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Haryana police to launch special drive against e-cigarettes

The Haryana Police launched a special drive to keep a check on the availability and usage of e-cigarettes and all other forms of electronic nicotine delivery systems across the state. Commissioners of Police and District Superintendents of Police have been directed to ensure enforcement of provisions of the Centre’s recent ordinance prohibiting e-cigarettes in their […]

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Gujarat govt. grants approval for CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar

The Gujarat government gave its approval for a compressed natural gas – CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar with a proposed investment of ₹1,900 crore. It will be developed jointly by U.K.-headquartered Foresight Group and Mumbai-based Padmanabh Mafatlal Group. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) had signed an MoU with Foresight Group

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The 8th session of the Governing Body of ITPGRFA was held in Italy

The 8th session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is being held in Rome, Italy from 11th to 16th November 2019. The Governing Body sessions are biennial. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 India highlighted the need for conservation of plant genetic resources and the uniqueness

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Indian Institute of Management signs MoU with LBSNAA

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore signed a memorandum of understanding with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie to stay contextually relevant, remain socially conscious and contribute to the society and nation as a whole. The MoU has been signed with a view to exchange faculty members for various training programmes, specially

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Union Cabinet cleared NDIAC Bill, 2019 on institutionalised arbitration

Cabinet Approves Bill to Grant Ownership Rights to Residents

The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide a legal framework to grant ownership rights to people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The Bill will be presented in the winter session of Parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The proposal is applicable to 1,797 identified unauthorised colonies spread over 175 square-km of the national

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Assam government releases new Land Policy

Assam government has released the new Land Policy 2019 which was prepared by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. The Land Policy was approved by Cabinet on 21st October and it has been prepared by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department after 30 years. It was last prepared in 1989. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019

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DRDO hands over design of Mobile Metallic Rampto Indian Army

DRDO gave 450 patents for free to industries

Defence Research and Development Organisation has put its over 450 patents for free access to industries for commercial exploitation. The unprecedented move is intended to provide a boost to domestic industries, especially in the strategic sector through free access to patents held by the DRDO, which has a network of over 50 national laboratories, involved

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India ranks 59 on IMD World Talent Ranking

India has slipped 6 places to 59 ranks on a global annual list of 63 countries, due to low quality of life and expenditure on education, according to the latest edition of IMD World Talent Ranking, which was topped by Switzerland. The ranking, which is based on the performance in three main categories — investment

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Census 2021 to be conducted in 16 languages

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said that during Census 2021, a mix mode approach is being adopted for data collection. Census will be conducted in two phases, viz., House-listing & Housing Census during April to September, 2020 and Population Enumeration during February 09-28, 2021. Certain changes have been made in the questionnaire on

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Indian Army conducts an exercise Sindhu Sudarshan in Rajasthan

Indian Army conducts an exercise codenamed ‘Sindhu Sudarshan’ in the deserts of Rajasthan, from November 29 to December 4. The Army will be carrying out this exercise using its integrated battle groups which are the new formations being raised by the force for warfighting in future. Over 40,000 troops will participate in an all-arms battle

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