Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Big data analytical tools to improve official statistics
The government has proposes to set up a ‘National Data Warehouse’ with a view to leveraging big data analytical tools to further improve the quality of macro-economic aggregates.
SEBI norms to reward whistle blowers
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed rules that will allow employees to expose fraud and wrongdoing in a company and get a reward for it.
PET project to cut virgin plastic use
Global sportswear giant Adidas aims at eliminating the use of virgin plastics in its products by 2024.
All States, Union Territories can now set up Foreigners Tribunals
Under the backdrop of NCR in Assam, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has laid out specific guidelines to detect, detain and deport foreign nationals staying illegally across the country.
Draft NEP proposes formal education from age of three
Draft National Education Policy has projected an expansion of the Right to Education Act to cover the three years of preschool before Class 1.
Nirbhaya squad
The Nashik police in Maharashtra have set up a ‘Nirbhaya squad’ to check incidents of eve-teasing and harassment of women.
Sukhoi upgradation with BrahMos
After the Balakot air strikes, the government decided to fast-track arming over 40 Sukhoi fighter jets with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
Chandrayaan-2 mission
Chandrayaan-2, the country’s first moon lander and rover mission, is a month away from launch as ISRO marked mid-July for the take-off and kept the launch window open from July 9 to 16.
Haryana government withdraws EBPG quota, what does it mean?
The Haryana government has withdrawn its quotas of posts kept reserved under the Economically Backward Persons in General Category (EBPG) and Backward Class (Block-C) in government jobs and state-run educational institutions.