Page-7 of Current Affairs - July, 2018

Government forms GoM and Committee to frame law against lynching

July 24, 2018

Union Government has created Group of Ministers (GoM) and high-level committee to deliberate and make recommendations for a separate penal provision on incidents of mob violence. The GoM will be headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, whereas committee will ..

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Banks, FIs ink inter-creditor agreement for faster NPA resolution

July 24, 2018

Banks and Financial Institutions (FIs) have signed Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) aimed at faster resolution of stressed assets of Rs. 50 crore or more which are under consortium lending. It has been signed by 22 public sector banks, 19 private sector ..

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Bihar Assembly passes Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2018

July 24, 2018

Bihar state assembly has passed Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2018 with 16 amendments to dilute some of stringent provisions in Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prohibition law was enforced in the state April 2016, banning manufacture, ..

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Lok Sabha passes National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017

July 24, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to provide post-facto approval to those approved institutions which are funded by Centre or states, but do not have recognition. The Bill amends National Council for Teacher Education ..

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Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017

July 24, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to reduce the number of cheque dishonour cases pending in courts. The bill amends Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to primarily address issues of dishonor of cheques and deal with unnecessary delay ..

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NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation for Collaborating in Aspirational Districts

July 24, 2018

NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with Lupin Foundation to collaborate in Aspirational Districts Programme to create templates for concerted development policy. Under this collaboration, both parties will partner to improve indicators in education, health and nutrition, financial ..

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Explained: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0

July 24, 2018

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is flagship programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) that aims to enrich Rural India. The second edition (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0) was launched in April, 2018. Currently 748 institutions are participating under the scheme. In ..

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First meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats held in Agartala

July 24, 2018

The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held in Agartala, Tripura. The Joint Committee also visited Border Haat at Kamlasagar in Sipahijala District, Tripura and Tarapur in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. Outcomes of meeting Both sides noted ..

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