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ITBP Recruitment 2018 for Sub Inspector (Telecom), Head Constable Posts

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has invited online applications from qualified candidates for Sub Inspector (Telecom), Head Constable posts in the organisation. The candidates will be selected on the...

September 27, 2018

Begging in India: Various Issues and Legal Recourses

In August 2018, Delhi High Court decriminalized beggary by striking down some sections of the Bombay Prevention of Beggary Act, 1959, as extended to Delhi. Background Begging is...

September 27, 2018

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: September 26

The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed every year on 26 September across the world. The day aims to provide an occasion for...

September 27, 2018

Government launches online platform for Agmark quality certification

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched online software for processing applications Agmark quality certification mark for agricultural products. It was launched by Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan...

September 27, 2018

Lateral Entry into the Civil Services

Recently, the government has proposed lateral entry into the civil services. While there are several concerns, the idea is neither totally new nor an anathema that should be...

September 27, 2018

Cabinet approves conversion of GSTN into government entity

The Union Cabinet has approved conversion of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) into government-owned company. Government will now own 100% of GSTN which is IT backbone to...

September 27, 2018

India becomes first and only SAARC country to have a quit-line number on tobacco products

India has become the first and only SAARC country to have a quit-line number on tobacco products. The Union Health Ministry has already made 85% pictorial health warning...

September 27, 2018

2018 World Tourism Day (WTD)

The World Tourism Day (WTD) is observed every year on September 27 to raise awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural,...

September 27, 2018

Union Cabinet approves National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP) 2018 which aims to provide universal broadband connectivity at 50 megabit per second (MBPS) to every citizen....

September 27, 2018

SBI Caps appointed as transaction adviser to Ministry of Defence

For the first time, the Defence Ministry has appointed a transaction adviser and a legal adviser for procurement projects under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model. SBI Caps [Capital...

September 27, 2018

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