhan Mela being organised in Meerut
i.In
Uttar Pradesh, day-long Digi Dhan Mela is being organised by the
central government and the financial institutions in Meerut on 4 January
2017.
ii.Through such Melas, common people are motivated towards higher usage of digital transactions by offering incentives like Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants.
Google introduces tools for small businesses in India
i.Google
India has created two tools My Business and Digital Unlocked for the
small and medium businesses in India,that would help to create an online
presence, besides a digital training programme.
ii.It is an India first tool which introduced this year. Google My Business would help small businesses set up website from their mobile devices.
Nepal Hosts Elephant Festival in Chitwan to Boost Tourism
i.The
13th edition of Nepal’s five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival kicked off
in Kathmandu with the participation of over 50 elephants.
ii.The annual festival which brings fun, sports and adventure together was inaugurated on Monday in Sauraha, the gateway to Chitwan National Park
Finland First Country to introduces basic income for unemployed
i.Finland
has become the first country in the world to pay a basic income to
randomly picked citizens on a national level in an aiming at dismissing
poverty, motivate people to join work force and decrease unemployment.
ii.It is conducted with 2,000 randomly picked unemployed participants between the ages of 25 and 58.
Britain Ambassador to the Europe Union Quits
i.The U.K.’s ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers resigned from his post.
ii.Sir Mark Ivan Rogers KCMG (born 1960) is a senior British civil servant, who was the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 4 November 2013 until his resignation on 3 January 2017
Brijesh Patel and other two KSCA office-bearers resign
A
day after the Supreme Court removed Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as
President and Secretary of the BCCI for obstructing Lodha Panel reforms,
Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) bearers Brijesh Patel, Ashok
Anand and Dayanand Pai, have resigned from the posts of KSCA Secretary,
President and Treasurer.
Mithali Raj to lead India in Women's World Cup Qualifier
i.Seasoned
player Mithali Raj will skipper the Indian women’s cricket team for the
International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup qualifiers to be played
from February 3 to 21 in Colombo.
ii.The team comprises of most of the prominent names in the squad which guided India to clinch the women’s T20 Asia Cup 2016 title in December last year by beating arch-rivals Pakistan.
i.Cabinet
has approved signing and ratifying an agreement between India and
Uruguay regarding cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters.ii.The Agreement will help in the availability of relevant information for the prevention and investigation of customs offences.
Election commission announces poll dates for five state Assembly
i.The
Election Commission today announced the dates for the assembly
elections in five states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and
Goa.ii.
Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state in the country, will go to polls in
seven phases for 403 seats on 11th February, 15th February, 19th
February, 23rd February, 27th February, 4th March and on 8th March. EPFO launches a campaign to enrol more workers, sets Re 1 fine for late registration
i.Encouraging
firms to enrol their workers under schemes run by retirement fund body
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a three-month campaign has
been launched beginning 1 January 2017 where employers will get
amnesty and pay just Re 1 as damages for not registering their employees
earlier. ii.To be called 'Enrollment and Establishment coverage campaign 2017'.
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar sworn-in as 44th Chief Justice of India
i.Justice
Jagdish Singh Khehar has been sworn-in as the 44th Chief Justice of
India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and
secrecy to Justice Khehar at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on 4
January 2017. ii.He replaced Justice TS Thakur whose tenure ended.
iii.Justice Khehar's tenure will be till 27 August 2017.
Uttar Pradesh: Digi Dhan Mela being organised in Meerut
i.In
Uttar Pradesh, day-long Digi Dhan Mela is being organised by the
central government and the financial institutions in Meerut on 4 January
2017. ii.Through such Melas, common people are motivated towards higher usage of digital transactions by offering incentives like Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants.
Google introduces tools for small businesses in India
i.Google
India has created two tools My Business and Digital Unlocked for the
small and medium businesses in India,that would help to create an online
presence, besides a digital training programme. ii.It is an India first tool which introduced this year. Google My Business would help small businesses set up website from their mobile devices.
Nepal Hosts Elephant Festival in Chitwan to Boost Tourism
i.The
13th edition of Nepal’s five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival kicked off
in Kathmandu with the participation of over 50 elephants. ii.The annual festival which brings fun, sports and adventure together was inaugurated on Monday in Sauraha, the gateway to Chitwan National Park
Finland First Country to introduces basic income for unemployed
i.Finland
has become the first country in the world to pay a basic income to
randomly picked citizens on a national level in an aiming at dismissing
poverty, motivate people to join work force and decrease unemployment.ii.It is conducted with 2,000 randomly picked unemployed participants between the ages of 25 and 58.
Britain Ambassador to the Europe Union Quits
i.The U.K.’s ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers resigned from his post.ii.Sir Mark Ivan Rogers KCMG (born 1960) is a senior British civil servant, who was the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 4 November 2013 until his resignation on 3 January 2017
Brijesh Patel and other two KSCA office-bearers resign
A
day after the Supreme Court removed Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as
President and Secretary of the BCCI for obstructing Lodha Panel reforms,
Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) bearers Brijesh Patel, Ashok
Anand and Dayanand Pai, have resigned from the posts of KSCA Secretary,
President and Treasurer.Mithali Raj to lead India in Women's World Cup Qualifier
i.Seasoned
player Mithali Raj will skipper the Indian women’s cricket team for the
International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup qualifiers to be played
from February 3 to 21 in Colombo.ii.The team comprises of most of the prominent names in the squad which guided India to clinch the women’s T20 Asia Cup 2016 title in December last year by beating arch-rivals Pakistan.
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