Amendment of India & Switzerland aviation agreement approved by Cabinet
The amendments in the Air Services Agreement between India and Switzerland will bring it in tune with the developments in the civil aviation sector.
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India & Bangladesh MoU on cooperation in youth matters approved by Cabinet
Exchange programmes in the field of Youth Affairs between India and Bangladesh will help in promoting exchange of ideas, values, and culture amongst the youth and in consolidating friendly relations.
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India & Brazil MoU on bioenergy, biofuel cooperation approved by Cabinet
The MoU between India & Brazil provides a framework to cooperate and promote investment in biofuel, bioelectricity and biogas supply-chains, including feedstock, industrial conversion, distribution and end use sectors.
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Govt approves Indian Chief of Defence Staff post as 4-star General; Will head Dept of Military Affairs
The Chief of Defence Staff will head the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), to be created within the Ministry of Defence and function as its Secretary.
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India & Sweden agreement on seafarer certificate recognition approved by Cabinet
The Agreement will be beneficial to both countries as Sweden is a ship owning nation while India is a net seafarers supplying nation.
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India & Uzbekistan agreement to combat organized crime & terrorism approved by Cabinet
The agreement aims to improve the effectiveness of both countries in prevention and suppression of crimes, including crime relating to terrorism and its financing and organized crime.
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CAA: Inner Line Permit, Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations extended to Manipur
The notification will extend BEFR to the State of Manipur to give its indigenous people protection from the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, and make necessary changes in the said Regulation.
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India & Saudi Arabia MoU for cooperation in renewable energy approved by Cabinet
The MoU aims at setting up a framework for cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia in the field of renewable energy.
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Major restructuring of Indian Railways org, unification & board changes approved by Cabinet
The restructured Indian Railways Board will start functioning after approval of the Board taking due care to ensure that officers are posted in the restructured Board or adjusted in the same pay and rank till their retirement.
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NITI Aayog to Launch Sustainable Development Goals India Index & Dashboard 2019-20
The 2019-20 Sustainable Development Goals India Index covers 16 out of 17 SDGs and a qualitative assessment on Goal 17. This marks an improvement over the 2018 Index, which covered only 13 goals.
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CBIC addresses BSE members on Sabka Vishwas Scheme; Dispute resolution open till Dec 31
The Symposium was held to explain to participants the SVLDRS Scheme 2019 along with the eligibility, benefits, and procedural aspects of the Scheme.
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Govt to launch AYUSH Export Promotion, Research Councils: Ministry Secretary
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha: Govt will soon launch AYUSH Export Promotion Council of India and AYUSH Export Research Council, which will facilitate the exporting community and undertake promotional measures to increase exports.
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MoS Finance Thakur meets reps of Gates Fndn, CRY, WHO & more; Talks health, edu & rural sector
Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur, held the 10th and final Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with the leading representatives from health, education and rural development sectors
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TN Govt, Dept of Fisheries, NABARD ink agreement under Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF)
The Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund provides concessional finance to eligible entities, cooperatives, individuals, and entrepreneurs for development of identified fisheries infrastructure.
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Sitharaman meets reps of WHO, UNICEF, FICCI, JAAGAR, WASH & more; Talks water & sanitation
Discussions were held on challenges faced in providing quality of water, sanitation, solid waste management and drainage in India. Experts also talked about removing disparities in accessing sanitation and quality of water.
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Home Ministry to set up Women Help Desks in all police stations in India: Nityanand Rai
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said that the Government has accorded highest priority to women’s safety in the country.
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Piyush Goyal meets EPC, FIEO members; Talks exports & foreign trade policy
37 EPCs, FIEO and 3 Commodity Boards of the Dept of Commerce attended the meeting to discuss with the Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal every issue that the Councils face while exporting merchandise and services.
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Transparency, corruption-free system & fast-track decisions essential for good governance: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari: Positive approach, transparency, corruption-free system, fast track decision making, and social sensitivity are essential to good governance.
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'Nagpur Resolution: Holistic approach to empower citizens' adopted during DARPG conference
The Resolution focuses on dynamic policy making and strategic decisions, monitoring of implementation, appointment of key personnel, coordination and evaluation.
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Conference on 'Improving Public Services Delivery – Role of Govts' held in Nagpur
The 2-day conference was organised by the Dept of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with the Govt of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra State Commission for Right to Public Services.
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