About DAC Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is constituted under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. It includes Defence Minister as Chairman and chiefs of tri-services, Defence Secretary, Secretary Defence Research & Development, …
About Quality Council India The Quality Council of India (QCI) set up in 1997 is an autonomous body attached to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It was set up jointly …
About FSDC Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is an apex-level body constituted in 2010 to strengthen and institutionalize the mechanism for maintaining financial stability. It is not a statutory body. It is chaired by the Union Finance Minister of …
What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has released ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’. About: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India is a continuation of the work on health systems strengthening. It contributes by suggesting mainstreaming of surveillance …
What’s in the news? The Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, has released its 2018 report on the ‘vital statistics on India based on the Civil Registration System’. According to the report, Arunachal Pradesh …
What is general consent? Unlike the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is governed by its own NIA Act and has jurisdiction across the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, …
About ED Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, which enforces the following laws: – Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999 (FEMA) – A Civil Law, with officers empowered to conduct investigations …
About the report: The report assesses 25 distribution utilities and is based on a primary survey conducted across 10 states. The survey represents about 65% of the total rural population of India and with a sample size of more than …
About: The Narcotics Control Bureau was set up as apex drug law enforcement agency with view to coordinate actions of various central/state agencies in the matters related with drug law in the country. It works under the Ministry of Home …