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National Human Rights Commission celebrates Silver Jubilee
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) celebrated Silver Jubilee (25 years) on October 12, 2018. NHRC was set up on October 12, 1993. The silver Jubilee celebrations were held in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the function and appreciated role of NHRC. NHRC also released special silver jubilee logo and commissioned documentary titled ‘NHRC: 25 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Government Organisations • Human rights • Naredra Modi • National Human Rights Commission • NHRC • Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Government reconstitutes Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). This comes after tenure of the last EPCA expired on October 3, 2018. Key Facts Former IAS officers Bhure Lal will continue to be Chairman of reconstituted EPCA. The other members of the 20-member re-constituted ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Environment • Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority • EPCA • Government Organisations • National • NCR Delhi
Government sanctions 5 new battalions of Rapid Action Force
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned five new battalions of anti-riot and crowd control Rapid Action Force (RAF). These new battalions will be stationed at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesg), Hajipur (Bihar), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Mangalore (Karnataka) and Nuh (Haryana). With these, the total number of RAF battalions in the country has gone up to 15. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: 5 new battalions • CRPF • Government Organisations • Home Ministry • Internal Secuirty • National • Rapid Action Force • Uttar Pradesh
K S Srinivas appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority
IAS officer K S Srinivas has taken over as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). Prior to this appoitment, he had served as Joint Secretary in Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare in Ministry of Agriculture. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) MPEDA is a nodal coordinating state owned agency engaged in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Persons in News
Topics: appointments • fisheries sector • Government Organisations • K S Srinivas • Marine Products Export Development Authority • MPEDA • Persons in News
Environment Ministry official to chair Animal Welfare Board of India
Government has notified that Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory advisory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF) will now be permanently chaired by a senior MoEF official. Recently, new Board of 18 members, chaired by Sharad Singh Negi, Special Secretary and Director-General (Forests), MoEF came into effect for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: Animal Welfare Board of India • Environment • Government Organisations • National