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Civil Accounts Day – 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 ..
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Study on India’s Space Economy
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
CAG report: Irregularities in Defence Purchases
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
CAG report on Railways
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
GoI launches “Urban Forest” system
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Rajiv Mehrishi elected as external auditor of WHO
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 ..
Cabinet Approves the Creation of Sixth Deputy CAG Post
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create one post of Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General by abolishing one STS (Standard and Testing Staff) level post in the Office of the Comptroller Auditor General of India. Related Information The ..
Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019
Rajiv Mehrishi, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for the year 2019. The United Nations Panel of Auditors consists of External Auditors of the United Nations and its ..