Rajya Sabha Passes National Medical commission Bill
The Rajya Sabha has passed the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 which seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. If enacted, the current Medical Council of India would …
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With district-wise data, Assam govt. pushes for NRC
The Assam government has released the district-wise break-up of the 40.07 lakh people who had been excluded in final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The data suggested …
Read MoreIndia slips to 7th largest economy in 2018: WB
According to World Bank data, India has slipped to the 7th position in the global GDP rankings in 2018. As per earlier data, India was on the 6th position in …
Read MoreAyodhya land dispute: Supreme Court to consider mediation panel’s report
The Supreme Court is likely to consider the “outcome” of mediation proceedings conducted by a panel set up to resolve the Ayodhya Dispute. The Ayodhya case pertains to the Ram …
Read MoreOne tribunal for all river water disputes: why the proposal, how it will work
Recently, the 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 Bill requires the …
Read MoreMaharashtra hyperloop gets Infrastructure project tag
The Maharashtra state cabinet has approved a proposal to declare the Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop a public infrastructure project to streamline the permissions required. It also approved the consortium of DP World …
Read More‘Hope Probe’ Arab world first mars mission in 2020: UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will launch the ‘Hope Probe’, also known as the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), in July 2020. It will be the Arab …
Read MoreCabinet approves signing of the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements(UNISA). The signing of the Convention will boost the confidence of the investors and shall …
Read MoreExplained: Significance of US Federal Reserves rate cut and its impact on India
United States Federal Reserve has announced a quarter percentage point cut in interest rates.It is the first rate cut since the global financial crisis broke in 2008. The Fed has …
Read MoreExplained: What’s at stake in India’s biggest ever trial of tuberculosis vaccines
Recently,the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis(TB) vaccines. The two vaccines being tested in the trial are (a)Immuvac which is also …
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