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NCPCR issues guidelines for protection of child artistes
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NCPCR issues guidelines for protection of child artistes

Science & Tech 26/06/22 08:19 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Unveiling draft guidelines covering children working in the entertainment industry, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said children should not work for more than 27 strai Read More...

Roe v. Wade ruling
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Roe v. Wade ruling

Science & Tech 26/06/22 08:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramati Read More...

Bharat New Car Assessment Programme
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Bharat New Car Assessment Programme

Science & Tech 26/06/22 07:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification whereby it is proposed to insert a new rule 126E in CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 regarding the Bharat New Car Assess Read More...

Revised Swachh Certification Protocols to sustain Open Defecation Free Status across Urban India
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Revised Swachh Certification Protocols to sustain Open Defecation Free Status across Urban India

Science & Tech 26/06/22 07:51 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA),has launched the Revised Swachh Certification Protocols for ODF, ODF+, ODF++, and Water+ certif Read More...

2022 UN Ocean Conference
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2022 UN Ocean Conference

Science & Tech 26/06/22 07:43 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh left for Portugal to take part in the “2022 UN Ocean Conference” at Lisbon from 27th of June to 1s Read More...

Niti Aayog CEO
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Niti Aayog CEO

Science & Tech 26/06/22 07:33 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Department of Personnel and Training announced recently that Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog Read More...

Card Tokenisation
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Card Tokenisation

Science & Tech 26/06/22 07:26 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently extended the deadline for merchants to delete the card storage data of their customers under the card-on-file tokenisation system by three months till Septemb Read More...

Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau
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Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau

Science & Tech 25/06/22 13:26 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Tapan Deka has been appointed the new chief of the central intelligence agency. He will replace incumbent Arvind Kumar after his tenure comes to an en Read More...

Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta appointed Director General of NIA
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Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta appointed Director General of NIA

Science & Tech 25/06/22 13:22 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Former Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta was appointed as the new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), an anti-terror probe agency formed after the 26/11 attack in Mumbai.' Directo Read More...

Regulating misleading advertisements
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Regulating misleading advertisements

Science & Tech 25/06/22 07:33 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Consumer protection laws in India have undergone major changes in the past few years. One area that lacked specific guidance but was covered under the Act related to misleading advertisements.' Th Read More...