National
Government to launch SAMPADA scheme for food processing
The Union Ministry of Food Processing is going to launch Scheme for Agro-Marine Produce Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters (SAMPADA) for food processing sector..............Read More
Justice Malviya Committee submits its report on draft Ganga Act
The Committee, constituted to prepare draft Ganga Act, submitted its report to the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The Chairman of the committee is Justice Girdhar Malviya (Retd), who is associated with Ganga conservation movement...............Read More
Government launches URJA MITRA app
The Union Ministry of Power has launched URJA MITRA app for empowering citizens by real time information sharing on power supply...............Read More
International
Cabinet approves MoU for establishment of BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection
The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Establishment of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Grid Interconnection”...............Read More
Amnesty International released Death Penalty Report 2016
The Amnesty International released the Death Penalty Report 2016. As per the report, at least 1,032 people were executed in 23 countries in 2016. In 2015, Amnesty International recorded 1,634 executions in 25 countries worldwide...............Read More
G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy held in Germany
The G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. Ministers responsible for the digital economy from G20 countries had participated in it...............Read More
Science and Technology
Belle-II detector system integrated with powerful SuperKEKB accelerator
The High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK) completed the ‘rolling-in’ of the Belle-II experiment in Tsukuba, Japan...............Read More
New Appointments
Justice Gita Mittal appointed as acting Chief justice of Delhi High Court
Justice Gita Mittal, the senior-most judge of Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the acting Chief justice of Delhi High Court with effect from April 14...............Read More
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