ECI sets up teams to probe VVPAT mismatch in Lok Sabha election
The Election Commission of India has set up a panel to examine VVPAT mismatch in Lok sabha election 2019. This comes in the backdrop of reports of mismatches between the …
Read MoreRTI Amendment Bill passed amid protests in Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill amends the RTI Act 2005. According to the RTI Act of 2005, the Chief Information Commissioner …
Read MoreEarth is warming at faster pace than in last 2,000 years: study
According to studies published in the journals Nature and Nature Geoscience, world temperatures rose faster in the late 20th century than at any other time in the last 2,000 years. …
Read MoreLok Sabha passes Bill to set up single tribunal to settle inter-state water disputes
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 MoreRelease of India’s R&D expenditure eco-system report
The 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 MoreIndia’s first dragon blood-oozing tree
Researchers 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 MoreCabinet approves Determination of ‘Fair and Remunerative Price’ of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for 2019-20 sugar season
The 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 MoreGlobal meet on shark fisheries
International 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 MoreGovt readies compensation plan for patients affected by faulty devices
Government 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 MoreICMR launches forum to improve data collection and use
The 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 …
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