EPFO outreach programme Subject : National Bodies Section : Statutory body Concept : The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is going to organise a mass outreach programme in more than 700 districts on January 27. Named ‘Nidhi aapkenikat 2.0′, the programme aims to increase the EPFO’s presence in all the districts of the […]
Insurance sector needs 50000 Crores to double penetration Subject: National Bodies Concept: The Insurance sector needs to infuse approximately Rs 50,000 crore of capital every year in order to double penetration in the country, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India chairman Debasish Panda said. Panda also asked the insurance companies to come […]
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Subject: National bodies Content: ASCI’s goals include monitoring, administering and promoting standards of advertising practices in India with a view to: ensuring truthfulness and honesty of representations and claims made through advertising and safeguarding against misleading advertising. ensuring that advertising is not offensive to generally accepted […]
ORS Subject: National bodies Section: Food Context- Misuse of ‘ORS’ on beverage labels: FSSAI asks State food safety commissioners to take action Concept- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed State food safety commissioners to take action against brands that are misusing the term Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) on […]