Haryana Backward
Classes Act 2016 notified
Haryana
Government on 13 May 2016 notified the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in
Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act 2016.
The act was enacted to provide reservation to Jats and four
other castes in services and admission in educational institutions in the
state.
Union Cabinet approves National
Intellectual Property Rights Policy
The Union
Cabinet on 12 May 2016 approved the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Policy that will lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India.
The Policy recognises the abundance of creative and
innovative energies that flow in India, and the need to tap into and channelise
these energies towards a better and brighter future for all.
NITI Aayog to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision document
Union Government’s apex think tank NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has decided to come up with a 15-year vision document in tandem with global trends and economic growth. NITI Aayog which had replaced erstwhile Planning Commission (PC) in 2015, with its 15-year vision document will also abandon the concept of five-year plans prepared by the PC since 1951.
Anil Kumble re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman
Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years. Earlier he was appointed as the chairman for his first term in 2012 and now he will continue to head the panel until 2018. Anil Kumble is all-time highest wicket-taker for India.
US activates land-based missile defence station in Romania
United States has activated a land-based missile defence station (Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System) in Deveselu, Romania. The missile defence station is part of NATO’s larger European shield to protect member countries from short and medium-range missiles, particularly from the Middle East.
Union Government’s apex think tank NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has decided to come up with a 15-year vision document in tandem with global trends and economic growth. NITI Aayog which had replaced erstwhile Planning Commission (PC) in 2015, with its 15-year vision document will also abandon the concept of five-year plans prepared by the PC since 1951.
Anil Kumble re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman
Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years. Earlier he was appointed as the chairman for his first term in 2012 and now he will continue to head the panel until 2018. Anil Kumble is all-time highest wicket-taker for India.
US activates land-based missile defence station in Romania
United States has activated a land-based missile defence station (Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System) in Deveselu, Romania. The missile defence station is part of NATO’s larger European shield to protect member countries from short and medium-range missiles, particularly from the Middle East.
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