Today's Events - 02/02/16 & 03/02/16

MAGIC � Modular, Agile, intensified & Continous process lab inaugurated at CSIR-NCL, Pune

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union minister for Science and technology & Earth science , inauagarated the MAGIC lab at CSIR Pune. The MAGIC process lab will give a new way to india�s chemical industry to operate in future. In MAGIC lab various chemical products will carriedout reaction in MAGIC reactor.

Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jhakar passed away

MoU signed between NIIF and Rusnao OJSC of Russia

National Investment and infrastructure of India and RUSNANO of OJSC of Russia signed a MoU on cooperation in diverse sector and facilitation of high technology investments in India.Both agreed to 

set up a RUSSIA �INDIA high techonology private equity fund.

RUSNANO -  A Russian development institute. They aimed to invest in high technology and defense projects. Simultaneously show keen interest in establishing manufacturing industrial enterprises in India.

All India Regional Editors Conference in jaipur

Union minster of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju addressed the conference. He shared intitative on disaster management with redional editors.

India Investment Summit 2016

Union Finance minister, Arun Jaitely will inaugurate two days india investment summit 2016 on 4^th feb 2016. The summit will be held in New delhi. Finance Minister will also unveil the NIIF logo on these occasion.

The summit will include sessions on both days.

First day � A session on �Current status outlook and investment opportunities in power and renewable energy�. Second Session on �Current status outlook and investment opportunities in road transports, highways and ports�.

Second day � Session on �Regulatory architecture� and �state session�.

Allocation of 37000 crore to strengthen MGNREGA.

Government allocate the Fund on 37000 crore in MGNREGA scheme. Government will boost the public spending in rural sector to spur the growth. Finance minister also said that from 1 april 2016, MGNREGA worker will get their wage payment by Direct Benefit Transfer.

New Disablity rights bill

At the editors conference on social sector in jaipur, Union minister of social justice and empowerment, Thawar Chand gehlot said that government has enacted a new bill to check atrocities against SC�s. The act and provisions have been inacted from 26^th January 2016.

Counter Terrorism Conference 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated , the Counter-terrorism conference 2016 on 2^nd feb 2016 at Jaipur.