New Delhi hosts first-ever joint conference of Indian Customs and Department of India Posts

On May 11, the first-ever joint conference of Indian Customs and Department of India Posts at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi to deliberate on streamlining of imports and exports by post. Commissioners of Customs from all the States having Foreign ..

Mahathir bin Mohamad becomes new Prime Minister of Malaysia

Mahathir bin Mohamad has become the new Prime Minister of Malaysia on May 10, after scoring a historic victory at the 14th general election 2018. With this, 92-year old Mahathir became the oldest living Prime Minister of Malaysia and the ..

Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017 seeks to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The Act sets out the remedies available to parties whose contractual or civil rights have been violated. The features of the act include The Act sets out ..

Integrated Scheme for School Education

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of Department of School Education and Literacy to formulate a Integrated Scheme on School Education by subsuming Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) ..

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is an organisation of the Government of India created under Sec 70A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended 2008), Based in New Delhi, India. It is designated as the National Nodal Agency ..

Two-tier Security for Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced two-tier security feature viz. Virtual ID and Limited KYC to address privacy concerns. The move aims to strengthen security and privacy of Aadhaar data. It will also reduce the collection of ..

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal

TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal) was set up in May 2000 by the government of India. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal was set up so that it can adjudicate over disputes that arise in the telecommunication sector.  ..

2018 National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD)

The National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) is celebrated every year in India on April 24 by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. On this day, in 1993, the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force that has institutionalized Panchayati Raj ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Difference between Aadhaar and SSN

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued to Indian citizens by the Central government. It is issued and managed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The United States enacted the landmark Social Security Act in 1935, giving birth ..

COMMIT

The Union Government has launched a new training programme known as COMMIT- Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training for State Government officials. The objective of this training programme is to improve the public service delivery mechanism and provide citizen ..