NGT imposed
monthly tax in Delhi
National Green Tribunal imposed
monthly tax on households in Delhi on 08th May 2015 with the aim to clean up
Yamuna River. National Green Tribunal established in the year 2010.
MoU signed for
ultra mega steel plant in Chhattisgarh
A memorandum of understanding
(MoU) for establishment of a three-million-tonne ultra mega steel plant (UMSP)
was signed on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit of
Chhattisgarh on 9 May 2015. The MoU for the same was signed between the state
govt., SAIL and NMDC for this greenfield project. SAIL would have equity of 74%
while NMDC would hold remaining 26% in the project.
HDFC listed in
10 biggest financial firms by Forbes magazine
HDFC, private sector financial entity from India has
emerged the only Indian company among a list of the world’s 10 biggest consumer
financial services firms complied by Forbes magazine.
PM Modi fly out the country's
first pvt-sector greenfield airport
Narendra Modi on 10 May 2015 became the first
passenger to fly out of the country's first private-sector greenfield airport
at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal.
Shashi Kapoor
awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke award
Shashi Kapoor veteran film
actor conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award at the landmark
Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister on
10th May’15
Meghalaya C M launched
Next Generation Network (NGN) of BSNL
Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mukul
Sangma launched the Next Generation Network (NGN) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
(BSNL) at U Soso Tham auditorium in Shillong. The NGN is an IP based network
which replaces the present wire line telephone officering various facilities
seminal to mobile technology. The NGN facility will be extended to major towns
of the State. With the introduction of NGN facility, the internet speed can go
upto 24 mbps and higher in the near future.
K.V. Kamath appointed
as head of BRICS Bank
Eminent banker K.V. Kamath was
today appointed as head of the 50 billion dollars New Development Bank being
set up by the five emerging economies of BRICS grouping. Finance Secretary
Rajiv Mehrishi in New Delhi said, Mr Kamath will have a five-year term of the
bank, which is likely to be operationalised within one year.
Source: The Hindu, PIB