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National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country. NAAC’s primary objective is to improve the quality of education ..
Tags: CAG • Education • NAAC • National Assessment and Accreditation Council • National Policy on Education
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
First Instalment of SDRF released
The Ministry of Finance recently released the first instalment of State Disaster Relief Fund. According to the Finance Ministry, the funds have been released early. The ministry released 50% of the amount, which is Rs 4,436.8 crores. According to the ..
Tags: agriculture and farmer welfare • CAG • Department of agriculture and cooperation • Disaster Management Act 2005 • notified disaster
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
CAG Report: Gujarat Tree Cover shrank between 2006 and 2017
The Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) recently submitted its reports at both the houses of the parliaments. According to the report, forest cover in Gujarat decreased between 2006 and 2017. Highlights The report says that the tree cover in the ..
Tags: CAG • Forest cover • Gujarat • Indian State Forest Report • Wetlands
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
GoI to increase public health care expenditure from 1.15% to 2.5% by 2025
On September 27, 2020, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan announced that Government of India is to increase the health care expenditure in the country by 2.5% of GDP by 2025. Currently, the government is spending 1.15% of GDP ..
Tags: 15th Finance Commission • CAG • GDP • Harsh Vardhan • Health
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Girish Chandra Murmu is the new CAG of India
The government has appointed Girish Chandra Murmu as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India with effect from August 8, 2020. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, prior to joining this post. Murmu has been sworn-in ..
Tags: CAG • GC Murmu • Rajiv Mehrishi
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Manoj Sinha is the new L-G of Jammu &Kashmir
Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Manoj Sinha has been appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The President of India has approved the resignation of the former LG Girish Chandra Murmu and has made the decision ..
Tags: CAG • girish chandra murmu • J&K • Jammu and Kashmir • LG