World Children’s Day observed on November 20

The World Children’s Day also known as Universal Children’s Day is observed every year across the world on 20th November. The purpose of this day is to improve child welfare worldwide, promote and celebrate children’s rights and promote togetherness and awareness amongst all children. This day is promoted and coordinated by United Nations Children’s Fund ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Children's rights • Convention on the Rights of the Child • Days and Events • Declaration of Rights of the Child • UNCIEF • World Children's Day

NITI Aayog’s concerns on Vehicle Scrappage Policy

The Ministry of Road and Transport Highways recently released Draft Guidelines for Vehicle Scrapping Facility. The guidelines include land requirements, scrapping procedures, criteria for scrapping of vehicles. It applies to all automobile collection centers, vehicle owners, required audits and finances. The federal policy think tank on November 21, 2019, raised concerns on implementation of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Topics: Automobile Sector • Economic growth • Ministry of Road Transport & Highways • NITI Aayog • Policy • Vehicle • Vehicle Scrappage Policy

GoI to expand WHO’s 3S programme in the country

The Government of India will expand the 3S programme-Smart Safety Surveillance of WHO in the country. The expansion is being done to make sure the vaccines distributed under universal immunization programme are safe and also to optimize post-marketing surveillance of priority drugs. 3S Programme in India The programme was introduced by WHO (World Health Organization) ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: 3S programme • CDSCO • Health • India-WHO • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Rotavirus • WHO

November 20: World COPD Day-marked by WHO

The WHO (World Health Organization) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) organizes World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day on the third Wednesday of November every year. It was first launched in 1997 by WHO, GOLD and other institutes in the US. This year the day is marked to create awareness in ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Air pollution • Chronic Respiratory Disease • Delhi pollution • Health • India-WHO • WHO • World’s most polluted cities

Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Parliament passed Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after it was approved by Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 to change provisions related to composition of Trustees of memorial and termination of trustee. It was earlier passed in Lok Sabha in August 2019. Features of Bill It ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: Bills and Amendments • CLAT • History • Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial • Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill • Parliament