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Sexual harassment at workplace: Developments post Vishaka Judgement

Sexual harassment at the workplace has always been one of the central issues of the women’s movement in India since a long time. In the earlier times, women...

June 7, 2017

Hoshiar Singh Appointed as Chief of Copyrights office

Hoshiar Singh, a 1994 batch officer of the Indian Telecom Service has been appointed as Registrar of Copyrights for a period of five years as per the recent order issued...

June 7, 2017

Various Issues Around Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is the process of removing or cutting some or all of the external female genitalia.   The ritual is practiced as pre-emptive...

June 7, 2017

India signs Agreement to provide $318 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka

India has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide USD 318 million as line of credit for developing Sri Lanka’s railway sector. The agreement was signed between Sri...

June 7, 2017

UP Board to have NCERT Books from Next Academic Year

The Uttar Pradesh state government has planned to replace textbooks meant for Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board with the ones published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)...

June 7, 2017

Finance Ministry asks Ministries to decide on FDI proposals within 60 Days

The finance Ministry has asked all those ministries tasked with clearing foreign direct investment proposals in the 12 sectors that require government’s nod to take a decision on such...

June 7, 2017

Kerala Government implements Green Protocol for making Weddings more Nature Friendly

Kerala State government has come out with a green protocol to make the weddings in the state more nature-friendly. Salient Highlights As per the protocol, plastic and other non-biodegradable...

June 6, 2017

Sachin to become part of the UN Campaign Highlighting Role of Father's in Child's Development

Sachin Tendulkar will join other global celebrities like Rahul Dravid, David Beckham, Novak Djokovic, Academy Award winning American actor Mahershala Ali, British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton and...

June 6, 2017

Sher Bahadur Deuba elected as 40th Prime Minister of Nepal

Sher Bahadur Deuba,70, has been elected as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. He was the only candidate who contested in the election as the main opposition party...

June 6, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: June 6, 2017

1. The first-ever United Nations Oceans Conference has started in which country? [A] France[B] United States[C] Germany[D] United Kingdom Show Answer Correct Answer: B [United States] Notes:The United...

June 6, 2017

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