Subject : National Organisation Context : Guidelines to the government to improve women’s participation in the workforce would be issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) soon. Concept : National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): It is a statutory body established on 12th October, 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The […]
Subject : National Organisation Context : National Green Tribunal restricts use of firecrackers for all festivals this year. Concept : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a specialized body that was formed under the NGT Act, 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases that are related to the protection and conservation of the environment, […]
Subject : National Organisations Context : Google will be probed by India’s Competition Commission for allegedly ‘abusing dominance’ to push its payments app. Concept : Competition Commission of India Competition Commission of India is a statutory body responsible for enforcing the objectives of the Competition Act, 2002. CCI has been established by the Central Government […]
Subject : National Organisation Context : WhatsApp has developed a payment feature using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Concept : National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) It is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of Reserve Bank […]
Subject: National Organization Context: The central cooperative NAFED will soon begin importing onions in a bid to tame soaring prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister said recently. Concept: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED), established in 1958, is registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act. Nafed was setup with the object to […]
Subject: National Organization Context: India is much safer against tsunami threat than it was in 2004, because of the state-of-the-art tsunami early warning system established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS) according to INCOIS director. Concept: INCOIS (an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth sciences) is also providing tsunami advisories to […]
Subject: National Organisation Context: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), which has been non-operational for nearly two months now, will continue to remain so for at least four more weeks. Concept: Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). CERC is a regulator of the power sector in India. It intends to promote competition, efficiency and economy in […]
Subject: National Organisation Context: Enforcement directorate questioned former J&K CM regarding misappropriation of funds. Concept: It is a Multi Disciplinary Organization mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). In the year 1957, this Unit […]
Subject : National Organisation Context : Delhi High Court has given two weeks time to NBSA to decide on complaints filed against it. Concept : National Broadcasting Standards Authority News Broadcasting Standards Authority is an independent body set up by the News Broadcasters Association. Its task is to consider and adjudicate upon complaints about broadcasts. […]
Subject: National Organization Context: ICMR chief has said that India is taking 100 days as the cutoff period in the identification of reinfection of novel coronavirus cases. Concept: Indian Council of Medical Research Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. ( […]