Transfers of Chief Justices at Different High Courts In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Navin Sinha, Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, as the Chief Justice of… Read More »
Transfers of Judges in the Different High Courts In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei, Judge of the Gauhati High Court, as a Judge of the Tripura… Read More »
Pelican Signaling System The Government has introduced Pelican Signaling System in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi Police has installed Pelican Signals at 39 locations in the NCT of Delhi to facilitate the pedestrians to cross the road safely. In this Signaling System, the pedestrian green light is activated once a request is registered… Read More »
Simplifying Organ Donor Law and Procedures New Delhi, 10th May, 2016 Dialysis and Renal Transplantation are two treatment options for patients with end stage renal disease condition. As per available information, transplantation is usually the first line of treatment for such patients. As compared with dialysis, Transplantation is considered more effective in improving the quality… Read More »
Action plan for Tobacco-free states Government has taken measures including, inter alia, the following to discourage the consumption of tobacco products: (i) Enactment of the “Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, (COTPA) 2003”. (ii) Ratification of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.… Read More »
Plans of Government to render black money and fake notes circulating in the market ineffective The Government has not issued any guidelines regarding minimising daily financial transactions in cash to curb money laundering, black money and so on. However, the plans of Government to render black money and fake notes circulating in the market ineffective… Read More »
Ranking of Higher Education Institutions The Ministry of HRD has ranked top 100 Universities, 100 Engineering, 50 Management and 50 Pharmacy colleges in the country based on National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The details of these are available at NIRF websitehttps://www.nirfindia.org/Ranking. No proposal to conduct independent evaluation of these institutions and universities and to… Read More »
Environment Minister launches Web-Based Application on Integrated Waste Management System The Government has launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) – www.iwms.nic.in for better management of waste. Launching the application here today, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said that it will provide an… Read More »
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Date: 06-May-2016 Policy/Guidelines to Promote Cashless Transactions Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions on Credit/Debit card transactions – Security and Risk mitigation measures to enhance the security of card transactions (including card based online transactions) and Security and Risk Mitigation measures for electronic payment… Read More »
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance Date: 06-May-2016 Insertion of Rule 141-A after Rule-141 in General Financial Rules (GFR), 2005 for proposed creation of One Stop Government e-Marketplace (GeM) by Directorate General Supply and Disposal (DGS&D). Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance has added a New Rule 141-A in the General Financial Rules(GFR)… Read More »