Page-10 of GKToday Archives: November, 2019
Maharashtra has the Highest Number of Cases Registered under the POCSO Act from 2015 to 2017
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply to Rajya Sabha provided the information regarding the total number of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 as ..
U.S Government amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 in support of Hong Kong protestors
The United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, signed two legislations that amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 and supports the pro-democracy protesters of Hong Kong. The bills amended are: 1)Hong Kong Human Rights ..
Authorised capital of Food Corporation of India increased to Rs.10000 cr from Rs.3500 cr
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved increasing authorized capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI) from existing Rs.3,500 crore to Rs.10,000 crore. CCEA was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Key Highlights FCI’s operations require maintaining perpetual stock of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
How the Hong Kong Protests Started?
Hong Kong is a special administrative region under the People’s Republic of China since 1997. In 1842, after the end of the First Opium War, Hong Kong became a part of the British colony. After the end of the Second ..
Cabinet approves MoUs with Saudi Arabia to combat smuggling of narcotic drugs
Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) between Republic of India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in field of combating illicit trafficking and smuggling of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Chemical Precursors. Highlights of MoU ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Cabinet approves loan waiver of worth Rs.4 Cr against Sikkim Mining Corporation
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved waiver of repayment of loan and interest thereon, of nearly worth Rs.4 crore outstanding against Sikkim Mining Corporation (SMC) including interest accrued on total amount from 1 April 2019, till this approval ..