Lok Sabha has passed the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill,2019. The bill seeks to amend the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act,1956. The Act provides for the adjudication of disputes …
Read MoreThe Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has released a report titled ‘R&D Expenditure Ecosystem’. The report has said that the growth in research and development(R&D) expenditure should …
Read MoreResearchers from Assam have discovered Dracaena cambodiana.It is a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong. This is for the first time that a dragon …
Read MoreThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal in respect of Determination of ‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for 2019-20 sugar season. …
Read MoreInternational shark meet was held in Kochi,Kerala on July 24,2019. The global conference was jointly organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). The …
Read MoreGovernment had set up a nine-member medical devices sub-committee headed by former director general of health services(DGHS),Dr B.D. Athani. The sub committee was set up to recommend compensation plan for …
Read MoreThe Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has launched the National Data Quality Forum(NDQF) to improve data collection and use. The NDQF was launched in collaboration between the National Institute for …
Read MoreThe two-day BRICS foreign ministers is set to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This meeting is being held in preparation for the 11th BRICS summit in November,2019. The …
Read MoreIndian Navy Chief has said that the Indian armed forces will need to respond to China’s rapidly-expanding military might, especially its growing naval footprint in the Indian Ocean Region(IOR). This …
Read MoreChina has released a white paper titled “China’s National Defence in the New Era”. The paper has touched upon various aspects of its military development comparing with India, US, Russia …
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