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S. Phangnon Konyak become first woman member to Preside over Rajya Sabha

S. Phangnon Konyak become first woman member to Preside over Rajya Sabha: Phangnon Konyak, the first woman member to be appointed to the panel of Vice-Chairperson from Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023 To promote gender equality, Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, nominated four women members out of total of 8 members to the […]

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Former CBDT Chief PC Mody appointed as new Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha

Pramod Chandra Mody has been appointed as the new secretary-general of Rajya Sabha, cutting short the tenure of the incumbent SG, P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, who had been appointed a little over two months ago. Mr. Modi is a 1982-batch retired IRS officer and former chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He replaces P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, who was appointed

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Rajya Sabha passed 2020 JK Appropriation Bills

The Rajya Sabha has approved a bill for the budget of Rs 1-lakh crore for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2020-21. After approval, the bill was returned to the Lok Sabha. Only 10 per cent of the funds will be spent for security purposes in the union territory and the remaining have

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Rajya Sabha passed Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Rajya Sabha passes bill to merge Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli UTs

Rajya Sabha has passed the bill to merge the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The Rajya Sabha gave its approval to the bill on December 3, 2019. The Lok Sabha had passed it earlier on November 27. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union

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Rajya Sabha passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019

Rajya Sabha passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019 that seeks to ban the use, production and storage of e-cigarettes has been passed by the Indian Parliament. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill through a voice vote on December 2, 2019. The bill will replace the ordinance issued to ban e-cigarettes in September. The

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Rajya Sabha passed Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Parliament has passed the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019. It will streamline operations of collective investment schemes or chit funds, with the aim to protect investors that primarily comprises economically weaker sections of the society. Chit funds are legal and registered and are different from ponzi schemes as well as unregulated deposits. Daily Current

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Rajya Sabha passes UAPA Bill 2019

Rajya Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill (UAPA Bill), 2019 to a select committee with 147 votes in favour and 42 against it. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Home Minister Amit Shah, during a discussion on the Bill, said that terrorism had no religion and every member of the House should show their

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Rajya Sabha passes IBC amendments, Bill 2019

The Rajya Sabha passes IBC amendments, Bill 2019. While the first Bill is to curb illegal ponzi schemes, the second Bill, which will have to be cleared by the Lok Sabha also, eases the process of corporate restructuring and removes ambiguities in the three-year-old law. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Replying to a debate on

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Rajya Sabha passes Motor Vehicles Bill 2019

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha. Speaking on the occasion Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME thanked the Members of the House and said that this was a matter of great happiness for him. He said the much needed amendments will improve road safety, facilitate

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Rajya Sabha passed POCSO Bill, 2019 on 24 July

The Rajya Sabha passed POCSO Bill 2019 on 24 July, Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against minors. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The POCSO Bill will now be sent to the Lok Sabha for its approval. The Protection of Children from Sexual

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