Union Cabinet approved Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT) Mission
The mission is intended to make urban areas more livable and inclusive
besides driving the economic growth with an investment of 50000 crore rupees
over next five years.
Children’s Film Society India (CFSI) was founded by, India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1955 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
RBI imposed a high-quality of 1.5 crore rupees every on three Public Sector Banks for violating KYC norms
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed
a first-class of 1.5 crore rupees every on three Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for
violating Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering(AML) norms. These three
PSBs are Bank of Maharashtra, Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce.
Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 extra nations
Union Government has prolonged e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 extra
nations with an impact from 31 May 2015.
In this regard, Union Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a notification. With this the full variety of
nations beneath the scheme has gone as much as 76.
The 31 nations are:
Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, Bolivia, Barbados, Belize, Canada,
Costa Rica, Chile, Cayman Island, Dominic an Republic, Dominica, Estonia, El
Salvador, Ecuador, France, Grenada, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras,Vatican, Lithuania,
Liechtenstein, Latvia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Montserrat, St.Kitts
& Nevis Paraguay, and Seychelles.
Mamata declares Nadia first 'open defecation-free' district in India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared
Nadia as the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country.
Rajya Sabha passed Payments and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament on twenty seven Apr 2015
passed Payments and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 with voice vote.
With this the bill has been passed by both the houses of Parliament. It was
passed by the Lok Sabha on nine Dec 2014.
The bill seeks to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 so as to
address the matter of insolvency in the payment and settlement system by
increasing transparency. It is also aimed at bringing India's banking payment
system in sync with international practices.
Source: PIB, The Hindu