The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that policing has ...

The next “Hunar Haat”, which has proved to be a credible brand of handmade indigenous products of master artisans and craftsmen, will be organised from 24th August in Jaipur. This will be the first “Hunar Haat” of the Government. Earlier, lakhs of artisans and craftsmen have been provided ...

“We not only have to provide right food, but also ensurethat there isstrict implementation of laws and the compliance of standards to assure that citizens have safe and wholesome food.”This was stated by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare at the inauguration of the first ...

Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that Competition Commission of India (CCI) should ensure Indian enterprises are safeguarded from abuse by entities operating from other jurisdictions. Smt. Sitharaman was speaking at the 10th anniversary celebrations of ...

Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) will launch two sub shows ‘Indusfood-Tech’ and ‘Indusfood-Chem’ in the forthcoming 2020 edition to be held in NCR Delhi next January. This will establish Indusfood as a fully integrated food processing lifecycle event. Over 1500 top distributors, retailers, ...

The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh held a meeting with the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and other senior officials from his Ministry. Also present at the meeting were representatives of High Level Group on Health Sector set up by the ...

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the first World Youth Conference on Kindness in New Delhi on August 23, 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Addressing the gathering, the President said that Mahatma Gandhi was not just a great leader and visionary, he was one who ...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary, Pakistan now faces being put on the “blacklist” of the FATF’s Asia affiliate, the Asia-Pacific Group (APG), that will conclude its meetings in Canberra, Australia on 23 August, 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 While the two processes are ...

All lanes in the fee plazas shall be declared as FASTag lane of fee plaza by December 1, 2019, according to a road ministry circular reviewed by Mint. FASTag is an electronic toll connection device installed in the vehicle to enable drivers to drive through toll plazas without having to stop. The ...

The powerful winds carried the smoke from the Amazon forest fires burning nearly 1,700 miles away. Almost 73,000 fires have been detected by Brazil's space research center INPE, according to Reuters. The smoke has traveled from the fires blazing in the Brazilian states of Rondônia and Amazon and ...

Supreme Court on 22 August, 2019 challenging the newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through 'triple talaq' among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The fresh plea has been filed by Jamiat ...

The rupee on 23 August declined below the 72 mark against the US currency in opening session due to continued foreign fund outflows and losses in the equity markets. The rupee fell by 22 paise to trade at a nine-month low of 72.03 against the US dollar in early session. The rupee traded in a range ...