27 January 2016 Current Affairs

India Ranks 76th In Global Corruption Index

India has climbed nine points to rank 76th in this year’s global corruption index launched in Berlin on 27 January 2016 topped by Denmark, with watchdog Transparency International calling graft a global “blight”.According to Transparency International’s International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, India is placed at 76th position along with Thailand, Brazil, Tunisia, Zambia and Burkina Faso out of 168 countries.India has improved its past year’s position of 85 and has a grade index score of 38 out of a possible 100. Denmark tops of the index for the second consecutive year as the country perceived as least corrupt. It scored 91 points, while North Korea and Somalia remained at the bottom with unchanged scores of 8.US got 16th place with 76 points. The other top spots, from second to tenth, were occupied by Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore , Canada and UK.


Indian activist Henri Tiphagne selected for Amnesty human rights award

Indian activist and lawyer Henri Tiphagne has won the Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016. Amnesty International Germany will confer the 8th award on him in April.The award and 10,000 euros will be given to him on 25 April at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin for his “exceptional commitment to human rights”. The cash award will be provided by Amnesty Germany’s foundation, Stiftung Menschenrechte, Förderstiftung Amnesty. Every two years, Amnesty Germany gives awards to individuals or organisations fighting for the cause of human rights under difficult circumstances. Tiphagne is the first Indian to receive the Amnesty award.


Three Indian-Origin Persons Awarded With Order Of Australia Medal

Three Indian-origin persons have been awarded Australia’s highest civilian honour for their contribution in the fields of physics, engineering and medicine. Chennupati Jagadish, an eminent professor at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Jay Chandra, an eye doctor in New South Wales, and Sajeev Koshy, a dentist in Melbourne, received “Order of Australia medal” for the year 2016 announced on the Australia Day.


India and Armenia signed a protocol to amend Double Taxation Avoidance Convention

India and Armenia on 27 January 2016 signed a protocol to amend the India-Armenia Double Taxation Avoidance Convention. It amends the convention between these countries that has been in existence since 9 September 2004. It amends the article on exchange of Information for tax purposes to bring it in line with the updated provisions in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Model. It is also expected to further strengthen the efforts of Union Government in curbing the generation of black money.


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