Changes In Cable Television Network Rules: The central government issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 thereby providing a statutory mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens. These grievances/complaints are related to content broadcast by television channels in accordance with the provisions of the Cable Television Network Act, 1995. About the Notification: […]
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Shenzhou-12” : Chinese Spaceship
Shenzhou-12: Chinese Spaceship: A Chinese spaceship “Shenzhou-12” carrying a three-person crew docked with China’s new space station module Tianhe-1. This has come after the launch of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, which carried vital supplies for the space station. The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the Tianhe space station module about six hours after takeoff from the […]
5th Edition Of VivaTech
5th Edition Of VivaTech: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on 16th June 2021. The 5th edition of VivaTech is scheduled between 16-19 June 2021. He invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of […]
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah called for giving maximum publicity to various mobile apps related to weather forecasting like ‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ and ‘Damini’. The Damini app monitors the lightning occurrence all over India and alerts the user of lightning near them by a GPS notification under 20km and […]
Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan
Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan: Minister for Tribal Affairs launches the tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan” TRIFED now plans to expand its operations through the convergence of various schemes of different Ministries and Departments and launch the various tribal development programs in Mission Mode under “Sankalp Se Siddhi […]
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme: A virtual high-level event on ‘Global Drive to Scale-up TB Prevention’ was recently organized by WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme. The purpose of this special high-level event was to discuss key actions needed at the global and country-level to scale up TB prevention strategies and drive progress towards achieving the 2022 UN […]
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021
Inland Vessels Bill, 2021: The Union Cabinet has given the nod to the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which will replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917. The Bill will regulate the safety, security, and registration of inland vessels. Key features of the Bill: It provides for a unified law for the entire country, instead of separate […]
Corporatization Of Ordnance Factory Board
Corporatization Of Ordnance Factory Board: The Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). New Structure: 41 factories across the country will be dissolved into seven new Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). The newly created entities will be 100% owned by the government. These entities will be responsible for different verticals […]
Industrial Corridors Scheme
Industrial Corridors Scheme: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a USD 484 million loan for the Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project. The loan is to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai – Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu. The loan is in […]
Children And Digital Dumpsites: WHO Report
Children And Digital Dumpsites: WHO Report: The World Health Organization (WHO) in its recent report “Children and Digital Dumpsites” has underlined the risk that children working in informal processing are facing due to discarded electronic devices or e-waste. There are as many as 18 million children (as young as five years) and about 12.9 […]