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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Apr 11, 2018

BJP is Richest Party

According to a report, seven national parties declared a total income of Rs. 1,559.17 crore in 2016-17, with BJP having the highest - Rs. 1,034.27 crore.

Congress is second richest with Rs. 225.36 crore income in 2016-17; CPI declared the lowest income of Rs. 2.08 crore.

Apr 10, 2018

Roots Corporation Gets New MD and CEO

Tata group hospitality arm Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) announced the appointment of Deepika Rao as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary Roots Corporation that owns and manages the Ginger brand of hotels.
Ginger is India's fastest growing budget brand of hotels.

Indian Soldiers to Don Bullet Proof Jackets

Indian soldiers will soon wear indigenously developed bullet proof jackets for360-degree protection in combat situations, including safety from hard steel core bullets. In an effort to give impetus to Centre's 'Make in India' initiative, the Defence Ministry has signed a contract with a defence firm for procurement of 1.86 lakh bullet proof jackets for the Army at a cost of Rs. 639 crore.
The contract was awarded to indigenous defence manufacturer SMPP Pvt Ltd.
The new jackets will have 'boron carbide ceramic', the lightest material for ballistic protection.

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport Breaks into World's Busiest Airports

New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has jumped six notches to break into the league of the top 20 busiest airports in the world for 2017 in terms of traffic volumes.
As per Airports Council International, the GMR-group-run New Delhi airport jumped from 22nd rank in 2016 to 16th rank, solidifying its status as one of the fastest growing airports in the world for passenger traffic.

Apr 09, 2018

Maharashtra Lingayats Hold Protest Rally

Days after Karnataka government granted a separate religion status to the Lingayats community in the state, the Lingayats in Maharashtra demanded a constitutional recognition for their community.

They further demanded that the Lingayat community should be recognised nationally as a religious minority group.

The Lingayat religion is one of the oldest religions and there are around four crore followers in Maharashtra.

Apr 08, 2018

New Railway Line to Link Kathmandu with India

India and Nepal have agreed to build a new railway line to link Kathmandu with India. The PM made the announcement in a joint press conference with Nepal PM K. P. Oli.

As per PM Narendra Modi, India aims at improving waterways and railways with Nepal.

Patna Tops 4G Availability

As per a survey, Patna overtook Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai to top the 4G availability metric that measures where users get access to an LTE connection most of the time.

The central and eastern regions saw more cities in the top 10 list of London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal`s latest 4G availability metrics.

Mumbai ranked 15th while Delhi grabbed the 17th spot in 4G availability in India`s 20 largest cities.

Apr 07, 2018

India Third Most Vulnerable Country to Cyber Threats

India emerged as the third most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam, and ransomware, in 2017, according to a report by security solutions provider Symantec. In 2017, 5.09% of global threats detected were in India. The U.S. (26.61%) was most vulnerable to such attacks, followed by China (10.95%), according to 'Internet Security Threat Report'.

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