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The 2015 US Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the overall 135th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year 2015. Women’s Singles Title Italy’s Flavia Pennetta has lifted the Women’s Singles trophy of the US Open. In the Open Era’s final match, 26th seed Pennetta defeated compatriot Roberta Vinci (Italy) in straight sets 7-6 and 6-2. […]

G-20 launches W-20 grouping for gender inclusive economic growth Group of Twenty (G-20), a forum of world’s 20 largest economies, including India launched Women-20 (W20), an engagement grouping of women leaders in order to push for gender inclusive global economic growth. It was launched in the on-going G-20 Summit of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Ankara under the Turkish Presidency. Gulden Turktan from Turkey has been appointed as the first President W20 forum. Doha Bank ties up with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group […]

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The classical dance is governed by rules of Natya Shashtra and is bassed on guru-shisha param para. Sangeet Natak Akademi has given the states of classical dance, to the following Eight (8) dance forms:- S.N Dance form State(s) of origin 01. Bharatanatyam Tamil Nadu 02. Kathak Uttar Pradesh (North India) 03. Kathakali Kerala 04. Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh 05. Manipuri Manipur 06. Odissi Orissa 07. Sattriya Assam 08. Mohiniyattam Kerala Chhau Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand Gaudiya Nritya West Bengal Thang Ta Manipur  

Union Government launches ‘Sehat’ to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas A telemedicine initiative dubbed as Sehat has been launched by the Union Government to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals. It will seek to Provide quality and affordable healthcare services as it is one of the emerging needs of citizens in rural areas. Under the Sehat initiative, people will be able to consult  doctors through video link and also order generic drugs. It will use Common Service Centres for delivering tele- consultation services with support from Medanta and Apollo Hospitals in some areas. GSAT-6 communication satellite successfully placed in orbit […]

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Government accepts Justice AP Shah Committee report on MAT on Foreign Institutional Investors The government has accepted Justice AP Shah Committee report on the Minimum Alternate Tax, MAT, on Foreign Institutional Investors, FIIs. Shah panel’s recommendations were applicable only for FIIs and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and did not pertain to cases involving foreign direct investment (FDI). In May, the government set up a panel headed by Justice AP Shah to suggest ways to resolve the MAT dispute as well as some other tax issues. Tax authorities had issued MAT notices to foreign portfolio investors in 2014 which claim of 600 crore rupees. MAT has been levied on all companies except those in infrastructure and power sectors, since late 1980s. Railways launch paperless unreserved ticketing mobile application for the passengers […]

Union Government announced names of 98 smart cities The Union Government has been declared the names of 98 cities for its ambitious smart cities project. The aspirant cities were selected by the States and Union Territories on the parameters set by the Centre. The selected cities include 12 from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from Madhya Pradesh, 3 each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. All other states have also got one or two cities for the purpose, except Jammu and Kashmir. Government will release two crore rupees each for the cities for the preparation of the smart city plan in the next few days. Union government proposes to give financial support to the Mission to the extent of 48000 crores rupees over next five years. […]