SEZ Bill
The Lok Sabha on passed the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Jal Shakti Scheme
The Centre is set to initiate the Jal Shakti Abhiyan is to be initiated by the Govt to expedite rainwater harvesting and conservation and bore well recharge activities in 255 water-stressed districts from July 1.
“Additional draft exclusion list” of NRC consist 1.02 lakh people
The office of the Coordinator for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has published the list.
Student satellites
Up to 75 tiny satellites built by students of Indian universities could fly to the skies between late next year and 2022 in batches.
India and U.S. resolve to work through their trade differences
India and the U.S. resolved to work through their differences which have led to an impasse on trade issues.
UNSC non-permanent seat
India has won the unanimous support of all countries in the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group at the United Nations in support of its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term in 2021-22.
Payments data must be saved locally: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that payment system providers need to store entire payments data in a system only in India.
RBI begins monitoring HFCs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has started monitoring the of housing finance companies (HFCs) on a daily basis after the liquidity crisis hit these firms, resulting in defaults.
Washington is coercing India: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
The Chairman of the U.S House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), Eliot Engel, wrote to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, saying there was a growing view that the Trump administration was coercing India on various fronts rather than negotiating with it.
U.S. Secretary of State Visit
India will press its case for a waiver of United States’ sanctions on the $5.4 billion Russian S-400 Triumf anti-missile deal, but will discuss Washington’s concerns over the issue during talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.