Competition Commission of India
Posted in Polity Institutions Polity

Competition Commission of India

Draft issued by Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeks to reform methodology for determining costs associated with allegations of predatory pricing.

Prelims FACTS
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 20 February 2025

UN Habitat, Port of Call, Solar Coronal Holes, No Money for Terror Conference, Lake Chad

APEDA
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APEDA

APEDA organized participation of Indian exporters at BIOFACH 2025 held in Germany

Remission
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Remission

Governments obliged to consider remission of eligible convicts without waiting for application: SC

Kalyana Chalukya Inscriptions
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Kalyana Chalukya Inscriptions

Three rare Kalyana Chalukya-Era inscriptions discovered in Telangana.

Soil Health Card Scheme
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Soil Health Card Scheme

Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS) completed 10 Years

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) | National Green Tribunal (NGT)
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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) | National Green Tribunal (NGT)

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) criticized the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for not giving enough information about pollution levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers during the Maha Kumbh festival.

A report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed high levels of bacteria from human and animal waste in the river where they meet.

Prelims FACTS
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 19 February 2025

Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data, Trailguard AI, Anticyclone, Samudrayaan, White-Winged Duck

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021

Bombay High Court allowed a woman to terminate her 25-week pregnancy

NAKSHA
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NAKSHA

Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare to inaugurate the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA)

PM AASHA
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PM AASHA

Government approves Integrated Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) Scheme till 2025-26

Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023
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Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023

President appoints Gyanesh Kumar as the New Chief Election Commissioner, the first appointment of the CEC under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023.