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Swachh Bharat Mission Reduced Groundwater Contamination: UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund(UNICEF),report revealed that groundwater is 12.7 times less likely to be contaminated in Open...

06 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

PM Modi's Visit to Maldives & Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first foreign tour in his second term would be to its neighbourhood nations in the Indian Ocean, emphasising on the...

06 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Nilekani Recommendations on Digital Payments

RBI appointed committee on digital payments,headed by Nandan Nilekani, has made recommendations for strengthening digital payments ecosystem in...

04 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Cross Border Insolvency Resolution

A panel led by Ministry of Corporate Affairs had suggested adopting the United Nations Commission on International Trade Laws on cross-border...

04 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Google and Amazon to Face Antitrust Scrutiny

Google and Amazon are under Scrutiny for their influence on consumer privacy, labor conditions, public discourse and violation of antitrust...

03 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Synergy between Rural Development & Agriculture Ministry

The Government has appointed a single Minister in charge of both agriculture and rural development. It marks the start of an effort to integrate...

01 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Schemes to Control FMD and Brucellosis

Cabinet announced a special scheme for control of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis. The entire cost of the scheme is to be borne out...

01 Jun 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Policy Watch – National Policy on Software Products, 2019

The National Policy On Software Products, 2019 has been approved to develop India as a software product nation. The policy will lead to the...

30 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

EQUIP Project

In accordance with the decision of the Prime Minister for finalizing a five-year vision plan for each Ministry, the Department of Higher Education of...

27 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019

Context The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has notified the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with an aim to promote clinical...

27 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Measles Surge in Kerala

Background The state of Kerala has been witnessing the serious surge in the incidence of Measles since January 2019. This is in conformity with...

20 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Import of Refurbished Mobile Phones

India has allowed the import of refurbished mobile phones, subject to the condition that they are certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards...

18 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Sanction of Probes for Central Government Employees

According to new Government order, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), will now be the final authority in case any central government...

16 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Policy Watch - Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems is a comprehensive mission which would address technology development, application...

07 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Superbugs

U.N. Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) report on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) calls for greater action by stakeholders at all levels lest...

01 May 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Country-by-Country Reports Agreement

India has notified the inter-governmental agreement with the US for exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports on multinational companies regarding...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

AMR could Cause 10 Million Deaths: UN

UN Interagency Coordinating Group has released a report titled "NO TIME TO WAIT: Securing The Future From Drug-resistant Infections". The Report...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Emergency Financial Powers

The Army is in the process of procuring the equipment through a set of new financial powers for emergency procurements sanctioned by the Defence...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

Climate-Resistant Chickpea Varieties

An international team led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has discovered important factors for heat...

30 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions

A Policy for Disease Control

This editorial is based on the article 'A Rare Opportunity' which appeared in "Indian Express" on 11th April, 2019. The article talks about current...

29 Apr 2019 Government Policies & Interventions