Top Headlines - 05.02.2016

Top Headlines - 05.02.2016
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1. Mrs. Aruna Sethi (ICoAS 1985), Principal Adviser (Cost), took over the charge of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) as head. She is the first lady ICoAS officer who has achieved this laurel. She has earlier held important portfolios in Government of India.

2. S.S. Tarapore, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), passed away. He was 80.

3. Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan has been selected for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical Music Award for 2015-2016.

4. Indian film-maker Kanu Behl directorial Titli bagged the Best First Foreign Film Award conferred by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2016 (FSCC).

5. Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group chairman Anil Ambani announced setting up of a centre for research, development and innovation in aerospace technology.

6. All twelve Pacific Rim countries signed the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in New Zealand. This is one of the biggest trade deals in history. The ceremonial signing event on the pact was led by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and US Trade Representative Mike Froman.

7. India through the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology signed a Cooperation Agreement to acquire the status of the Associate Member State European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO). This would strengthen scientific interaction and collaborative research between India and Europe in this field. After the signing of an agreement with Singapore by EMBC in July 2015, India will now become second such country outside the European region.