‘Dennis’ storm hits UK and France

The United Kingdom recently witnessed a devastating storm named ‘Dennis’, after which the weather agency of the country issued a Danger to life warning. There were widespread flooding and heavy winds across the country. In the last 48 hours, as ..

3rd High Level Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Stockholm

The 3rd High Level Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety has been recently hosted in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. India’s Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs, Nitin Gadkari is to represent India. The theme of ..

India emerged as 5th largest economy in 2019

World Population Review, a US-based think tank, recently stated in its report that India emerged as the world’s fifth largest economy in 2019, with a GDP of $ 2.94 trillion. India has overtaken the UK and France, to be placed ..

CBIC initiates collection of district-wise data on origin of export goods

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has recently started to capture district-wise data on origin of export goods. This proposed export information will provide a comprehensive statistical input about the importance of each district, to policymakers. Hence ..

15th Finance Commission constitutes expert group on farm exports

The 15th Finance Commission (FFC) recently set up a High level expert group on farm exports. The group is to be headed by the Chairman and Managing director of ITC, Sanjiv Puri. The committee comprises various members including Former agriculture ..

Centre and World Bank signs loan agreement to support Atal Bhujal Yojana

The Indian government and the World Bank recently signed a USD 450 million loan agreement to support the national programme Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY). The National programme was launched with an objective of arresting the groundwater depletion and strengthening groundwater institutions. The ..

Uber integrated with Himmat app

Taxi hailing app Uber recently announced that it has integrated with the Himmat application of Delhi Police. Under this partnership, Uber and Delhi Police distributed nearly 1,000 Himmat QR Verification Cards to driver partners. The passenger can report their journey ..

Bird-ringing station to be built in Bihar

The first Bird-ringing station of the country, set up with support of a state government, is to be built in the state of Bihar. This is the fourth such facility in the country. The station, whose main centre is to ..

Sushil Chandra named as nominee for proposed Delimitation Commission for J&K

Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has been named as the nominee for the proposed Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir, by the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, after a request from the government. As per the J-K Reorganisation Act, 2019, the number of ..

ECI gets ‘Silver’ award for ‘Excellence in Government Process re-engineering for Digital transformation’

The Election Commission of India was awarded ‘Silver’ award for ‘Excellence in Government Process re-engineering for Digital transformation’ from the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), during the 23rd National Conference on e-Governance held at Mumbai. The award ..