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Cabinet approves bill to put brakes on chit funds

The Union Cabinet has approved the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill.The bill aims to tackle the menace of illicit deposit- taking activities in the country. The bill defines regulated deposits as all deposit-taking schemes which are overseen and regulated by regulators like (a)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (b)Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)… Continue reading Cabinet approves bill to put brakes on chit funds

India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties

The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held in New Delhi,India. The dialogue focussed on six core areas of cooperation namely, (a)Transport Infrastructure and Technologies (b)Agriculture and Agro-Processing sector (c)Small and Medium Business support (d) Digital Transformation and Frontier Technologies (e)Cooperation in Trade,Banking and (f)Tourism & Connectivity. The IRSED was established following an MoU… Continue reading India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties

88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years

According to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry,88 people have died in manual scavenging related deaths in the past three years. The ministry has said that the number of deaths of sanitation workers while cleaning septic tanks and sewers has risen despite a ban on manual scavenging. Further,among the 15 States/UTs that submitted details to… Continue reading 88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years

Automated facial recognition: what NCRB proposes, what are the concerns

The National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released a Request for Proposal for an Automated Facial Recognition System(AFRS) to be used by police officers across the country. The AFRS would be used to identify criminals, missing people, and unidentified dead bodies as well as for crime prevention. AFRS works by maintaining a large database with photos… Continue reading Automated facial recognition: what NCRB proposes, what are the concerns

Haryana launches portal for farmers to report land and crop details

Haryana government has launched ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal. This portal enables farmers to self-report their land and crop details through IT based system and help them receive the benefit of several government schemes directly. The portal has brought the departments of agriculture and farmer’s welfare,revenue, food civil supplies and consumer affairs and science and… Continue reading Haryana launches portal for farmers to report land and crop details

Honour for ‘Plan Bee’ that helped save jumbos

Plan bee has been given the best innovation award in Indian Railways for the 2018-19 fiscal. Plan bee is an amplifying system imitating the buzz of a swarm of honey bees to keep wild elephants away from railway tracks.This strategy was adopted by the Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR). NFR officials have said that a mix of… Continue reading Honour for ‘Plan Bee’ that helped save jumbos

Worker safety code Bill gets Cabinet approval

The Union Cabinet has approved a proposed Code on Occupational Safety,Health and Working Conditions Bill,2019.The bill seeks to merge 13 central labour laws into a single code. The code will be applicable to all trades including IT establishments and service sector where more than 10 workers are employed.It will also be applicable to mines and… Continue reading Worker safety code Bill gets Cabinet approval

Lok Sabha gives nod to arbitration Bill

The lok Sabha has passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill,2019. The Bill provides for setting up of an independent autonomous body for institutional arbitration and to acquire and transfer the undertakings of International Centre For Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR) to NDIAC. The NDIAC will be headed by a chairperson who has been… Continue reading Lok Sabha gives nod to arbitration Bill

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