Indian Navy steps up anti-piracy patrol
The Indian Navy has deployed its P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden under its Mission Based Deployments(MBD) in …
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Manufacturing sector PMI gains in May
According to Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data,manufacturing activity has improved to 52.7 in May,2019 from 51.8 in April,2019. The PMI improved as companies increased manufacturing output amid …
Read MoreIMA constitutes fact-finding mission to look into Payal Tadvi’s death
The Indian Medical Association(IMA) has constituted a fact-finding mission committee to evaluate the factors that led to the suicide of resident doctor at BYL Nair Hospital Mumbai. The panel will …
Read MoreHC stays Centre notification on commercial rights of ships
The Delhi High Court has stayed a Central government notification under the ‘Make in India’ programme under which an Indian-built ship gets commercial rights higher than an Indian flag vessel …
Read MoreBombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
The Bombay High Court (HC) has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). This ruling came on a petition filed by three convicts in the …
Read MoreCAT can exercise same powers as HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) can exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as a High Court in respect of its contempt proceedings. The …
Read MorePM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings
The Union Cabinet has approved to extend the ambit of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. This scheme can now be availed by all land holding eligible farmer families (subject …
Read MoreUnion Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers
The Union Cabinet has cleared a new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers. The entire cost of the scheme is to …
Read MoreCabinet clears pension scheme for traders
The Union Cabinet has approved a new scheme that offers pension coverage to the trading community. The pension scheme assures a minimum monthly pension of ₹3000 per month to small …
Read MoreLandmark decision taken in the first Cabinet meeting of the NDA Government offers pension coverage to crores of farmers
The Union Cabinet has approved a new Central Sector Scheme to provide pension cover to farmers.The pension scheme will be voluntary and contributory scheme for all Small and Marginal Farmers …
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