One Nation One Standard” Mission Of BIS: RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) of Indian Railways has become the FIRST Institution to be declared SDO under “One Nation One Standard” mission of BIS ( Bureau of Indian Standards) which is an Institution under Department of Consumer Affairs. To attain “ Nation One Standard” vision […]
Category: Current Affairs
Dr. K.P. Krishnan Committee
Dr. K.P. Krishnan Headed Expert Committee: Dr. K.P. Krishnan headed the expert committee on the Variable Capital Company has submitted its report on the feasibility of Variable Capital Companies in the International Financial Services Centres in India to the Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), Shri. Injeti Srinivas. The IFSCA set […]
Central Government Health Scheme
Central Government Health Scheme: Union Minister of Health launched the revamped Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and the Umbrella schemes of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) and Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) on National Health Authority (NHA)’s IT platform for providing cashless, paperless and citizen-centric services. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS): The CGHS is a […]
‘Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Package for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19
‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme For Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’: The Union Government has extended the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for one year This will continue to provide the safety net to the dependents of health workers, who are deputed to take […]
What is SATAT Initiative?
SATAT Initiative: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas presided over a virtual ceremony in which a number of initiatives were launched to provide major fillip to the SATAT initiative. This included signing of a Cooperation Agreement by Oil and Gas majors including IndianOil, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL and IGL, for the promotion and development […]
Section 304B Of Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Section 304B Of Indian Penal Code (IPC): The Supreme Court (SC) has widened the scope of section 304B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) by indicating that there is no straitjacket formula to determine the cruelty against women. According to Section 304B, to make out a case of dowry death, a woman should have died […]
World No Tobacco Day 2021
World No Tobacco Day Every year, on 31st May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2021 is “Commit to Quit”. The WHO has honored Indian Union health minister Harsh Vardhan with Director-General Special award for his efforts to control […]
The Second Negative Import List : Defence Ministry
The Second Negative Import List: The Defence Ministry: The Defence Ministry has notified the second negative import list — now renamed as the ‘positive indigenisation list’ — of 108 items that can now be only purchased from indigenous sources. The new list takes the total number on the list to 209. The list comprises […]
5G Technology and Radiations
5G technology: Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a scientific study on any adverse effects of radio-frequency radiation emitted by cellular telecommunications using 5G technology on ‘health, life, organ or limb of adult or child, or to flora and fauna’ before its official rollout in the country. 5G is […]
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2021
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Delegates at the 74th World Health Assembly unanimously adopted a proposal by the United Arab Emirates. to declare January 30 as ‘World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day’’. Neglected Tropical Diseases are infections that are most common among marginalized communities in the developing regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. […]
