Current Affairs

Current Affairs July – 26

Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill 2017 passed in Rajya Sabha On July 26, 2017, Rajya Sabha passed Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to amend the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. The amendment bill was introduced by the ‎Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Mr. D.V.Sadananda Gowda in Lok Sabha in March 2017 and was passed in April

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Current Affairs July – 25

Rajya Sabha passes FDDI Bill and Admiralty Bill 2017 On July 24, 2017, Rajya Sabha passed Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 and The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims), 2017. Both the bills were passed by voice vote. i. The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017 provides for establishing and declaring the Footwear

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Current Affairs July – 24

FM Arun Jaitley introduces bill to amend Banking Regulation Act On July 24, 2017, The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The bill seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and replace the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, which was promulgated in May 2017. i. Jaitley introduced the Bill amid protests

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Current Affairs July – 23

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates RIWATCH Museum and Chimari Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh On July 22, 2017, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient, Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH)Museum at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh and hoped that it would serve as a place of exchange of cultural values of various tribes of the state

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Current Affairs July – 21

Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme with 8 pct fixed rate On July 21, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens (60 years and above) with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. i. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been

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Current Affairs July – 19

Maharashtra govt approves revised policy of ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme who have a yearly income of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited from this scheme. Key Points: i. According to the earlier provisions, the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme is for those girls who come

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Current Affairs July – 18

Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha ‘Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017’, a bill providing for amendment to the regulations governing compensation amount payable at the time of acquisition of immovable property by the central government was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 18,

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