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ESIC Honoured at Asia-Pacific Social Security Forum
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) recently gained recognition at the Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific, which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on...
Nepal-India Border Security Meeting Commences
A high-level meeting on border security has started in Kathmandu focused on managing cross-border crime and preventing the illegal entry of third-country nationals. Objectives of the Meeting The...
Nigeria Awards Modi Highest Civilian Honour
Nigeria bestowed its highest civilian award upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which marked Modi’s first official visit to Nigeria. The ceremony took place at Aso Rock Villa in...
Shigeru Ishiba Re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan
Japan’s political landscape has recently shifted. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faced important challenges in the last general election. However, Shigeru Ishiba has been re-elected as Prime Minister....
Ordinance on Water Issues
The Punjab Government approved the legislation of “The Punjab Water Resources (Management and Regulation) Ordinance 2019”. This has come against the backdrop of Overutilization of groundwater for the...
Government launched Good Governance Index
On December 25, 2019, Government of India launched Good Governance Index. Tamil Nadu topped in Good Governance Index. Highlights of the report The States and Union Territories were...
SEBI’s new regulations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has shortened the period for processing rights issues from the earlier 58 days to 31 days, and has also set...
NATGRID will come into operation by 2020
The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project will came into effect from December 31, 2020. It will enable multiple security and intelligence agencies a database related to immigration...
Defence Minister holds talks with Singapores Deputy PM
On 19 Nov, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat during which the two leaders agreed to take the defence cooperation...
Justice SA Bobde takes oath as 47th CJI
On 18 Nov, Justice SA Bobde administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind. He is appointed as 47th Chief Justice of India. Mr Bobde’s tenure...
Supreme Court strikes down amended Finance Act rules
On 13 Nov, the Supreme Court struck down rules in the amended Finance Act 2017 on tribunals and directed the government to reformulate fresh norms with respect to...
