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Current Affairs
| Union Government releases Rs 2,000 crore for Employees’ Pension Scheme |
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| Union Government has released 2,000 crore rupees to Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 as its contribution for the year 2015-16.
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| Union Government launches SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections |
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| Union Government has launched SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers as parts of its consumer friendly initiative.
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| Govt caps kerosene subsidy at Rs 12 per litre and Rs 18 per kg for LPG |
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| On 10 August Central government has capped the subsidy payout on kerosene at Rs. 12 per litre and Rs. 18 per kg for LPG and notifies
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| Government approves MoU between India and America to establish PACEsetter Fund |
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| The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between American and India to establish the PACEsetter Fund.
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| Japan nuclear reactor for first time start operations since Fukushima Nuclear disaster |
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| Japan for the first time has switched on a nuclear reactor nearly two years after all nuclear power stations were closed aftermath of the Fukushima disaster of 2011.
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| Greece agrees bailout deal ‘in principle’ with its creditors |
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| Greece has agreed a new in principle multi-billion euro bailout deal with its creditors. It was announced by the European Commission (EC)
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| India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for NCRMP Projects |
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| On 11 August 2015 Government of India and the World Bank signed the Financing Agreement for the assistance of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project- I & II (NCRMP- I & II) for $ 104.00 Million
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| High-intensity earthquake hits Hindukush region in Afghanistan |
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| A high-intensity earthquake has struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD)
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| China’s Phicomm to invest $1 billion to set up India units |
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| Phicomm, a Shanghai-based smartphone maker has announced to invest around 6400 crore rupees in India by 2017.
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| India’s social security pact with Canada comes into force |
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| The social security pact between India and Canada which was approved by Union Cabinet in 2013 comes into force after two years of long waiting.
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