Green Channel
News:The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval under the ‘green channel’ route to acquisition of Essel Mutual Fund by BAC Acquisitions Pvt Ltd, a Sachin Bansal-owned entity. …
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Draft social security code
News:Government of India has circulated the Draft social security code. Facts: Highlights of the code: The draft code has proposed that the Central Government shall formulate and notify social security …
Read MoreExplained: Why Urdu is an Indian language, not a foreign one
News:Recently, Punjab University had proposed to merge the Department of Urdu language with school of foreign languages to be set up after merging departments of French, Russian, German, Chinese and …
Read MoreInformal Summits
News:Chinese President’s proposed visit to India for the second Informal Summit is scheduled to take place in the Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on October 11-12. Facts: About Informal summit: Informal …
Read MoreC40 cities climate summit
News:Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) has not granted the mandatory travel clearance to Delhi Chief Minister for the C40 World Mayors Summit at Copenhagen. Facts: About C-40: C40 is a network …
Read MoreGovt sets up high-level panel to check money laundering activities
News:Government has set up a 19-member Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee for better cooperation among government departments to curb money laundering. Facts: About the committee: The committee will be chaired by the …
Read MoreIndia helps Mongolia for its first petrochemical refinery
News:India’s oil minister is in Mongolia for the commissioning of the construction of country’s first petrochemical refinery. Facts: About refinery project: The Mongol refinery project is the largest project undertaken …
Read MoreRafale fighter jet
News:Defence Minister has formally received the Indian Air Force’s first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France. Facts: In 2016,Indian government had inked a …
Read MoreHindu Kush Mountains
News: India Meteorological Department (IMD) will collaborate with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate forecast services to countries in Hindu Kush Mountain region. It will …
Read MoreNational Nutrition Survey
News: The Government of India has released the first-ever comprehensive National Nutrition Survey. Facts: About the National Nutrition Survey: The survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Health and …
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