The Bar Council of India (BCI) imposed a moratorium on opening new law colleges for a period of three years. The restriction, however, will not apply to National Law University, if proposed by a government in a State where there is no such varsity. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Besides, ...

Reserve Bank of India released the final ‘enabling framework for regulatory sandbox,’ taking into account inputs received after a consultation process that began in April. The framework will likely be a positive step for financial technology start-ups and companies looking to innovate in the fast ...

Swachh Nagar app launched for waste collection by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. The app will allow users to have waste — solid, wet or construction and demolition (C&D) — collected by their urban local bodies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Cleanliness survey ...

There have been reports in the media about Income Tax notices being issued to Durga Puja Committees in Kolkata. The reports also mention that Income Tax notices were sent to the Durga Puja Committee. It is unequivocally stated that the said reports are factually incorrect and are strongly denied. ...

Every year, August 13 is observed as World Organ Donation Day. The sole motto of celebrating this day is to inspire people to step up and donate organs to the ones who require them. In India, lakhs of people lose their lives due to the unavailability of organs. Hence, to speared awareness ...

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing & Urban Affairs launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020), the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) here today. Alongside, the Swachh ...

The fifth and last Fast Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard was launched at the Raja Bagan Dockyard Unit of premier warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The ship, to be commissioned as ICGS Kanaklata Barua, was launched at Yard 2117 by Veena Ajay Kumar, wife of ...

Indian girl Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup in the women’s category after the final round of the championship. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished second in the FIM Junior ...

Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar released patriotic song “Watan” produced by Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019 in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The song Watan pays tribute to New India. It highlights several path breaking initiatives of the ...

Indian naval ship INS Kolkata was unveiled at the Jamia Millia Islamia on the occasion of Independence Day. Students of the Jamia schools and university, joined by the faculty members, teachers and officials of these institutions, celebrated the 73rd Independence Day on the university campus. ...

Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced a new home loan product linked to the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate. In doing so, BoB has gone the State Bank of India way. Following the latest Monetary Policy Committee decision to cut rates by 35 basis points (bps), several state-run banks, including Union ...

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, will leada delegation of Chief Ministers of States and business representatives to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East from 11-13 August 2019, to explore investment opportunities and strike close partnerships with the Far East ...