The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will continue to have Z plus security cover after the withdrawal of Special Protection Group(SPG) from his security. In India,the Government of India provides security to some high-risk individuals with the help of police and local government. Special Protection Group(SPG) provides security… Continue reading Simply put: How the forces protect VIPs
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
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Age of third-degree torture is over, Amit Shah tells police
Union Home minister has attended the 49th foundation day celebrations of the Bureau of Police Research and Development(BPRD). During the session,he stressed on the need for police reforms and suggested that police force should do away with the age-old third-degree torture and adopt more scientific and new methods of investigation to stay ahead of criminals.… Continue reading Age of third-degree torture is over, Amit Shah tells police
Habitat rights for Chhattisgarh tribals in Naxal area soon
The Chhattisgarh government is processing habitat rights under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for Abujh Marias, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). The Abujh Marias live in Abujhmarh forest area in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)… Continue reading Habitat rights for Chhattisgarh tribals in Naxal area soon
Manmohan Singh set to lose SPG cover
The Central Government has withdrawn Special Protection Group(SPG) cover for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Special protection group(SPG) was set up in 1985 after the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi as an executive body on the recommendation of Birbal Nath committee.Later on it became a statutory body under Special Protection Group Act,1988. SPG… Continue reading Manmohan Singh set to lose SPG cover
Govt to make FASTag mandatory for all vehicles from Dec 2019
Government has has announced that FASTags will become mandatory for all vehicles from December,2019. This decision has been taken in order to promote faster payment of fees through the digital mode so that vehicles can move through seamlessly, and traffic jams at the toll plazas can be prevented. However, among all lanes,one ‘hybrid lane’ will… Continue reading Govt to make FASTag mandatory for all vehicles from Dec 2019
Mobile Metallic Rampto
Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp(MMR) to the Indian Army. MMR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s premier research laboratory called Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES). MMR has a load bearing capacity of 70 metric ton(MT).It has been designed and developed on requirements… Continue reading Mobile Metallic Rampto
Govt to set up a committee to study corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board
The government has decided to set up a high-level committee to recommend restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board(OFB). The committee will recommend changes required at making the (a)OFB accountable and efficient (b)increase their production capacity and (c)ensure timely supply of products. This committee was formed as OFB with 41 factories functions under the Department of… Continue reading Govt to set up a committee to study corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board
Piggery development project
Chief Minister of Meghalaya has met with Union Minister for Animal Husbandry to discuss piggery development project. The piggery development project is to be launched in Meghalaya.The project will be financed by the National Cooperative Development Corporation(NCDC) along with the State Government. The proposed Piggery development project aims to boost domestic availability of pig meat… Continue reading Piggery development project
National Medical Commission Act has two key contradictions
Parliament has passed the National Medical Commission(NMC) Bill, 2019 which seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act,1956. However,experts have said that there are two fundamental contradictions and inconsistencies in the NMC Act,2019. The first contradiction is that Section 15(1) of the NMC Act act has proposed a common exit examination called National Exit Test(NEXT)… Continue reading National Medical Commission Act has two key contradictions
National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project
Defence minister has visited the Information Management and Analysis Centre(IMAC) and Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) located at Gurugram. The two centres are under the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project.The NMDA project was launched in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister under SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the… Continue reading National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project
