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Dec 20, 2017

Bill to Give Autonomy to IIMs Passed

The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017, which proposes autonomy for the 20 existing IIMs across the country.
Passed by the Lok Sabha, the bill declared IIMs as institutions of national importance and confers on them the power to grant degrees.
Under the Bill, the autonomy envisaged for IIMs exceeds the autonomy granted to other institutions of higher education such as IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) and AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences).

India Has Maximum Women Pilots in the World

As per Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, India has the maximum number of women pilots in the world, be it in Air India or Indian Air Force.
This is a testimony of the contribution made by women to the aviation sector and also by the country to their careers.

Dec 19, 2017

Expensive Premium Office Sites

Delhi has emerged as the world's seventh most expensive location for premium office rents.
According to a study by JLL, Delhi's rents are more expensive than San Francisco, Dubai and Washington DC, whereas Mumbai at 16th position scores higher than Los Angeles, Singapore and Paris. The findings reveal that the most expensive premium office rent in the world is in Hong Kong, followed by London, New York, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, San Francisco.

BJP Wins Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Elections

The BJP retained power in Gujarat and snatched it from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh.
The BJP's victory would best be seen as bittersweet. The party won 99 seats to the Congress's 77, 16 seats less from its 2012 tally.

Dec 18, 2017

Reservation for Women in State Departments

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan pitched for reservation of women in various government departments of the state.
Chouhan announced that 50 percent jobs would be reserved for women in all state government schools.
He said that barring the forest department, at least 35 percent jobs are reserved for women working in different government departments.

Candidates Selected as Constables

About 5,000 candidates, hailing from several districts of Jammu and Kashmir, got selected as constables in different wings of the state police.
In the first phase of recruitment, out of 1,18,217 applicants, about 96,000 candidates appeared for the physical endurance and physical standard tests held at different venues.
Of them, 27,844 including 1,814 female candidates qualified for the written test.

Dec 17, 2017

Bangladesh Urged to Open Chittagong Port

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged the Bangladesh government to allow India`s north-eastern states to use the Chittagong Port for the development of the landlocked region.
Without referring to the unresolved Teesta water sharing and trade related issues, he asked the Bangladesh government not to mix up the issues of north-eastern states with the other unsettled issues between the two neighbours.

Rahul Takes Over as Congress President

Rahul Gandhi officially took charge as Congress chief. He took over the reins from his mother Sonia Gandhi, who became Congress president in 1998 and steered the 132-year-old political party for 19 years. Till his promotion, Rahul Gandhi held the post of Congress vice-president, which he held since January 2013. He was elected unopposed from the party's central election authority.

Dec 16, 2017

Vodafone Appoints Dawar as India CFO

Vodafone India has appointed Manish Dawar as its Chief Financial Officer with effect from January 1, 2018.
Mr. Dawar will replace Thomas Reisten, who, after a four-year stint with Vodafone India, will be moving to a senior role within the group. Mr. Dawar joins Vodafone from Den Networks Ltd., where he was group CFO.

Bill to Make Instant Triple Talaq Punishable

A bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq among Muslims and providing for a three-year jail term was cleared by the Union Cabinet.

Bill to Replace Medical Council of India

A bill to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a national medical commission was cleared by the Union Cabinet.
The MCI will be replaced, and a National Medical Commission bill has been brought. This is to correct the whole medical ecosystem.
The MCI is a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India. NMC will become the main regulatory body and will take over all roles and responsibilities of the MCI.

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