On 21st August 2020, the Central Government has constituted a National Council for Transgender Persons. The Council has been constituted in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019). Definition of Transgender Person As per the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, …
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National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. A large number of applications were received for National Sports Awards 2020, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma (former Judge of Supreme Court of India) and other members comprising of eminent sportspersons, persons having …
On 20th August 2020, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri released the rankings for Swachh Survekshan 2020. The 2020 Survekshan marks the completion of 5th edition of the largest urban sanitation survey. Swachh Survekshan 2020 surveyed a total of 4242 cities, 62 Cantonment Boards and 97 Ganga Towns and saw an unprecedented participation of 1.87 crore …
On 20th August 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Modi approved creation of National Recruitment Agency (NRA), paving the way for a transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs. NRA will conduct Common Eligibility Test to screen/shortlist candidates for the Group B and C (non-technical) posts and will provide a …
In August 2020, there has been news that, India is negotiating with 13 countries, including Australia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore, to establish separate bilateral air bubble arrangements for international flight operations. Further, India already has such agreements with USA, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar and Maldives. This post explains the concept of …
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