Committees & Government Bodies: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2019 (Including PIB)- Download PDF

The Minister of Commerce and Industry introduced the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha on July 30,2019 following which the bill was successfully passed in the upper House. This bill will amend the National Institute of Design Act, 2014, which

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The Cabinet Committee on economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved sugar export policy for evacuation of surplus stocks during sugar season 2019 - 20. The lump sum export subsidy will be subsidy@Rs. 10,448 per Metric Tonne (MT) to sugar mills for the sugar season 2019 - 20.

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To examine bank fraud over Rs. 50 crore and recommend action an Advisory Board has been constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). This Advisory board is just a reconstituted version of Advisory Board on Bank, Commercial and Financial Frauds.

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The NITI Aayog has declared Gujarat as the most successful state in India in terms of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0). 25 States and 2 UTs were ranked were ranked by CWMI 2.0 for the reference year 2017 - 18 as against base year 2016 - 17. Also it has been found that

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In a significant reform in the field of medical education sector, the National Medical Commission Act 2019 passed by both Houses of Parliament on 08^th August 2019. There would be a constitution of four autonomous boards who will be accountable for conducting undergraduate and pos

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To strengthen ‘Make in India’ initiative, a new committee has been approved by the Union Minister of Defence. This new committee shall review the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009 as both the procurements have been withstanding for

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The National Small Industries Corporation signed along with Common Service Centres (CSC) signed a MoU for enhancing new offerings to the MSME sector by synergizing each other’s’ competence. This is based upon the promotion of e-Governance Services. The MoU was signed by AS& DC (M

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) in June 2019.

The main agenda behind signing this MoU is to empower SC and ST com

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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country. This will be achieved on a sustainable basis through implementation of various schemes and programmes.

Ministry is planning to provide better credit f

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Vice President of India at the inauguration function at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh called upon scientists and researchers to address pressing issues such as climate change, global warming and extreme weather events.

The gl

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The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) announced the Prime Minister’s Awards for outstanding contribution in Promotion and Development of Yoga.

The Screening Committee (for preliminary evaluation) and Evaluation Committee (Jury) were c

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A proposal to set up a Dispute Resolution Committee for the consideration of the unforeseen disputes between solar/wind power developers and SECI/NTPC has been approved by the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneursh

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Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to modify the format of driving licenses to smart card type driving licences so as to follow a standardised format nationwide. Around 30 % of Indians drive with fake or bogus licenses.

Police reports in just of De

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Prime Minister of India approved the reconstitution of government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog (or National Institution for Transforming India). The decision was taken ahead of first meeting of NITI Aayog’s governing council scheduled on 15^th June, 2019.

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The Asset Reconstruction Companies have been permitted by RBI to acquire financial assets from peers (other such entities). All such transactions should be settled in cash. ARC is a specialized financial institution that buys the NPAs or bad assets from banks and financial instit

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The National Data Quality Forum (NDQF) in order to improve quality of health and demographic data in India has been launched by Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR’s) National Institute for Medical Statistics. It is launched by ICMR’s National Institute for Medical Statis

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A BSBD account means an account that does not require customers to maintain a minimum or average monthly balance. These accounts are aimed towards enhancing financial inclusion among the economically weaker sections of the society.

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National Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2019 was first of all passed in the Lok Sabha on 15 July 2019 and later on in the Rajya Sabha on 17^th July 2019. This bill will allow NIA to probe terrorist activities against India and Indian interests abroad.

The cases of human traf

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The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launched the ‘Swachh Survekshan League 2020 on 6^thJune 2019. The parameters related to wastewater treatment, reuse and fecal sludge management have been given special attention in the survey.

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister p

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The Union Telecom Minister under the Supervision of Telecom Secretary had constituted a committee in June 2019 to spell out revival plans for the Telecom Sector acknowledging that country’s telecom industry was under financial stress for a long time.

To sort out the issue the Un

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Pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed to conduct the functioning in the lower house of Parliament once the General Elections are over. The 17^th Lok Sabha pro-tem speaker is Virendra Kumar sworn in by the President of India

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An Odisha based Navaratna Company - National Aluminium Company Limited was selected for President’s award on 30^th June 2019. NALCO made the best utilisation of Corporate Social Responsibilty fund in social development.

NALCO was selected for its Aliali Jhia Scheme.

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The Non-Banking Financial Companies gross bad loans increased from 5.8 % in 2017 - 18 to 6.6 % in 2018 - 19. RBI expressed a concern of greater surveillance on large entities in India’s shadow banking sector as their failure could lead to losses that are similar to those of big b

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The National Company Law Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body established under the Companies Act 2013 being constituted on 1 June 2016 by the Indian Government. This tribunal is based on the recommendations of the Justice Eradi Committee and looks into the issues relating to the In

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Department of Social Justice And Empowerment had invited nominations for Vayoshrestha Samman- National Awards for Senior Citizens 2019 for individuals/institutions to be sent by 31^st May, 2019.

Department of Social Justice And Empowerment as part of celebration of the Internatio

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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Central Board has decided to create a ‘Specialized Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre’ within the RBI. Decision to create a Specialized Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre within the RBI was taken at the recent two-day meeting of Reserve Bank of Ind

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) signed MoU (Memorandum of understanding) for cooperation related to e-mobility. E-mobility refers to development of electric-powered or electronic driven vehicles, and moving away from tra

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The Kerala Legislative Assembly recently announced initiative to digitize all its records and proceedings under its ambitious project called E-Vidhan which enables state legislature to go fully digital and completely paperless.

Aim is to digitize and make their functioning paper

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for the year 2019 - 20.

Skill development and Entrepreneurship were the main focus of this MoU.

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The Ayodhya (Ram-Mandir Babri-Masjid) dispute has been referred to a panel of three mediators by a Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court. The panels’s main objective is to ensure the Supreme Court whether there can be a resolution to the dispute other than the court verdict o

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The public interest in the Republic Of India is represented by an anti-corruption wing or body of ombudsman better known as The Lokpal. Lokpal has authority to inquire into allegations of corruptions subjected to the central government and its public functionaries.

Pinaki Chandr

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The Enforcement Directorate is a part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, and Government of India whose primary task is to enforce economic laws and counted the economic crime in India. It is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency of officers fro

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The public interest in the Republic Of India is represented by an anti-corruption wing or body of ombudsman better known as The Lokpal. The Lokpal has authority to inquire into allegations of corruptions subjected to the central government and its public functionaries Pinaki Chan

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As per Election Commission transfer of Police Officers in Bengal lie with the rights of ECI particularly during poll duty. The Election Commission has got all the authority to exercise disciplinary control over the Election Machinery.

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IBBI & SEBI signed a MoU pursuing effective implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) with its redefined rules & regulations of debt-equity relationship. MoU aiming to promote entrepreneurship & debt market. The MoU was signed by Executive Director, SEBI and E

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Government has notified the High Level Committee (HLC) for implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord. Committee has been given a broad mandate. It is headed by Shri M. P. Bezbarauah and includes eminent Assamese persons from different fields.

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The Union Cabinet approved the creation of National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at New Delhi.

• The National

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The Prime Minister delivered the inaugural address at the 106^th session of the Indian Science Congress. Theme of the event this year - ‘Future India: Science and Technology’ Reflecting on the theme of the event this year the Prime Minister said that India’s true strength will be

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To provide a competitive advantage to India’s Oil and Gas industry, Oil & Gas PSUs and IIT Bombay have come together to set up a “Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy”. The Centre of Excellence is aimed at collaborative Research & Capability Building in the areas of Oil, G

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, as the chairman of a five-member high-level committee that will work towards deepening digital payments in India.

The five-member panel on d

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Central Water Commission (CWC) maintains National Register of Large Dams (NRLD) as per information provided by State Govts/Dam owners. As per NRLD, 209 dams are 100 years or more old.

Union Government constituted Na

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NITI Aayog on December 27,2018 released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP). Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Naupada (Odisha) and Sidharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) have emerged as the top three districts in the ranking of aspirational districts by Niti

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Documentary Film entitled “Green Footprints on the Sands of Time” has been released by central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) and other senior officials of CBIC. The Film showcases the State of the Art, Environmental friendly and Sustainable Training facilities of Natio

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India observed its National Consumer Day on December 24,2018 with the theme ‘Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints’ to mark the enforcement of Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The observance is meant to create awareness about the importance of the consumer movement and assertion

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Govt. on 1^st JAN 2019, approved the merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. The merger will allow the combined entity under BoB more lending power. BoB will now have a global competitive identity.

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Committee of Experts submitted its report to Ministry of Corporate Affairs presenting its findings & recommendations on regulating audit firms & their networks. Report addresses issues raised by SC w/focus to strengthen legal regime of auditors & promote development of audit prof

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Union Finance Ministry has constituted 9 members Competition Law Review Committee to ensure that legislation is in tune w/changing business environment. It will be chaired by Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas.

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Union Defence Ministry approved most of proposals of committee of experts, headed by Lt. Gen. D. B. Shekatkar (Retd. ) to bring host of reforms in military & improve financial management.

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High level Inter ministerial meeting was held on 16^th July 2018 to deliberate on various issues & actions to be taken to conserve Taj Mahal. Meeting focused on action points needed to overcome Air & Water pollution in & around Taj Mahal.

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Considering increasing incidents of mob lynching, Union Govt. constituted High Level Committee chaired by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to deliberate in matter & make recommendations.

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) constituted 10 Member Committee to review penal provisions in Companies Act, 2013. Committee headed by Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs will examine ‘de-criminalisation’ of certain offences.

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Transport infrastructure is one of most imp. factors for country’s progress. W/rapid Industrialization, Urbanization, Globalization & concentration of large population in urban centers, cities & towns of country are growing at faster pace.

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Govt. has set up committee under Chairmanship of Shri Anil Swarup to suggest measures to strengthen National Cadet Corps (NCC) & National Service Scheme (NSS). Each NSS unit adopts village or slum for taking up its activities.

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