The Maharashtra government has decided to upgrade the entire Crime Criminal Tracking Network System(CCTNS) project after complaints of glitches in the system. CCTNS is a project initiated in June 2009 which was aimed at creating a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing at the Police Station level. The project… Continue reading Maharashtra plans ₹50-crore CCTNS overhaul
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AYUSH Ministry launches app to help people locate yoga centres, instructors
Ministry of AYUSH has launched a mobile application named Yoga locator.It was launched ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21. Yoga locator is a map-based location app.It will enable yoga instructors to register themselves and reach out to a large number of people. It will be a permanent app which will give information to… Continue reading AYUSH Ministry launches app to help people locate yoga centres, instructors
Indian Navy steps up anti-piracy patrol
The Indian Navy has deployed its P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden under its Mission Based Deployments(MBD) in the Indian Ocean Region(IOR). Mission-Based Deployments(MBD) policy was adopted by the Navy in 2017.The mission-ready ships and aircraft are deployed along critical sea lanes of… Continue reading Indian Navy steps up anti-piracy patrol
Manufacturing sector PMI gains in May
According to Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data,manufacturing activity has improved to 52.7 in May,2019 from 51.8 in April,2019. The PMI improved as companies increased manufacturing output amid strengthening demand conditions leading to further job creation in the sector. PMI or a Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) is an indicator of business activity both in… Continue reading Manufacturing sector PMI gains in May
IMA constitutes fact-finding mission to look into Payal Tadvi’s death
The Indian Medical Association(IMA) has constituted a fact-finding mission committee to evaluate the factors that led to the suicide of resident doctor at BYL Nair Hospital Mumbai. The panel will probe the suicide case in light of the complex issue of resident doctors poor working conditions and suggest remedial measures. The Indian Medical Association(IMA) is… Continue reading IMA constitutes fact-finding mission to look into Payal Tadvi’s death
HC stays Centre notification on commercial rights of ships
The Delhi High Court has stayed a Central government notification under the ‘Make in India’ programme under which an Indian-built ship gets commercial rights higher than an Indian flag vessel in securing Indian business. The Court said that the Merchant Shipping Act 1958 under which the notification was issued was not concerned with the place… Continue reading HC stays Centre notification on commercial rights of ships
Bombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
The Bombay High Court (HC) has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). This ruling came on a petition filed by three convicts in the Shakti Mill gangrape case challenging Constitutional validity of the legal provisions under which they were sentenced to death in 2014. Section 376E was added by… Continue reading Bombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
CAT can exercise same powers as HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) can exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as a High Court in respect of its contempt proceedings. The case relates to the contempt case registered on the basis of a reference received by the Registrar General,Delhi High Court against a Supreme Court lawyer.… Continue reading CAT can exercise same powers as HC
Must Read News Articles – June 4th, 2019
GS-2 Mandatory Hindi goes out of draft education policy The clause recommending mandatory teaching of Hindi in all schools has been dropped from the draft National Education Policy. Kejriwal offers free travel for women using public transport The Delhi Chief Minister has announced that the Delhi government intended to subsidise travel in public transport for… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 4th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 3, 2019
PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings The Union Cabinet has approved to extend the ambit of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. This scheme can now be availed by all land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent exclusion criteria) under the scheme irrespective… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 3, 2019
