Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, was passed by Parliament in May, 2005 and received Presidential assent on the 23rd of June, 2005. The act envisages that the SEZs...
Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) has been launched in March, 2017 for developing export linked infrastructure in states with a view to promote outbound shipments. This scheme...
The Union Ministry of Power has launched URJA MITRA app for empowering citizens by real time information sharing on power supply. The app is a first of its...
Parliament has passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. It is the first national HIV law in South...
The Union Government has set up an ‘Inter- Ministerial Monitoring-cum-Coordination Committee’ to monitor the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme. UDAN is regional air connectivity scheme (RCS)...
Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme is a web enabled system created by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). The scheme was launched to address the grievances of consumers with respect to the...
India and Georgia have singed a Joint Statement on the launching of the Joint Feasibility Study on the Free Trade Agreement between both countries. The statement was signed...
The Union Government has reduced the number of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) from 66 to 28 umbrella schemes, effective from the financial year 2016-17. These schemes were reduced...
Major Government schemes and Institutions under Ministry of Agriculture are as follows: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) was launched from 1.04.2016...
123451. With reference to Parliamentary terminology, how "closure" is different from "Guillotine"? While Closure ends a debate, Guillotine ends a session While Closure is preceded by a motion,...