Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Rajya Sabha about the setting up of Trauma Care Facilities along National Highways under the scheme “Capacity Building for Developing Trauma Care Facilities on National Highways”. The overall objective of the scheme is to bring down preventable deaths due to road accidents by developing a pan-India… Continue reading Trauma Care Centres for Road Accident Victims
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PCI recommended to make paid news incidence a punishable electoral malpractice: I&B Minister
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister has said the Press Council of India(PCI) has recommended amendments to the Representation of the People Act,1951 in order to make the incidence of paid news a punishable electoral malpractice. The PCI defines paid news as any news or analysis appearing in print or electronic media for consideration in cash… Continue reading PCI recommended to make paid news incidence a punishable electoral malpractice: I&B Minister
Government aims to cut patent examination time to six months
Department for Promotion of Internal Industry and Trade(DPIIT) aims to reduce the time taken to examine patents to six months as part of its five year plan from 18 months currently. A patent is a form of intellectual property.A patent gives its owner the right to exclude others from making,selling and importing an invention for… Continue reading Government aims to cut patent examination time to six months
PayPal mulls data localisation for India
American digital payments player PayPal has said that it is working with its partners on data localisation as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI). Data localisation is the act of storing data on any device physically present within the borders of a country.Localisation mandates that companies collecting critical data about consumers must store and… Continue reading PayPal mulls data localisation for India
Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 at Chennai
Indian Navy has commissioned the navy’s fifth Dornier squadron named as Indian Naval Air Squadron(INAS) 313. INAS 313 derives its name ‘Sea Eagle’ from the bird of prey family Accipitridae. The Squadron will be operating from Chennai International Airport.With commissioning of INAS 313,the State of Tamil Nadu will have three naval air bases which is… Continue reading Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 at Chennai
Labour Bills meets with protest
The government has introduced the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill,2019 and the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha. The Code on Wages Bill,2019 aims to simplify the wage and bonus payments rules besides mandating a national minimum wage. The code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code,… Continue reading Labour Bills meets with protest
Rise in government borrowings might have triggered NBFC crisis
RBI Deputy Governor has expressed the possibility that the rise in government borrowings might have led to the asset-liability mismatch in the non-banking financial companies(NBFC) sector. In the case of NBFCs,the ability to borrow long-term comes down when government borrowing rises increasing the risk of financial stability. This has led to the crisis in finance… Continue reading Rise in government borrowings might have triggered NBFC crisis
Madhya Pradesh passes Bill to raise OBC quota to 27%, overall 73%
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has passed the Madhya Pradesh Public Service (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Amendment Bill 2019. The bill raises the reservation in government jobs and education for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27% from the present 14%. The 13% more reservation for OBCs along with the 10%… Continue reading Madhya Pradesh passes Bill to raise OBC quota to 27%, overall 73%
What are India’s challenges as its fertility rate falls?
The recent Sample Registration System data of 22 states has revealed that the total Fertility Rate (TFR) for India has declined to 2.2 in 2017 after being stable at 2.3 between 2013 and 2016. TFR indicates the average number of children expected to be born to a woman during her reproductive span of 15-49 years.… Continue reading What are India’s challenges as its fertility rate falls?
Assam NRC final publication deadline extended to August 31
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31, 2019. However, the plea for sample reverification has been rejected. The Centre and Assam had urged the court for a 20% sample reverification of names included in the draft in… Continue reading Assam NRC final publication deadline extended to August 31
