NHRC Subject: National Organisations Context: ‘Torture’ of 28 prisoners: NHRC asks chief secy to report on action taken. 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 Act also provides for the creation of the State […]
SECURITIES APELLATE TRIBUNAL Subject: National Organisations Context : The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has asked markets regulator Sebi to pass final order in six months in a case related to CG Power and Industrial Solutions, wherein the company’s ex-chairman GautamThapar and three other former officials were banned from the securities market. Concept: SAT […]
CSIR -NEERI Subject: National Organisations Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) . Concept: The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 […]
NABARD Subject : National Organisations Context : RBI extends fresh support of ₹50,000 cr. to NABARD, others. Concept : About NABARD: It is an apex development and specialized bank established on 12 July 1982 by an act by the parliament of India. Its main focus is to uplift rural India by increasing the […]
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Subject : National Organisations Context :The Supreme Court told the government that interim appointments to the post of CBI Director cannot go on. Concept : Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating police agency in India. It functions under the superintendence of the of Personnel, Ministry of […]
CBDT Subject : National Organisations Context :A delay in appointing members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex body of the Income Tax Department, is puzzling the entire revenue service and tax bureaucracy. Concept : The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board […]
NATIONAL COMMISSION BACKWARD CLASSES Subject : National Organisations Context : Backward classes panel urges govt to carry out OBC count in Census . Concept : NCBC 102nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2018 provides constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). It has the authority to examine complaints and welfare measures regarding […]
NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT Subject : National organisations / Legislations Context : Parliament passes bill to set up National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. Concept : The NaBFID Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 22, 2021. The Bill seeks to establish the National Bank for Financing […]
UIDAI Subject: National Organisations Context: Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Concept: The Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI is an agency under the central government of India […]
COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA Subject: National Organisations Concept: Cotton Corporation of India was established in 1970 under Companies Act 1956. It’s a Government of India’s corporate agency, engaged in diverse activities related to trade, procurement, and export of cotton. CCI is governed by Textile Policy 1985 issued by Ministry of Textiles, Government of […]