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Decision Review System in Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given its consent for using the Decision Review System (DRS) in the forthcoming five-Test series against England in...

November 13, 2016

Production of Coal Bed Methane {Standing Committee Report}

The Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (Chairperson Pralhad Joshi) has recently submitted its Fourteenth Report on ‘Production of Coal Bed Methane (CBM)’ Key recommendations Comprehensive policy:...

November 13, 2016

Green Wall Project?

China is good at building defensive walls. First is the Great Wall of China and second is the Three-North Shelterbelt Project which is also known as the Great...

November 13, 2016

Law Commission’s Activities Towards Customary and Personal Laws

This topic is in consonance with the ongoing debate on Law Commission’s questionnaire with respect to the abolishment of triple talaq and whether there should be reform and...

November 13, 2016

National Academic Depository (NAD)

National Academic Depository (NAD) was launched by the Ministry of Human Resources Development in September 2016. Background 2016-17 budget speech outlined a ‘Digital Depository’. NAD is a response to...

November 13, 2016

Recent Amendment of New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP)

The Ministry of Coal has recently amended the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP). The NCDP provides guidelines for the distribution and pricing of coal to for all sectors...

November 13, 2016

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)

On 19 August, 2016, the Union Government has notified National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for providing apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters in order to create more...

November 13, 2016

Report on Incentivising Production of Pulses

Ministry of Finance has released a report on ‘Incentivising Pulses Production through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and related policies’ submitted by the Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian. Background...

November 13, 2016

National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF)

In April 2016, India had formally ratified the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement, which aims at easing customs procedures to boost commerce. TFA was outcome of 9th Bali Ministerial...

November 13, 2016

Sports in Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-Sectors

The Union Finance Ministry has decided that sports infrastructure will be included under the harmonised master list of infrastructure sub-sectors. The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Affairs...

November 12, 2016

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