17 June 2015 Current affairs / GK / GA : Around 16 FDI proposals worth Rs. 6751 crore approved by the government. The FDI proposals includes those of Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Star India Private Limited, amounting to Rs. 6,750.86 crore. The proposals were cleared during the FIPB meeting held on May 28
- Broadcaster Star India Private Limited has been given approval for further issuance and transfer of shares to its foreign collaborator and acquisition of another Indian company engaged in broadcasting sector on a slump sale basis.
- Syngene International has been allowed to raise foreign investment to 44 per cent from 10 per cent by initial public offering of equity shares to FIIs, FPIs and NRIs.
A book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled Modi –Incredible emergence of a star written in Chinese language by Tarun Vijay. The book was published in July 2014 by Sichuan University’s South Asia Study Centre. The book is a biography based on the life and economic vision of Narendra Modi.
Nathu La pass reopened in Sikkim for Kailash Manasarovar pilgrims after 53 years as External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for Kailash Manasarovar yatra that will will traved through this pass.
Note :
- Nathu La pass is located on theSikkim-Tibet border.
- Nathu pass was closed by Chinese authorities in 1962 following a war between the two countries.
- During the yatra, piligrims visitMount Kailash, which Hindus believe as the abode of Lord Shiva, and the Manasarovar Lake located in the south-western corner of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) of China
ASCIonline , a consumer complaint mobile application launched by Advertising Council of India(ASCI) in a bid to address misleading advertisements.
- It aims to provide consumer complaint services on a mobile app besides providing the facility online.
- Users can lodge the complaints by simply providing advertisement details and objection.
- Users can also attach the files like image or video or YouTube link of that advertisement.
Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram appointed as Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) after being moved out from CBI. She is 1980 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre and was appointed as Additional Director in CBI in February last year amid controversy. Her appointment last year had generated quite a controversy as the CBI locked horns with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Home Ministry over the choice.
Charles Correa, India’s greatest contemporary architect Charles Correa passed away in Mumbai following a brief illness. He was 84.
- He was Chief Architect for Navi Mumbai along with Shirish Patel and Pravina Mehta from 1970–75.
- He also had served as first Chairman of the National Commission on Urbanization and was appointed by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.
- He is founder of Mumbai’s Urban Design Research Institute (established in 1984) dedicated to protect the environment and improve lives of urban communities.
- He had been awarded the Padma Shri (1972), Padma Vibhushan (2006) by Government of India.
Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended recognition of National People’s Party (NPP) led by PA Sangma. NPP was a recognized state party in Meghalaya.
- The recognition of NPP was suspended under para 16A of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 after the party failed to file the election expenditure statement incurred in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
- At present NPP has one Lok Sabha member- PA Sangma from Tura constituency from Meghalaya.
- It also has 4 members in Rajasthan Legislative assembly and 2 in Meghalaya Legislative assembly.
State owned telecommunications giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to set up 40,000 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hot spots across the country.
- The 40,000 wi-fi hot spots project will be entailed with an investment of about 6,000 crore rupees. The project is likely to be completed by 2018.
- It was announced by Union Minister of Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad after launching the Wi-Fi facility at Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
- BSNL has installed the Wi-Fi facility at the premises of Taj Mahal as part of the Union Government’s plan to provide free internet services at major tourist places across country.
