Useful - Important Days & Dates for Competitive Exams

Useful - Important Days & Dates for Competitive Exams

Important Days in January

January 1 ——— Global Family Day
January 15 ——— Army Day
January 23 ——— Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary
January 26 ——— Republic Day
January 26 ——— International Customs day
January 28 ——— Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28 ——— Data Protection Day
January 30 ——— World Leprosy Eradication Day

Important Days and Dates in February

February 4 ——— World Cancer Day
February 5 ——— Kashmir Day
February 6 ——— International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 ——— Darwin Day
February 12 ——— World Day of the Sick
February 14 ——— Valentine’s Day
February 20 ——— World Day of Social Justice
February 21 ——— International Mother Language Day
February 22 ——— World Scout Day
February 23 ——— World Peaces and Understanding Day

useImportant Days and Dates in March

March 4 ——— World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
March 8 ——— International Womens’ Day
March 13 ——— World Kidney Day
March 13 ——— World Rotaract Day
March 15 ——— World Consumer Rights Day
March 20 ——— International Day of the Francophonie
March 20 ——— World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
March 21 ——— World Sleep Day
March 21 ——— World Forestry Day
March 21 ——— International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 ——— World Water Day
March 23 ——— World Meteorological Day
March 24 ——— World TB Day
March 24 ——— International Day for Achievers
March 25 ——— International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27 ——— World Drama Day

Important Days and Dates in April

April 2 ——— World Autism Awareness Day
April3-----------(-S.Dhilip birthday)
April 7 ——— World Health Day
April 17 ——— World Haemophilia Day
April 18 ——— World heritage Day
April 22 ——— Earth Day
April 23 ——— World Book and Copyright Day
April 25 ——— World Malaria Day
April 29 ——— International Dance Day

Important Days and Dates in May

May 1 ——— International Labour day
May 3 ——— Press Freedom Day
May 4 ——— Coal Miners day
May 8 ——— World Red Cross day
May 9 ——— – Victory Day
May 11 ——— National Technology Day
May 12 ——— International Nurses day
May 14 ——— World Migratory day
May 15 ——— International Day of the Family
May 17 ——— World Information Society Day
May 21 ——— Anti-Terrorism Day
May 31 ——— World No Tobacco Day

Important Days and Dates in June

June 4 ——— International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 ——— World Environment Day
June 7 ——— International Level Crossing Awareness Day
June 8 ——— World oceans Day
June 12 ——— World Day against Child Labour
June 14 ——— World Blood Donor day
June 17 ——— World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 20 ——— World Refugee Day
June 23 ——— United Nations Public Service Day
June 23 ——— International widow’s day
June 26 ——— International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking
June 27 ——— International Diabetes Day

Important Days and Dates in July

July 1 ——— National doctor’s Day
July 11 ——— World Population Day
July 12 ——— Malala Day
July 18 ——— Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28 ——— World Nature Conservation day
July 30 ——— International Day of Friendship

Important Days and Dates in August

August 3 ——— Independence Day of Niger
August 5 ——— Independence Day of Upper Volta
August 9 ——— International day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 12 ——— International Youth Day
August 15 ——— Independence Day (India )
August 23 ——— Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 29 ——— National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )

Important Days and Dates in September

September 5 ——— Teacher’s Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Birth Day)
September 7 ——— Forgiveness Day
September 8 ——— International Literacy Day
September 14 ——— Hindi day,World First Aid Day
September 16 ——— World Ozone Day
September 21 ——— International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer’s day
September 25 ——— Social Justice Day
September 27 ——— World Tourism Day

Important Days and Dates in October

October 1 ——— International Day of Older Persons
October 2 ——— International day of Non-Violence
October 3 ——— World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 ——— World Animal Day
October 5 ——— World Teacher’s Day
October 8 ——— Indian Airforce Day
October 9 ——— World Post Day
October 11 ——— International Girl Child Day
October 12 ——— World Arthritis Day
October 14 ——— World Standards Day
October 15 ——— World Students Day
October 16 ——— World Food day
October 17 ——— International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20 ——— World Statistics Day
October 24 ——— United Nations Day
October 31 ——— World Thrift Day

Important Days and Dates in November

November 1 ——— world vegan Day
November 5 ——— World Radiography Day
November 9 ——— World Services Day
November 14 ——— Children’s Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru )
November 16 ——— International Day for Endurance
November 17 ——— International students Day
November 17 ——— National Journalism Day
November 18 ——— World Adult Day
November 19 ——— World Citizen Day
November 20 ——— Universal Children’s Day
November 21 ——— World Television Day
November 21 ——— World Fisheries day
November 25 ——— World Non-veg Day
November 26 ——— Law Day
November 30 ——– Flag Day

Important Days and Dates in December

December 1 ——— World AIDS Day
December 2 ——— World Computer Literacy Day
December 2 ——— International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 ——— International Day of People with Disability
December 3 ——— World Conservation Day
December 4 ——— Navy Day
December 5 ——— International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 ——— International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 ——— The International Day Against Corruption
December 10 ——— International Day of Broadcasting
December 10 ——— Human Rights Day
December 11 ——— International Mountain Day
December 14 ——— World Energy Day
December 18 ——— International Migrants Day
December 19 ——— Goa’s Liberation Day
December 20 ——— International Human Solidarity Day
December 29 ——— International Biodiversity Day

GOVERNMENT RELEASED PRESS NOTE THROUGH PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

GOVERNMENT RELEASED PRESS NOTE THROUGH PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

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06-July, 2016 20:50 IST

Government assures Representatives of Unions representing employees of the Central Government that the issues raised by them relating to the pay scales and other recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission would be considered by a High Level Committee

Representatives of Unions representing employees of the Central Government had met the Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley and the Minister for Railways Sh. Suresh Prabhu in the evening of 30th June, 2016.

They had requested that certain issues raised by them in relation to the pay scales and other recommendations of the Pay Commission be allowed to be raised before a Committee of Secretaries looking into different aspects of grievances of employees in relation to the Pay Commission recommendations.

The Ministers assured the Union leaders that the issues raised by them would be considered by a High Level Committee.


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Ration Card Not to be Proof of Address for Passposrt

Ration card will no longer be accepted as a proof of identity and address along with passport application. The central government has issued a notice to this effect, which the regional passport office said would come into effect from April 1.

The External Affairs Ministry has directed all passport branches to comply with the orders. Earlier, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had on December 20 discontinued accepting ration card as proof of identity and residence. It had come across cases where the details on the card had been tampered with.

“It has been seen that the ration card cannot verify the authenticity of an applicant, as people can make changes to it easily. When they migrate, they alter the details to be able to misuse the card for various purposes,” said regional passport officer Harmanbir Singh. All passports offices have to make the necessary changes to the information on their portals, run a ticker informing the public that ration card was no longer a valid proof of identity or address.

Besides the ration card, the other valid proof of address are water bill, Aadhaar card, income-tax assessment order, proof of gas connection, registered rent agreement, photo passbook of active bank account, electricity bill, and the passport copy of spouse.

Source : http://www.hindustantimes.com

RBI Notify Conditions For Sovereign Gold Bonds 2015-16

Reserve Bank of India

RBI2015-16/290

IDMD.CDD.No.1573/14.04.050/2015-16

January 14, 2016

The Chairman& Managing Director

All Scheduled Commercial Banks,

(Excluding RRBs)

Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sovereign Gold Bonds  2015-16

Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(19)-W&M/2014 dated January 14, 2016 announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016 (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from January 18, 2016 to January 22, 2016. The Government of India may, with prior notice, close the Scheme before the specified period. The terms and conditions of the issuance of the Bonds shall be as follows:

1. Eligibility for Investment:

The Bonds under this Scheme may be held by a person resident in India, being an individual, in his capacity as such individual, or on behalf of minor child, or jointly with any other individual. The bond may also be held by a Trust, Charitable Institution and University. “Person resident in India” is defined under section 2(v) read with section 2(u) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

2. Form of Security

The Bonds shall be issued in the form of Government of India Stock in accordance with section 3 of the Government Securities Act, 2006. The investors will be issued a Holding Certificate (Form C). The Bonds shall be eligible for conversion into de-mat form.

3. Date of Issue

Date of issuance shall be February 08, 2016.

4. Denomination

The Bonds shall be denominated in units of one gram of gold and multiples thereof. Minimum investment in the Bonds shall be two grams with a maximum limit of subscription of five hundred grams per person per fiscal year (April – March).

5. Issue Price

Price of the Bonds shall be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of the previous week’s (Monday – Friday) simple average closing price for gold of 999 purity, published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd. (IBJA).

6. Interest

The Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 2.75 percent (fixed rate) per annum on the amount of initial investment. Interest shall be paid in half-yearly rests and the last interest shall be payable on maturity along with the principal.

7. Receiving Offices

Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), designated Post Offices (as may be notified) and Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) are authorized to receive applications for the Bonds either directly or through agents.

8. Payment Options

Payment shall be accepted in Indian Rupees through Cash upto a maximum of Rs.20,000/- or Demand Drafts or Cheque or Electronic banking. Where payment is made through cheque or demand draft, the same shall be drawn in favour of receiving office.

9. Redemption

The Bonds shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from February 8, 2016, the date of issue of Gold bonds. Pre-mature redemption of the Bond is permitted from fifth year of the date of issue on the interest payment dates.

The redemption price shall be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of the previous week’s (Monday – Friday) simple average closing price for gold of 999 purity, published by IBJA.

10. Repayment

The receiving office shall inform the investor of the date of maturity of the Bond one month before its maturity.

11. Eligibility for Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

The investment in the Bonds shall be eligible for SLR.

12. Loan against Bonds

The Bonds may be used as collateral for loans. The Loan to Value ratio will be as applicable to ordinary gold loan mandated by the RBI from time to time. The lien on the Bonds shall be marked in the depository by the authorized banks.

13. Tax Treatment

Interest on the Bonds shall be taxable as per the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Capital gains tax treatment will be the same as that for physical gold.

14. Applications

Subscription for the Bonds may be made in the prescribed application form (Form ‘A’) or in any other form as near as thereto stating clearly the grams of gold and the full name and address of the applicant. The receiving office shall issue an acknowledgment receipt in Form ‘B’ to the applicant.

15. Nomination

Nomination and its cancellation shall be made in Form ‘D’ and Form ‘E’, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006) and the Government Securities Regulations, 2007, published in part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India dated December 1, 2007.

16. Transferability

The Bonds shall be transferable by execution of an Instrument of transfer as in Form ‘F’, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006) and the Government Securities Regulations, 2007, published in part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India dated December 1, 2007.

17. Tradability of bonds

The Bonds shall be eligible for trading from such date as may be notified by the Reserve Bank of India.

18. Commission for distribution

Commission for distribution shall be paid at the rate of rupee one per hundred of the total subscription received by the receiving offices on the applications received and receiving offices shall share at least 50% of the commission so received with the agents or sub-agents for the business procured through them.

19. All other terms and conditions specified in the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) vide number F. No.4(13) W&M/2008, dated 8th October 2008 shall apply to the Bonds.

Yours faithfully,

(Arun Bhagoliwal)

Deputy General Manager

Encls.: As above.

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Amendment Of Rules Regarding Quoting Of PAN For Specified Transactions To Come Into Force From 01.01.16

Specified Transactions To Come Into Force From 01.01.16

Amendment of Rules regarding quoting of PAN for specified transactions to come into force from 1st January, 2016 

The Government is committed to curbing the circulation of black money and widening of tax base. To collect information of certain types of transactions from third parties in a non-intrusive manner, it is mandatory under Rule 114B of the Income-tax Rules to quote PAN where the transactions exceed a specified limit. In case of transactions of sale or purchase of goods and services, PAN will be required to be quoted, irrespective of the mode of payment if the transaction exceeds Rs. two lakhs. 

To bring a balance between burden of compliance on legitimate transactions and the need to capture information relating to transactions of higher value, the Government has amended Rule 114B to enhance the monetary limits of certain transactions which require quoting of PAN. 

The changes made to the Rules have been notified through S.O. No. 3545(E) dated 30th December, 2015. These changes will take effect from 1st January, 2016. 

The Notification is available on the website of the Department www.incometaxindia.gov.in.

A chart highlighting the key changes to Rule 114B of the Income-tax Act is attached.

Sl.	NATURE OF TRANSACTION	MANDATORY QUOTING OF PAN (RULE 114B)
		Existing requirement	New requirement
1.	Immovable property	Sale/ purchase valued at Rs.5  lakh or more	i.       Sale/ purchase exceeding Rs.10 lakh; ii.     Properties valued by Stamp Valuation authority at amount exceeding Rs.10 lakh will also need PAN.
2	Motor vehicle (other than two wheeler)	All sales/purchases	No change
3.	Time deposit	Time deposit exceeding Rs.50,000/- with a banking company	i.      Deposits with Co-op banks, Post Office, Nidhi, NBFC companies will also need PAN; ii.    Deposits aggregating to more than   Rs.5 lakh   during the year will also need PAN
4.	Deposit with Post Office Savings Bank	Exceeding Rs.50,000/-	Discontinued
5.	Sale or purchase of securities	Contract for sale/purchase of a value exceeding Rs.1 lakh	No change
6.	Opening an account (other than time deposit) with a banking company.	All new accounts.	i. Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account excluded (no PAN requirement for opening these accounts); ii. Co-operative banks also to comply
7.	Installation of telephone/ cellphone connections	All instances	Discontinued
8.	Hotel/restaurant bill(s)	Exceeding Rs.25,000/- at any one time (by any mode of payment)	Cash payment exceeding Rs.50,000/-.
9.	Cash purchase of bank drafts/ pay orders/ banker's cheques	Amount aggregating to Rs.50,000/- or more during any one day	Exceeding Rs.50,000/- on any one day.
10.	Cash deposit with banking company	Cash aggregating to Rs.50,000/- or more during any one day	Cash deposit exceeding Rs.50,000/- in a day.
11.	Foreign travel	Cash payment in connection with foreign travel  of an amount exceeding Rs.25,000/- at any one time (including fare, payment to travel agent, purchase of forex)	Cash payment in connection with foreign travel or purchase of foreign currency of an amount exceeding Rs.50,000/- at any one time (including fare, payment to travel agent)
12.	Credit card	Application to banking company/ any other company/institution for credit card	No change. Co-operative banks also to comply.
13.	Mutual fund units	Payment of Rs.50,000/- or more for purchase	Payment exceeding Rs.50,000/- for purchase.
14.	Shares of company	Payment of Rs.50,000/-  or more to a company for acquiring its shares	i.      Opening a demat account; ii.    Purchase or sale of shares of an unlisted company for an amount exceeding Rs.1 lakh per transaction.
15.	Debentures/ bonds	Payment of Rs.50,000/- or more to a company/ institution for acquiring its debentures/ bonds	Payment exceeding Rs.50,000/-.
16.	RBI bonds	Payment of Rs.50,000/-or more to RBI for acquiring its bonds	Payment exceeding Rs.50,000/-.
17.	Life insurance premium	Payment of Rs.50,000/- or more in a year as premium  to an insurer	Payment exceeding Rs.50,000/- in a year.
18.	Purchase of jewellery/bullion	Payment of Rs.5 lakh or more at any one time or against a bill	Deleted and merged with next item in this table
19.	Purchases or sales of goods or services	No requirement	Purchase/ sale of any goods or services exceeding Rs.2 lakh per transaction.
20.	Cash cards/ prepaid instruments issued under Payment & Settlement Act	No requirement	Cash payment aggregating to more than Rs.50,000 in a year.

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