The presidential nod to a parliamentary panel recommendation that the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) either dubs them or carries Hindi subtitles to regional Cinema. Key Fact Regional movies without…

News The Election Commission is considering revision of its recount rules so that slips generated by the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices can be matched with the Electronic…

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…

India may be finding it tough to secure extraditions because there is a fear within the international community that the accused persons would be subject to torture in India. SC…

The Centre has begun discussions to set up a national level nodal body for all transport-related matters across modes including aviation, railways, surface transport and waterways. Proposed ‘Logistics and Integrated…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…