What is the Dam Safety Act? Main Objective The Act proposes to help all states and Union Territories adopt uniform dam safety procedures. It provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of all specified dams across the country. These …
What’s in the news? A national survey carried out by HelpAge India, a not-for-profit organization in India, has shown that 47% of elderly people are economically dependent on their families for income and 34% relied on pensions and cash transfers. …
About PLFS In India, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been quinquennially (over a period of five years) collecting data on employment and unemployment but from 2017 onwards, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched by the NSO. The …
Competition Act, 2002 The Competition Act, 2002, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and Mergers and acquisitions), which causes or likely to …
What is it? The GST regime, launched on July 1, 2017, introduced a uniform indirect tax structure across the country by merging various state and local-level levies. Under the GST compensation Act 2017, states are guaranteed full compensation for any …
About UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and …
What’s in the news? With an aim to connect the youth with more opportunities of on-ground training within corporates and further a chance to get employment, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has decided to organise the Pradhan Mantri …