1. Central Consumer Protection Authority- to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has come into force from 20th July, 2020. As provided in section 10 of the Act, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) …
1. National Education Policy 2020 for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the National Education Policy 2020, making way for large scale, transformational …
1. Tiger Census on the eve of Global Tiger Day The International Tiger Day is celebrated annually on July 29 to spread awareness about the need to protect tigers which are an endangered species. Tigers have lost 90% of their …
1. BIS Mobile App ‘BIS-Care’ and Standardization, Conformity Assessment and Training Portals of e-BIS has been launched Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched the Bureau of Indian Standard’s Mobile App ‘BIS-Care’ and …
1. Kargil Vijay Diwas (Vijay Diwas) Kargil Vijay Diwas is a holiday observed in India on the 26th of July every year in honour of the Kargil War’s Heroes. 527 soldiers from Indian Armed Forces lost their lives during the …
1. PM-SVANidhi Scheme- end-to-end digital transactions by the street vendors Government of India has launched PM SVANidhi Scheme to facilitate collateral free working capital loan upto Rs.10,000/- of one-year tenure, to approximately, 50 lakh street vendors, to resume their businesses. …
1. Bee keeping under ‘Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture’ and ‘National Mission for Beekeeping’ Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ established by National Dairy …
1. Revitalizing the Fertilizer Industry to boost indigenous production The Government has taken the various initiatives to boost fertiliser sector so that adequate amount of fertilisers could be made available to farmers during the sowing season. Under the provisions of …
1. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station- indigenously designed 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor is example of Make in India Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of the city of Vyara in the state of Gujarat which is accessible from …
1. Sustainable Growth Pillar under India–US Strategic Energy Partnership India and the US have a long-standing energy collaboration. In June 2017, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump reinforced the strategic importance of bilateral energy cooperation, through …