Seva Bhoj Yojna Why in news? Union Ministry of Culture has launched- ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’– a scheme to reimburse central share of CGST and IGST on food, prasad, langar or bhandara offered by religious...
Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Why in news? The administrative control of Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been transferred to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Finance Ministry. So far, it...
Govt. plans ‘ISRO-like’ ocean mission Why in news? Looking to emulate the success of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in designing and launching satellites, the Centre has drawn up a five-year, Rs. 8,000...
Changing the name of the State Why in news? The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. The...
Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill Why in news? The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that seeks to punish bribe-givers and bribe-takers. The Bill provides for jail terms of three...
National Register of Citizens (NRC) Why in news? The Centre is all set to amend the rules that would enable residents whose names don’t feature in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to file...
e-Pragati Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched ‘e-Pragati core platform’ .e-Pragati, a forward-looking digital initiative, is aimed at connecting the citizen to 34 departments, 336 autonomous organisations and 745-plus services. Through this project, the...
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 Why in news? The Bill to award the death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 will be introduced in the monsoon session...
Lynching Why in news? Asking whether the people of India have lost their tolerance for one another, the Supreme Court condemned the recent spate of lynchings as “horrendous acts of mobocracy” and told Parliament...
Vikas Engine Why in news? All three satellite launch vehicles of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are set to add muscle to their spacecraft lifting power in upcoming missions this year. The space...
