NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Union Cabinet approved MoU with BRICS for energy conservation: The
MoU provides for joint scientific and technological research and conferencing
and holding of lectures and seminars. Capacity building and technology transfer
and technology development, sharing policies and best practices was also
included in the MoU.
2.
Justice Reva Khetrapal took oath as Delhi’s Lokayukta.
3. Union Cabinet approved revised
Model Text for Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty: The
revised Indian model text for BIT will be used for re-negotiation of future
BITs and negotiation of future BITs and investment chapters in Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreements (CECAs)/Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreements (CEPAs)/ Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
4. IRCTC ties up with Paytm for
e-catering payments: Train passengers will
now find it easier to make online payments for the food ordered through
e-catering with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
entering into a tie-up with Paytm, a leading payment and e-commerce shopping
website.
5. UP Governor Ram Naik gave assent
to state’s Revenue Code (Amendment) Ordinance 2015: The
proposed ordinance will enable dalits of the state to sell their land to
non-dalits without approval of the administration.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
14th Meeting of the heads of governments of SCO member states
concluded in Zhengzhou, China: India, which is
a acceding state at present, was represented by Minister of State for External
Affairs Gen V K Singh at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet.
2.
ISRO’s PSLV-C29 successfully launched 6 Singapore satellites into space.
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. RBI liable to disclose
information about banks under RTI Act: Supreme Court:The
Supreme Court held that the Reserve Bank of India is liable to disclose
information about the banks and financial institutions for their action against
the loan defaulters including industrialists under the Right to Information
(RTI) Act, 2005.
SPORTS:
2.
Lalit Modi back as Rajasthan Cricket Association President: After being ousted as president of the
Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) for 14 months, former IPL Commissioner
LalitModi was reinstated.
3.
Rohit Sharma to launch cricket comic series ‘Hyper Tygers’: Cricketer Rohit Sharma along with Graphic
India, UK-based ISM Komix and Cornerstone Sport are set to launch a new
environmental superhero team called ‘Hyper Tygers’.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
4. The book titled ‘The Bose
Brothers and Indian Independence-An Insider’s account’ authored by Madhuri Bose
was released.
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