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Civil Accounts Day – 2023

March 3, 2023

The Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) celebrated its 47th Civil Accounts Day on March 1, 2023. The occasion marks the establishment of the ICAS in 1976, separating the maintenance of accounts of the Union Government from audit. Let’s explore this ..

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Study on India’s Space Economy

March 30, 2022

Two premier research and educational institutions have released a study shedding light on the space economy of India. Even as India’s space programme expanded by leaps and bounds, the parameters surrounding it are vague. Overview: This study is a first-of-its-kind ..

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CAG report: Irregularities in Defence Purchases

September 24, 2020

On September 23, 2020, the Comptroller and Auditor General submitted its report on Defence Ministry to both the houses of the Parliament. Key findings of the Report The modernisation of Mi-17 medium lift helicopters that was proposed in 2002 has ..

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CAG report on Railways

September 24, 2020

On September 23, 2020, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India submitted its report on Indian Railways in the Parliament. The report was tabled in both the houses of the Parliament. The report was titled “Assessment and Utilisation of Locomotives ..

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GoI launches “Urban Forest” system

July 3, 2020

On July 2, 2020, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar inaugurate urban forest at Comptroller Auditor General Office in Delhi. Highlights Around 1200 saplings of 59 indigenous species were planted. The main objective of the ..

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Rajiv Mehrishi elected as external auditor of WHO

June 4, 2019

Rajiv Mehrishi, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Indiam has been elected as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for four years from 2020 to 2023. He was elected at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva ..