Category: Current Affairs

44th New Delhi World Book Fair The 44th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair held at Pragati Maidan in national capital. The theme for this edition of the event is ‘Manushi- Books Written on and by Women’. The nine-day event has been organised by National Book Trust (NBT), under the Union Ministry of…

Ordinance to make possession of old notes penal offence The Union Cabinet approved promulgation of Specified Bank Notes Cessation of Liabilities Ordinance to penalise persons holding banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. It will come into force once it gets Presidential assent as per Article 123 of the Constitution. It will make possession of a…

Unemployment in India to increase marginally in 2017-18: ILO According to recently released World Employment and Social Outlook for 2017, the number of unemployed people in India is expected to rise by 1 lakh in 2017 and another 2 lakh in 2018. The report was released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with projections based…

Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for first time in 20 years The child sex ratio at birth (SRB) in Haryana for the first time has touched 900-mark in two decades. SRB in December 2016 in Haryana was 914. From January to December 2016 out of 5,25,278 children were born in Haryana, 2,76,414 were boys…

CULTURAL VARSITY COMMENCES FIRST SESSION The Manipur University of Culture opened with its first session on 20th September at the premises of the Government Dance and Music College, Palace Compound, Imphal. This is the second such institution – the first University of Culture is in Odisha. Utkal University of Culture is in Bhubaneswar, Odisha dedicated…

GST COUNCIL SETS EXEMPTION THRESHOLD FOR TAX AT RS.20 LAKH The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has decided that businesses in the Northeastern and hill states with annual turnover below Rs.10 lakh would be out of the GST net, while the threshold for the exemption in the rest of India would be an annual…