Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)

Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) (Ministry of Finance) WHAT Recently the 35th GST Council meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister. HIGHLIGHTS Altogether, 12 Agenda items were discussed during the Council meeting, some of these items were of regular nature. One of the major decisions taken by the council is in regard to the location of the State and the Area Benches for the Goods…

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Modernization of Technology to Double the Farmer’s Income

Modernization of Technology to Double the Farmer’s Income (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) WHAT The Government has set a target of doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022. The Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income. This committee will also recommend a strategy to achieve the doubling of farmers’ income in real terms by the year 2022. The committee has, inter-alia, appreciated the role of…

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5th International Day of Yoga – 21st June 2019

5th INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA (Prime Minister’s Office) WHAT 21st June is celebrated globally as International Day of Yoga. The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga. THEME This year’s theme for the International Yoga Day in India is ‘Yoga for Heart Care’. As per the UN theme for the International Yoga Day is ‘Yoga for Climate Action’. BACKGROUND The idea of the…

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MoU for Empowerment of SC and ST Communities

Empower SC and ST Communities (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) WHAT In the presence Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Dr.Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) here today. The motives of this MoU is the empowerment of SC and ST communities through research on Dalit entrepreneurship, empowerment, skill development capacity building among…

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Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC)

Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), secured international equivalence for its accreditation programme for personnel certification bodies in the annual meetings of the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation in Singapore. NABCB signed the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) for its accreditation programme based on international standard. World Accreditation Day: 09 June 2019 MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT The objective of…

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Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

Financial Stability and Development Council (Ministry of Finance) WHAT The 20th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held today under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. HIGHLIGHTS The Meeting reviewed the current global and domestic economic situation and financial stability issues including, inter-alia, those concerning Banking and NBFCs. FinMin also discussed the problems faced by banks and non-bank lenders, stability of the financial sector…

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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (Ministry of Home Affairs) WHAT The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) met a 25-member delegation from the Gambia today. NDMA made a presentation on the global trends in disasters, the institutional mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction in India and the functioning of the Authority. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and reduce the causal factors…

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Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) (Ministry of Defence) WHAT Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will be co-hosting the 12th Capacity Building workshop with Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) on June 19-20, 2019. India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore. India has hosted this…

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World Day to combat desertification and drought

World Day to combat desertification and drought (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) WHAT India makes targets for real sustainable development and will lead in combating desertification. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance each June 17. THEME “Let’s Grow the Future Together” HIGHLIGHTS India will be hosting the fourteenth session of Conference of Parties (COP – 14) from 29th August – 14th September 2019. About…

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G20 Meeting on Energy Transitions & Global Environment for Sustainable Growth

G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) WHAT G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth being held in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The meeting is co-organized by the Ministry of the Environment and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under the Japanese G20 presidency is to be held from 15th to 16th June in 2019. India is implementing…

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