Audi, the German luxury car maker sold 10,002 units in 2013. In 2012 it sold 9003 units. They are the
first luxury car manufacturer to cross 10,000 unit annual sales in India
Friday, January 24, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Union Cabinet clears Presidential Reference in Ganguly issue
The Union Cabinet gave its nod for making a Presidential
Reference to the Supreme Court for removal of Justice A.K. Ganguly as
Chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.
The process will be set in motion once the Reference under Article 143
is sent to the court for its advisory opinion. Under Article 143, the
President may refer a dispute of any kind to the Supreme Court for its
opinion and it may, after a hearing as it thinks fit, report to the
President.
The Terms of Reference are: will the prima facie indictment by a
three-judge probe panel that Justice Ganguly made ‘unwelcome sexual
advances’ towards a law intern amount to proven misconduct? If the
answer is ‘yes’, can it be a ground warranting his removal under Section
23 (1A) of the Protection of Human Rights Act?
Anna Hazare praised the Aam Aadmi Party
Anna Hazare, guru of Arvind Kejriwal, praised the Aam Aadmi Party and said the members of APP were “social workers, not political workers.” The statement was made one day ahead of vote of confidence in the Delhi Assembly.
India signs labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia
India signed a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi
Arabia for the welfare of the Indian workers in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement will
cover about a quarter of the 28 lakh Indian expatriates working there
The agreement regulates contractual relations between
employers and domestic workers, ensures authenticity and implementation of the
employment contract, promises action against recruitment agencies violating
laws and seeks to establish a mechanism to provide 24 hours assistance to
domestic workers. A standard employment contract would set out minimum wages,
working hours, paid holidays and a dispute settlement mechanism.
The agreement will be monitored by a committee of senior
officials.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), relaxed
the criteria for power generation projects to qualify as mega power
projects. This will qualify 15 additional projects for the benefits
under the mega power project policy.
“To avail of the benefits under the (Mega Power) policy, the developer
must tie up at least 65 per cent of the installed capacity through
competitive bidding,’’ Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters
after announcing that the CCEA had cleared the Power Ministry’s proposal
of changes to the Mega Power Policy. “The balance 35 per cent of the
installed capacity should be through the regulated tariff according to
the host State’s policy.”
Maldives prefers out-of-court pact with GMR on airport project
The visiting Maldivian
President Abdulla Yameen said that Maldives is in negotiations with GMR, whose
over $500 million Male airport project was scrapped, for an out of court
settlement and not through arbitration
However rule out the GMR’s come back the Male airport project as
it is highly politicised case” in Maldives
Current Affairs tests
Mammen Mathew selected for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award
Mammen Mathew, The Chief Editor and
Managing Director of Malayala Manorma , has been chosen for prestigious
journalism award instituted by a trust founded by Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
on 31 December 2013.
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