DRI unearths Rs. 2,240 cr. banking-hawala scam News is hawala transcations…not imp for competition. What is imp is. Ministry of Finance has 5 departments (Economic Affairs, Disinvestment, Financial Services, Revenue & Expenditure). Now, Department of Revenue has following (TWO) Investigation Agencies DRI: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Functions with the Central Board of Excise and customs […]
Current Affairs: 8th July Read More »
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee: Birthday ( 6th July) Served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. Mukherjee quit the Indian National Congress and founded the right wing nationalist Bharatiya Jana Sangh (which later evolved into BJP) in 1951. Scheme: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee – Rurban Mission What: Transform rural areas to
Current Affairs: 7th July Read More »
PM expands Cabinet Rule: 91st Constitution Amendment inserted article 75 (1A) which states that total number of minsters including Prime Minister in Central Council of Ministers cannot be more that 15% of strength of Lok Sabha. Hence, present strength = 545*15%= 82. (Maximum possible size). Similar rule, through article 164(1A) applies to State Ministers,
Current Affairs: 6th July Read More »
1. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became the first Indian football player to play in UEFA Europa League. 2. PM to visit Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and Kenya. Agenda of Visit: Cooperation against terrorism Tanzania: Capital Dodoma Mount Kilminjaro : Highest Peak in Africa Lake Tanganyika: Deepest lake in Africa Also has Lake Victoria: Source of River
Current Affairs: 5th July Read More »
National Solar Mission, now has target installation capacity of 100 gigawatts through Solar by 2022, out of a total of 175 GW from all renewables. Recent agreement between World bank & India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) (Headquarter: Gurgaon), will provide India with cheap finance, one of the major constraints in growth of solar energy. India’s largest
Current Affairs: 4th July Read More »
