Panel set up by PMO to mitigate COVID-19 and restore normalcy after 21 Days Lock Down

On March 29, 2020 the Prime Minister Office constituted a high-level panel to restore normalcy after 21 days of normalcy. The high-level committee is to suggest measures to improve health-care, reduce miseries and put the economy back on track. Highlights The committee is to work under the chairmanship of P K Mishra, principal secretary of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Committee • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Department of Economic Affairs • Dr. P.K. Mishra • NITI Aayog • PM Modi • Welfare Schemes

National Green Tribunal forms committee to stop illegal groundwater extraction

Expressing concern over depleting groundwater levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to formulate steps required to prevent illegal extraction of groundwater. NGT’s decision was take in response to hearing of a plea filed by a city resident, Shailesh Singh seeking action against depleting groundwater levels in nation and prevention of ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Central Ground Water Authority • Central Pollution Control Board • Committee • CPCB Report • Groundwater Depletion • Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel • National Green Tribunal • NGT Chairperson • Union Ministry of Water Resources

President to preside over PM-headed panel on Gandhi 150th birth Anniversary

President Ram Nath Kovind will preside over first meeting of National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019. The committee is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has 114 members on board including Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, former Prime Ministers and Chief Justice of India, Lok Sabha Speaker, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Committee • Events • Mahatma Gandhi • National • President

Union Government forms task force to expedite work on inter-linking of rivers

Union Government on 14 April 2015 constituted a task force on interlinking of rivers in the country. The Task Force will be chaired by former Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources B N Navalawala and comprises experts and senior officials. Terms of References of Task Force Take up all issues related to expediting the work ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015

Topics: Committee • Current Affairs 2016 • Government Policy

Unoin Government sets up committee on NATGRID

Union Government has set up a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data and intelligence sharing by various government agencies with the proposed real-time intelligence sharing set up National Intelligence grid (NATGRID). Members: It will be headed by the Union Home Secretary. While the chiefs of all intelligence agencies and investigating units will ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014

Topics: Committee • Committee on NATGRID • National Intelligence grid (NATGRID)