26th and 27th January 2017
1)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prohibited Indian entities from making direct investments in any entity located in Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCT) as identified by Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Read About FATF Financial Action Task Force
The trials are conducted by Oxitec and uses the Release of Insects carrying Dominant Lethal genes (RIDL) technology.
3) India has been ranked 79th out of 176 countries in the recently released Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2016 by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).
It ranks countries on the score in the scale ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
India's Score this time: 40
Last Year :38
So a very minute improvement of 2 Points.
4)The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.
Read all the Padma Awards Here
5)India celebrated its 68th Republic Day on January 26, 2017 with the theme “Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”.
This year, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi was the Chief Guest.
President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Ashok Chakra, country’s highest peacetime military decoration to Havaldar Hangpan Dada posthumously for selfless service to nation.
TEJAS AND NSG WERE THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR.
They were Showcased For the First Time !!
4)Bharat Parv, a national festival showcasing the country’s diverse culture, cuisines, handicrafts and catch glimpses of a progressive India was inaugurated.
The Event is open to the public and entry is free.
The Ministry of Tourism has been designated as the nodal Ministry for the event, the highlights of which include display of the Republic Day Parade Tableaux, Performances by the Armed Forces Bands.
1)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prohibited Indian entities from making direct investments in any entity located in Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCT) as identified by Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Read About FATF Financial Action Task Force
2)GM Mosquito :
Outdoor caged trials of genetically modified mosquitoes waere launched in Dawalwadi, Badnapur in Jalna district of Maharashtra to demonstrate the efficiency this technique to suppress wild female mosquito populations that transmit dengue, chikungunya and ZikaThe trials are conducted by Oxitec and uses the Release of Insects carrying Dominant Lethal genes (RIDL) technology.
3) India has been ranked 79th out of 176 countries in the recently released Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2016 by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).
It ranks countries on the score in the scale ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
India's Score this time: 40
Last Year :38
So a very minute improvement of 2 Points.
4)The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.
Read all the Padma Awards Here
5)India celebrated its 68th Republic Day on January 26, 2017 with the theme “Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”.
This year, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi was the Chief Guest.
President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Ashok Chakra, country’s highest peacetime military decoration to Havaldar Hangpan Dada posthumously for selfless service to nation.
TEJAS AND NSG WERE THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR.
They were Showcased For the First Time !!
4)Bharat Parv, a national festival showcasing the country’s diverse culture, cuisines, handicrafts and catch glimpses of a progressive India was inaugurated.
The Event is open to the public and entry is free.
The Ministry of Tourism has been designated as the nodal Ministry for the event, the highlights of which include display of the Republic Day Parade Tableaux, Performances by the Armed Forces Bands.
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