Recognition of Prior Learning | UGC
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Recognition of Prior Learning | UGC

University Grants Commission finalises guidelines for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in Higher Education to provide access, recognition, and career progression opportunities.

Permanent Commission to women in Army
Posted in Defence Polity

Permanent Commission to women in Army

Supreme Court (SC) grants Permanent Commission to a Woman Army officer.

Posted in Polity

OBC and OBC List

Supreme Court observed that criterion for including communities in the OBC list must be based on backwardness and not religion.

Posted in Environment Legislations Protected Sites

Anamalai Tiger Reserve | FRA 2006

Forest Rights under FRA, 2006 approved to tribes in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).

Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
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Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

The post of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has remained vacant for over five years now.

Pardoning Powers: Indian & US Presidents
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Pardoning Powers: Indian & US Presidents

U.S. President Joe Biden issued an unconditional pardon for his son, who was facing sentencing for federal tax violations and gun conviction.

Defence Acquisition Council
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Defence Acquisition Council

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved five capital acquisition proposals worth ₹21,772 crore.

Ajmer Dargah
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Ajmer Dargah | Places of Worship Act, 1991

A district court has admitted a petition which claims that a Shiva temple lies underneath the shrine of the revered Sufi saint in Ajmer.

National Security Guard
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National Security Guard

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has established a permanent National Security Guard (NSG) hub in Jammu City to counter major terror attacks.

Indian Chemical Council | Chemical Weapon Convention
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Indian Chemical Council | Chemical Weapon Convention

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Hague award 2024 acknowledges ICC contributions to Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC).

Pamban Bridge | Commission of Rail Safety
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Pamban Bridge | Commission of Rail Safety

Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has pointed out “glaring lapses” right from the planning stage to the execution of the new Pamban rail bridge.

President's Colours
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President’s Colours

4 Mechanised Infantry battalions get President’s Colours