The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to four bills related to Goods and Services Tax (GST)- The Central GST Bill, the Integrated GST Bill, the…
The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, aimed at ensuring equal rights while seeking treatment, education and job by people living with HIV, was passed by the Rajya…
In a two paragraph order delivered by Chief Justice Ajit Singh, the Gauhati High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Rita Mozumder seeking a direction from the…
The World Bank has approved $175 million for India's National Hydrology Project which will strengthen the capacity of existing institutions to assess the water situation and equip them with real-time…
India’s rank of 131 among 188 countries on the UNDP’s Human Development Index for 2015 and its ‘medium’ performance pose the uncomfortable question: would not the score have been significantly…
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd is being developed as the country’s first international financial services centre (IFSC). What is an IFSC? An IFSC caters to customers outside the jurisdiction…
The Multidimensional Poverty Index was launched by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) in 2010. Basic philosophy and significance of MPI is that it is…
The details of leveraging various technologies to enhance the efficiency of the disaster risk management efforts by the NDMA are as under: (a) National Disaster Management Services (NDMS) : National…
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution,…
As was notified on 8th November, 2016 those persons who were unable to exchange or deposit the SBNs in their bank accounts on or before 30th December, 2016 shall be…
