Every week, we scour the newspapers for the articles which will help you become awesome in GK. Here’s the list of current affairs for the week.
1. Planning Commission is now ‘Niti Aayog’
The NITI Aayog, which will replace the Planning Commission, will be responsible for formulating what the government described as “a Bharatiya approach to development”.
More Details: Economic Times
2. ISRO bids farewell to chairman K. Radhakrishnan
Koppillil Radhakrishnan has retired as chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after a stint of five years marked by historic achievements for the national space agency, according to an ISRO spokesperson.
More Details: Livemint
3. Reforms push: Cabinet clears land acquisition ordinance
The Centre today recommended an ordinance to make significant changes to the Land Acquisition Act so as to fasttrack projects in key sectors such as power, roads, defence and housing.
More Details: The Hindu Business Line
4. Bajrang Dal activists protest screening of PK
Activists of RSS affiliate Bajrang Dal on Monday vandalised two cinema halls, protesting against the screening of Aamir Khan’s blockbuster PK , which they claimed hurt Hindus’ religious feelings.
More Details: The Hindu Business Line
5. RBI happy about economy, but worried about banks
The economy is in a better position today thanks to the dip in inflation, the political stability and the recovery in the external sector, says the RBI’s Financial Stability Report released on Monday. It, however, also points out that primary market capital activity and banking business have been subdued due to moderate investment intentions.
More Details: The Hindu Business Line
6. SEBI frames new norms for municipal bonds
To give a boost to the Centre’s ‘smart cities’ initiative, market regulator SEBI on Tuesday proposed a new set of norms for listing and trading of municipal bonds on stock exchanges so as to channel household investments into urban infrastructure development.
More Details: The Hindu Business Line
7. Racial remarks against N-E people to be punishable
The government move is in accordance with the M.P. Bezbaruah Committee report on discrimination against the people of the Northeast.
More Details: The Hindu
8. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Retires as Test Captain; Virat Kohli Takes Over
Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from Test cricket with immediate effect. The decision came after India drew the third Test in Melbourne on Tuesday
More Details: NDTV
9. Xiaomi is Now the World’s Most Valuable Startup
Xiaomi, known as “China’s Apple,” is valued at over $46 billion as of Monday after it secured $1.1 billion in new investments.
More Details: Time
10. Nato ends combat operations in Afghanistan
After 13 years of war, Nato formally ended its combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday, leaving the Afghan army and police in charge of security in a country plagued by continued fighting, a ferocious insurgency and a rising tide of both military and civilian casualties.
More Details: Guardian