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Cabinet approves ratification of 2 ILO conventions on prohibiting child labour
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for ratification of two fundamental conventions of International Labour Organization (ILO) concerning with Child Labour. They are Minimum Age Convention (No 138) and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No 182). Now these ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Barmer-Munawab, Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes declared as Green Corridors
The North Western Railway has declared the Barmer-Munawab and Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes in Rajasthan as Green Corridors. With this total number of green corridors has increased to five. The 114-km-long Manamadurai– Rameswaram stretch of Southern Railway was India’s first ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
NPPA increases stent prices by around 2%
Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has increased price of stents by around 2% after taking into account wholesale price index. It will increase price of bare metal stents to Rs. 7,400 rupees from Rs. 7,260 and of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
CCEA approves amendments in Mega Power Policy 2009
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved amendments in the Mega Power Policy, 2009 to push 31 GW stranded projects entailing an investment of Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The initiative mainly aims at bringing down power tariff for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
CCEA allows unrestricted export of all certified organic agricultural products
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved removal of all quantitative ceilings on individual organic products and allowed unrestricted exports of all organic and organic processed products. The removal of quantitative ceilings will be irrespective of any existing ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
CCEA approves amendment to New Urea Policy-2015
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for amendment in Para 5 of New Urea Policy (NUP), 2015. The amendment is related to the production beyond Re-Assessed Capacity (RAC) and inclusion of Para 8 in NUP ..