INDIA CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX The India child well-being index was released by the NGO World Vision India and research institute IFMR LEAD. According to the recently released Child’s Well-Being Index Report, “Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh & Puducherry topped the charts, while Meghalaya, …
BIOMETRIC SEAFARER IDENTITY DOCUMENT (BSID) India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID), capturing the facial bio-metric data of seafarers. India launches world’s first facial biometric-based ID for seafarers The new document …
DRAFT E-COMMERCE GUIDELINES FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION 2019 E-commerce guidelines to be mandatory under consumer protection law: Paswan Ram Vilas Paswan says stringent action against violators will be taken by a regulatory authority The e-commerce firms will be required to ensure …
BIMAL JALAN COMMITTEE RBI has decided to transfer a sum of ₹1.7 Lakh crore to the Government of India comprising of ₹1.2 Lakh crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and ₹52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the …
SPECIAL DATA DISSEMINATION STANDARD IMF raises concern over India not following data norms According to former acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission, P.C. Mohanan, India’s deviations are a result of inadequate care paid to data dissemination related issues The …
MICROPLASTICS IN DRINKING WATER No proof yet they are harmful, says WHO Report calls for more research and warns against complacency over the issue Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this …
The GDP growth in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal came in at 5.8 per cent caused by a slowdown in key sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and industry. Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K. Subramanian on Thursday said the Indian …
Amit Shah chairs western zonal council meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired the 24th meeting of Western Zonal Council, a forum for the Centre and States to exchange ideas on issues like health, security and social welfare, …
Tax resolution, amnesty scheme Govt. aims to eliminate bulk of pending cases, provide partial amnesty on dues SABKA VISHWAS-LEGACY DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME, 2019 The government has announced a new scheme aimed at eliminating the bulk of pending tax dispute cases …
REVIEW OF SEBI Sebi tightens disclosure and review norms for rating agencies Sebi also said the CRAs should disclose parameters such as liquid investments or cash balances, access to any unutilised credit lines and adequacy of cash flows in a …
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