Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: The Supreme Court recently observed that the workers employed to perform perennial/permanent nature of work couldn’t be treated as contract workers under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 to deny them the benefit of regularization of a job. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 has […]
Month: March 2024
Sagar Parikrama : Ready To Release Book
Sagar Parikrama : Ready To Release Book The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will release a book and video on “Sagar Parikrama”. Sagar Parikrama is an outreach program intended to reach out fishermen community across the entire coastal belt of the country through a predetermined sea route. The initiative has been launched […]
National Mission For Edible Oils
National Mission For Edible Oils: Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first Oil Palm Processing Mill under Mission Palm Oil in Arunachal Pradesh. National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) launched by the Government of India in August 2021, NMEO-OP targets a substantial increase in oil palm cultivation and crude palm oil production. It […]
Criminal Case Management System : Inaugrated
Criminal Case Management System : Inaugrated Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation virtually inaugurated a unique digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS) and also launches a mobile app ‘Sankalan. Criminal Case Management System has been developed by designed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It will enable the NIA personnel to better coordinate in […]
World Gold Council
World Gold Council: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought 8.7 tonne of gold in January, making it the largest purchase by the central bank since July 2022, according to World Gold Council data. World Gold Council (WGC) is the market development organisation for the gold industry. It is a nonprofit association formed in 1987 […]
Human Development Index : Report
Human Development Index : Report India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’. Highlights of the recent report: The report stated that while India ranked 135 in 2021, it had moved up […]
What Is Regulatory Sandbox (RS)?
What Is Regulatory Sandbox (RS)? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised the timeline for the completion of various stages of a Regulatory Sandbox (RS) to nine months from the previous seven months. A Regulatory Sandbox (RS) refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled regulatory environment for which regulators may […]
Prime Minister Laid The Foundation Of Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project
Prime Minister Laid The Foundation Of Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project: On the 94th anniversary of the Dandi March, the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation for the Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project in Ahmedabad. The Sabarmati Ashram Redevelopment Project is a Rs 1,200 crore initiative to restore, conserve, and rebuild the original Sabarmati Ashram founded […]
Internet In Remote Tribal Villages (VSAT)
Internet In Remote Tribal Villages (VSAT): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs plans to collaborate with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to deploy V-SAT (very small apperture terminal) stations on a pilot basis for approximately 80 tribal villages in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra. The initiative aims to provide Internet services to geographically remote […]
World Monuments Fund Watch 2025
World Monuments Fund Watch 2025: Conservationists plan to propose the Kazhuveli watershed region in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, for nomination to the World Monuments Fund Watch 2025 programme. This region, spanning 740 sq. km. from Gingee to Marakkanam and up to the Auroville plateau, features an ancient Eri (tank) network crucial for sustaining agricultural practices […]
