Category: National News

Promoting Tourism in North East India, Photography and Videography Contest Organized By MDoNER in Collaboration with MyGov India Posted On: 29 DEC 2021 5:11PM by PIB Delhi   The eight states of North East India are blessed with scenic natural beauty, salubrious weather, rich biodiversity, rare wild life, historical sites, distinct cultural and ethnic heritage...

Bureau of Indian Standards has issued 3 notices for violation of QCO of domestic pressure cookers and 2 notices for violation of QCO for helmets Centre alerts consumers ‘Not to Buy’ household goods without ISI mark Central Consumer Protection Authority issues Safety Notice against household goods that violate the standards CCPA issued Safety Notice on...

Recognition of Prior Learning under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) aims to upskill 4,000+ artisans of Nagaland in traditional handicrafts Posted On: 28 DEC 2021 8:10PM by PIB Delhi Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Ministry of Electronics and IT, digitally launched a pilot project today for...

Centre notifies the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021. Existing Direct Selling entities to comply these rules within ninety days. Both Direct sellers as well as the direct selling entities using e-commerce platforms for sale shall comply with the requirements of the Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules, 2020. Both Direct selling entity and direct sellers are...

Posted On: 27 DEC 2021 7:47PM by PIB Delhi In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.98/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 16th December, 2021...

Engineering education in local languages and mother tongue to be an instrument of empowerment -Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Posted On: 27 DEC 2021 6:26PM by PIB Delhi Engineering education in local languages and mother tongue to be an instrument of empowerment, said Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan at the valedictory session of the 36th India...

Approves ex gratia from PMNRF for the victims Posted On: 26 DEC 2021 9:52PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to the boiler explosion in a factory in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “बिहार के मुजफ्फरपुर की एक...

Posted On: 24 DEC 2021 8:52PM by PIB Delhi It it is both astonishing and saddening that members of the opposition, especially senior members of the Congress party, have deviated from the well-known truth about what transpired in the recently concluded session, in the Rajya Sabha. The opposition appeared committed to hampering the running of...