Rajasthan ranked 1st in free medicine scheme implementation under National Health Mission

The flagship scheme of Rajasthan government has topped the 16-state chart detailing implementation of the free medicine scheme i.e. run under the National Health Mission (NHM). The NHM assessed the performance of the states on the basis of effective implementation ..

Government relaxes norms for shares with differential voting rights

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended provisions relating to issue of shares with Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) provisions under Companies Act. This move is aimed at enabling promoters of Indian companies to retain control of their companies in ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Easing norms for Start-ups in India

To promote the startup culture in India, the Finance Ministry has made provisions for improving the start-up ecosystem by easing some financial norms.? What has happened? The Finance Ministry has simplified the entire process of assessment for the start-up entities ..

National Time Release Study

For the first time the Ministry of Finance conducting national Time Release Study (TRS) as part of its strategic commitment for improving global trade. Time Release Study TRS is an internationally recognized tool advocated by World Customs Organization to measure ..

Index of Eight Core Industries – June 2019

The government has released the data of the Index of Eight Core Industries for June 2019. The monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is a production volume index published to provide an advance estimate of the production performance by ..

NITI Aayog partners with WhatsApp to promote women entrepreneurs

Under the aegis of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), the NITI Aayog and has partnered with Facebook-owned WhatsApp to support and promote women entrepreneurs in India. Both will announce an annual calendar of events aimed at capacity building of women ..