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…
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…
Labour Ministry has proposed draft rules to fix the working conditions for child artistes and for employing children in family enterprises. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016,…
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 (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…
Launched the unique portal and mobile app of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a body under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Portal and App The portal…
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), self-regulatory body, has released a set of guidelines for celebrity endorsements that bring personalities, including doctors, authors, activists and educationists, into the celebrity category.…
Department of Science and Technology will be leading a ₹2,000-crore initiative to encourage more girls and women to take up careers in the domain of science and engineering, where they…
BHIM-Aadhaar platform—a merchant interface linking the unique identification number to the Bharat Interface for Money mobile application—at Nagpur. Launched on the 126th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. BHIM-Aadhaar platform…