Economy Mineral Law Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha – The bill aims to amend Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. – The bill opens up the coal sector completely for commercial mining. – It also intends to remove end use Read more…
Polity & Governance Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA The Ministry has brought back the Model Guidelines for Conservation, Management and sustainable use of Community Forest Resources (CFR Guideline) The CFR right empowers Gram Sabhas to conserve and manage their forest. One of the committees will Read more…
Science & Technology Govt permits airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services – The Pilot-in-Command may permit the access of Internet services by passengers on board – In-flight wifi would allow access to voice, video and data services after the flight attains an altitude of 3000m – Two operating systems exist Read more…
Polity & Governance Rules and format for filing complaints with Lokpal issued Department of Personnel and Training has provided the rules and prescribed format for filing complaints with the anti-corruption ombudsman Section 59 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, lays down the rules called the Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, 2020 The Read more…
Defence & Security NSG Regional Hub Campus at Kolkata inaugurated by Amit Shah Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Security Guard (NSG) Regional Hub campus at Kolkata, West Bengal. The campus seeks to provide adequate facilities to the NSG jawans. NSG is also referred to as “The Black cats”, Read more…
Persons In News Michael Miebach appointed as new CEO of Mastercard Michael Miebach has been appointed as the new CEO (Chief executive officer) of Mastercard. He will replace Ajay Banga who held the position for 10 years. Mr. Miebach was the Chief Product Ofcer of Mastercard before this. 2. Person Read more…
Geography 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference 2020 being held in New Delhi The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Tomar inaugurated the 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference 2020 being organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in New Delhi. The focus of the conference Read more…
Miscellaneous National Science Day observed on 28th February India celebrates National Science Day on 28th February of every year to commemorate the discovery of the Raman effect (in 1928) by Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman. The objective of the day is to spread the message of the importance of science Read more…
Polity & Governance Union Cabinet approves the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 This will allow any “willing” woman to become a surrogate mother while still prohibiting commercial surrogacy allowing altruistic ones. As per the new bill, the insurance cover for a surrogate mother has been increased to .36 months from 16 Read more…
