BHAKRA DAM DISPUTE
WHY IT IS IN NEWS?Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are locked in a legal wrangle over payment of compensation relating to Bhakra-Nangal and Beas power projects.The Supreme Court…
Sub-Categorisation Panel
WHY IT IN NEWS?President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed a commission to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to ensure that the more backward among…
China ignores a yearly practice
Why it in news?China has not invited India for the ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to commemorate its National Day on…
Banks asked to enable core banking in Hindi
Why it in news?The Home Ministry has asked all banks, private and public sector, to enable their core banking facility in Hindi.Significance banks have been asked to update databases…
SC quashes order clearing accused in T.N. Ponzi scam
Why it in news?The Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order quashing criminal proceedings against S. Natarajan, now a director in the Sriram Group, in the…
Future of Coal in India
Why in News? India embarking on an ambitious journey to achieve renewable energy capacity of 175 gigawatt (GW) by 2022 Creating questions on relevance of coal in the present…
SC on Firecrackers
Apex court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till 1 November
Hortinet
HortinetIntegrated traceability system developed by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)providing Internet based electronic services to the stakeholders for facilitating farm registration, testing and certification…
GeneXpert
GeneXpertDiagnostic test for Detecting TB and Multi Drug resistant TBCartridge based nucleic acid amplification test, automated diagnostic test that can identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) DNA and resistance to…
Finance Act 2017 may curtail NGT’s independence
Finance Act 2017 may curtail NGT’s independence The Finance Act 2017 has made major changes in the appointment procedures for chairpersons and members of the numerous tribunals, including the…