President approves GST Bill
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ii. GST Bill has been ratified by the Parliament, as well as 16 states.
iii. The GST bill met the requisite percentage of 50% for its ratification and government plans to roll out the new indirect tax regime from 1 April, 2017.
Isro’s launches INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota
i. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched GSLV rocket, which will carry the weather satellite INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The 2211-kg INSAT 3DR will be placed in an orbit 36,000 km above Earth.
i. Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has ratified Goods and Service Tax (GST), Bill, to simplify the taxation by implementing single tax rates across the country.
Isro’s launches INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota
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ii. The 2211-kg INSAT 3DR will be placed in an orbit 36,000 km above Earth.
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh ratifies GST bill
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ii. GST is a comprehensive tax on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services at a national level.
Sikkim cleanest state in India: Survey
ii. Gujarat is ranked 14th in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
iii. Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya are among the top 10 states.
PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi only Indian-origin woman in Fortune list
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ii. The list is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of General Motors.
ICICI Bank introduces ‘Software Robotics’ to improve banks productivity
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ii. The software robots will reduce the response time to customers by up to 60%.
Ex-IAS officer J Satyanarayana appointed part-time UIDAI chief
i. Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana has appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
ii. The post has been lying vacant following resignation of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s resignation in 2014.
Ex-IAS officer J Satyanarayana appointed part-time UIDAI chief
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ii. The post has been lying vacant following resignation of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s resignation in 2014.
Syndicate Bank appoints Director
ii. Syndicate Bank is one of the oldest and major commercial banks of India.
Mexico sets up consulate in South India
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ii. This is the Latin American country’s 3rd consulate in India, with the other 2 being in Mumbai and Kolkata.
NASA launches first mission to collect samples from asteroid
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ii. The unmanned spacecraft, known as OSIRIS-REx, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today.
iii. The 800 million dollar mission will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid about the size of a small mountain.
iii. The 800 million dollar mission will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid about the size of a small mountain.