Parliament passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill

Parliament has passed National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with the Lok Sabha approving it on 26 November 2019. The bill was already passed by Rajya Sabha on 6 August 2019. The Bill will now be placed before President ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

7th Edition of MITRA SHAKTI to be held in Pune

The Seventh Edition of the joint military training exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise Mitra Shakti will be conducted at the Foreign Training Node (FTN), Pune from 1st December 2019. The two-week-long military training exercise ..

Parliament passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019

Parliament has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it by a voice vote on 26 November 2019. The bill was already passed by the 17th Lok Sabha on 5 August 2019. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Kartavya Portal launched as a part of Nagrik Kartavya Palan Abhiyan

Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD), Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched a website, kartavya.ugc.ac.in , on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Constitution of India on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. The government has decided to run a year-long ..

Cabinet approves India-Saudi Arabia Agreement on Strategic Partnership Council

Union Cabinet headed Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Post Facto the Agreement signed by Prime Minister for establishment of Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince Mohammed ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Cabinet approves MoU signed between India and Myanmar

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday, November 27, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed on bilateral cooperation between India and Myanmar for the prevention of human trafficking in persons, recovery, rescue, re-integration and, repatriation ..