Aadhaar and mobile phones to make air travel
An attempt to minimise paperwork for air travel, the government is looking to roll out a digital system for airport entry and boarding flights using a flier’s Aadhaar number and…
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An attempt to minimise paperwork for air travel, the government is looking to roll out a digital system for airport entry and boarding flights using a flier’s Aadhaar number and…
India is set to formalise a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union for deepening trade relations with the five former Soviet republics. Key Fact The joint statement on the…
Health Ministry launched the Test and Treat policy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients. Key Facts New policy, anyone who is tested and found positive will get the necessary treatment…
Union government is considering a proposal to make money laundering a separate criminal offence. It will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, irrespective of a probe by other agencies. How…
India and Cyprus signed four agreements, including on air services and merchant shipping. Key Facts The two sides signed an executive programme on culture, education and scientific cooperation for the…
India’s plan for a sub-regional motor vehicle agreement faced a setback as the Bhutan government. It asked the other members of the ‘BBIN’ grouping to continue to operationalise it without…
Background Young girls, teens have become the new face of protests in Kashmir, adding a new dimension to the violence and brutal retaliation government forces. The students were protesting against…
India and Cyprus here today signed Work Plan for 2017–18 to implement an already singed MOU for cooperation in the agriculture sector. Key Facts As per the Memorandum of Understanding…
Need for index Creation of a judicial performance index that could help High Courts and their chief justices keep track of the performance and processes at district courts and subordinate…
Intellectual Property Rights Policy Management Framework Source : PIB GS III : Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights…