Current Affairs - 3 February 2016

Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy appointed as Chief Justice of the Gujarat high Court

Prior to the appointment, He was Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Amitabh Bachchan conferred with lifetime achievement award

He received the honour at NDTV Indian of the Year Awards for his contribution to the film industry.

SC appointed Lodha Committee to sell PACL's assets

A bench headed by Justice Anil Dave said that the title deeds of various lands belonging to PACL should be handed over by the CBI to the SEBI.

India, Brunei signed 3 MoUs to deepen bilateral cooperation

The MoUs were signed in Brunei capital Bandar Seri Begawan during the Vice President Hamid Ansari’s 3-day visit to the country.

Kerala won 61st National School Athletics championship

Kerala stood at the top with 306 points winning 39 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals.

Maharashtra announced Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme

20 percent of industrial plots will be reserved for Industrialists and entrepreneurs from the Dalit and tribal communities.

Major General Menon to head United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

Menon succeeds Lieutenant General Purna Chandra Thapa of Nepal, who will complete his assignment on 7 February 2016.

Union Government set up two panels to reform tax policies

The TPRU will be a multi-disciplinary body to examine and analyse any fiscal or tax policy referred by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

Veteran Urdu writer Intizar Hussain died

He was conferred upon the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ambassador to Pakistan Philppe Thiebaud in September 2014.

NIIF signed MoU with Rusnano OJSC to set-up Russia-India High Technology Private Equity Fund

They will establish a joint working group with a view to further develop cooperation between them and work on the development of the definitive agreements based on the principles outlined in the Memorandum.

Union Government to set up a BGRL to understand earthquake mechanism in Koyna region

BGRL is being developed to understand and address the challenges of the seismological problems of societal relevance in the Koyna Region through drilling investigation.

CCEA approved REIL to delink from IL and become an independent CPSE

Union Government will buy 51 percent of the IL shareholding. It will be about 6247500 shares of face value of 10 rupees each at book value of 77.09 rupees per share, as on 31 March 2015, a fair valuation comes to 48.16 crore rupees.

Odisha Government extended Aahar cheap meal scheme to 29 districts

Aahar Scheme was launched on 1 April 2015 in five cities to provide subsided food to urban poor.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passed away

Jakhar was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker for two consecutive terms from 1980 to 1989. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and also served as the Union Agriculture Minister in 1991 in P. V. Narasimha Rao Ministry.

EU Commission, United States agreed on framework for transatlantic data flows

The EU-US Privacy Shield framework will enable the government agencies to transfer data relied on by Facebook and Google.

Titli became first Indian film to win Best First Foreign Film award by FSCC

Titli has earlier won at various international film festivals at places like Bordeaux, Hawaii, New York, Turkey and Spain.

Alphabet Inc. became world’s most valuable company

The shift occurred in extended trading of 1 February 2016 after Alphabet released a fourth-quarter earnings report that highlighted the robust growth of the digital ad market.

Former RBI Deputy Governor S S Tarapore passed away

Tarapore was mostly known for his strong views on issues, ranging from inflation to capital account convertibility.

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