World Bank loan for National Waterway-1 on Ganga
The World Bank has approved a loan of $375 million for capacity augmentation of National Waterway-1 (NW-1) on the river Ganga under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). Key Facts…
25% of ex-husband’s net salary as benchmark for alimony
A woman can claim 25% of the former husband’s net salary as alimony, the Supreme Court setting a benchmark for maintenance paid to women by former husbands after divorce. About…
China renames six towns in Arunachal
Chinese government on April 14 released standardised Chinese names of six towns in the north-eastern state. Renamed towns The ministry of civil affairs in Beijing issued an order on April…
NDMA conducts its first mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a first-of-its-kind State-level mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand. Key facts The mock exercise, aimed at assessing the efficacy of integrating the preparedness…
Legal Aid and Empowerment initiatives launched
Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & IT, launched of three key legal aid and empowerment initiatives of the Department of Justice – including Pro bono legal services Tele law…
C-DOT develops CCSP to make smart cities more efficient, economical and future proof
C-DOT develops CCSP (C-DOT Common Service Platform) to make smart cities more efficient, economical and future proof. C-DOT Common Service Platform Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has developed CCSP(C-DOT…
National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health. Signed a ‘Delhi Declaration’ for collectively strategizing to contain AMR.…
Cabinet approves procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Units
Cabinet decision The decision of the Government would enable the Election Commission of India to deploy VVPAT Units in all pooling booths in the General Elections, 2019. It will act as…
One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill 2017 and NCBC Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given (I) Ex-post facto approval for introduction of Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill 2017 National Commission…
States can borrow directly from foreign agencies for infra projects
New rules to allow financially sound state government entities to borrow directly from other countries which give Official Development Assistance for major infrastructure projects Details of the decision Union Cabinet…