The Union Government has proposed setting up Financial Data Management Centre (FDMC) based on recommendation of a committee set up under the Department of Economic Affairs (DEC). The...
President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016, to enable industries to pay wages by cheque or credit into the bank accounts of...
Colombia’s Congress passed a law granting amnesty to Marxist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels as part of historic peace deal reached between rebels and Government. The...
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved six Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 1,200 crore. Decision in this regard was taken by FIPB meeting headed...
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed two unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers pertain to the Information Technology and automobile sectors. The international transactions...
Union Government launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative to strengthen health centres in open defecation-free (ODF) blocks. The objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centres in...
1. Nedumkayam, which has become the India’s first cashless and digital tribal colony, is in which state/union territory? [A]Kerala [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Puducherry [D]Andhra Pradesh Answer: NedumkayamNotes: Nedumkayam, Nilambur...
The Palestinian Authority (PA), formally known as the Palestinian National Authority, is the provisional administrative structure established to exercise limited self-government in specific areas of the West Bank...
The Panama Canal is one of the most significant infrastructural achievements in modern engineering, providing a crucial maritime passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Traversing the narrow...
The pancreas is a vital organ of the digestive and endocrine systems in vertebrates, performing an essential dual role in nutrient digestion and metabolic regulation. In humans it...
