5 member committee appointed by Govt to review Research Grants offered by UGC.
- The committee will submit the report to the ministry by December 2015.
- The ministry has also directed the UGC not to implement its decision to discontinue the non NET fellowships and continue all existing fellowships.
Asia Pacific Region is most disaster prone part of the world : UN
- It has suffered around 1625 disasters in decade through 2014.
- It was revealed in recently released 2015 United Nations Asia-Pacific Disaster Report.
Najib Shah appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC),apex body of Indirect Taxes.
- His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).
- Shah will serve the office till 11 March 2017, when he will attain the age of superannuation that is 60 years.
- Shah is a 1979 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
- Prior to this appointment, he has been working as Member of the CBEC since May 2015
India and France signed MoU on preserving Written Heritage at National Library in Kolkata.
- It is aimed to conserve, develop and publicize written heritage at the National Library in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- The MoU was signed by Sreya Guha, Joint Secretary (Library) in the Union Ministry of Culture and Bruno Racine, President of the National Library of France.
Bidhya Devi Bhandari becomes first female President of Nepal.
- She belongs to ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist)-CPN-UML and has been elected as first female President of Nepal.
- With this, she also became first President under newly promulgated Constitution of Nepal and second President since the Himalayan nation became a republic after abolishing the centuries-old monarchy.
MP Govt. announced 33 percent quota for women in government jobs.
- The decision was taken in state cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- The reservation to women in government jobs in the state increased from present 30 percent to 33 percent
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Hockey India signs 3 year partnership with Sports Authority of India.
- It aims to help regain hockey its position as the top sport of the country.
- As per the terms of agreements, SAI will promote hockey which is amongst the world’s most popular sports, as a tool for youth development and excellence in sports.
