Page-15 of Current Affairs - March, 2018
LaQshya program launched to improve quality of maternity care
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched LaQshya program aimed at improving quality of maternity care in labour room and maternity Operation Theatre (OT). It is being implemented to ‘fast-track’ interventions for achieving tangible results. Key Facts The program ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Lok Sabha passes Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Lok Sabha has passed Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to empower government to fix period of maternity leave and tax-free gratuity amount with an executive order. The Bill seeks to amend the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Payment ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Lok Sabha passes Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Lok Sabha has passed Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to further ease procedures for doing business in the country. The Bill seeks to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1963. Features of Bill Specific performance: The Bill seeks to remove ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Sach-Gaurav: India's first cloned Assamese buffalo born
The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has claimed that India’s first cloned Assamese buffalo male calf named Sach-Gaurav was born in Hisar, Haryana. It was born to Murrah buffalo, at Hi Tech Sach Dairy Farm, 100 kms from ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Haryana passes bill for death penalty for child rapists
The Haryana Assembly unanimously passed Criminal Law (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2018 providing for death penalty for convicts found guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less. With this, Haryana became third state, after Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to have ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
China develops artificial heart with rocket technology
Chinese scientists have developed artificial heart using rocket technology and it is currently undergoing thorough testing experiments on animals. The heart was developed jointly by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital in North China’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passes bill to have two-tier Panchayati Raj
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill 2018 to do away with the Anchal Samiti, the intermediate level of the three-tier panchayati raj system and set up a two-tier system in the state. This is being done as per ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
India ranks 78th on WEF Energy Transition Index
India was ranked at 78th among 114 countries on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) released as part of report titled Fostering Effective Energy Transition. The index ranks countries on how well they are able to balance energy ..