Current Affairs Topics | General Studies Topics | General Knowledge | Group Discussion | 12th May 2018

1. PM announces ex-gratia for victims of sand storm in Northern India from PMNRF
2. Cabinet approves Doubling of Investment Limit for Senior Citizens from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.15 lakh under PMVVY
3. Cabinet approves Mutual Recognition Agreement between the ICAI and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
4. Cabinet approves Restructuring of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)
5. Cabinet approves Cadre review and formation of Group ‘A’ service of the technical cadre of PESO in the name of IPESS
6. Cabinet approves construction and operationalisation of 100 bedded General Hospital at Najafgarh, New Delhi
7. Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana upto 2019-20
8. Foreign visit of Hon'ble Chairman, 5th -14th May, 2018
9. Schedule of Tests/Training for empanelment of Consultant Interpreters for Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Santhali and Sindhi languages
10. “HON’BLE CHAIRMAN’S ORDER ON A NOTICE OF MOTION FOR REMOVAL OF CJI GIVEN BY SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD, LOP & OTHER MPs”
11. Revision of Parliamentary pension and family pension
12. Advertisement Inviting Nomination for Vayoshreshtha Samman-National Award 2018.
13. Proforma of Nominations for Vayoshreshtha Samman - 2018.
14. Gazette Notification of Vayoshreshtha Samman - 2018.
15. Revised Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students (with effect from April, 2018).
16. Important activities of Department of Social Justice and Empowerment during March , 2018
17. Celebrating of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar from 14.04.2018 to 05.05.2018 as "Gram Swaraj Abhiyan".
18. Pre-Matric Scholarship to children of those engaged in occupation involving cleaning and prone to health hazards.
19. Time-Limit for submission of claim for Travelling Allowance</a
20. Use of Aadhaar in Benefits Schemes of Government - Exception Handling.</a
21. Exception Handling in Public Distribution Services and othere welfare Schemes.</a
22. AARDO&#039;s International Training Workshop on &quot;Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation&quot; at Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia, 16th - 21st July, 2018</a
23. Concerted Water Conservation Thrust under MGNREGS  - 27 Apr, 2018
24. PMGSY well on its way to achieve March 2019 target  - 16 Apr, 2018
25. Power Point Presentation on Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan  - 12 Apr, 2018
26. Centre Releases Rs. 23,147 Crore under MGNREGS  - 12 Apr, 2018
27. Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana – Gramin all set to construct 1 crore pucca rural houses by December, 2018  - 11 Apr, 2018
28. Amendment in Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (Group A and B Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1989 - Seeking Comments regards.
29. Draft Rules regarding The Central Labour Laws (Amendment) Rules, 2018 - Notification dated 01-05-2018- Inviting Suggestions-Comments-Inputs
30. Labour Code on Occupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2018 - last date for giving comments extended upto i.e. 31.05.2018
31. Request for Proposal (RFP) for appointment of valuer for actuarial valuation of the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 of EPFO
32. Recruitment for two posts of SREO in NCSC for SC/ST on deputation/absorption basis
33. Vacancy Notice by ISSA for the position of the Secretary General of the ISSA.
34. EPFO Introduces ‘View Pension Passbook’ Service for the pensioners through Umang App
35. EPFO says no data leakage from their data centre
36. Social Security of unorganized sector workers is the top most priority of our Ministry- Santosh Gangwar
37. Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – March, 2018
38. ECR Validation tool for Employers
39. Santosh Gangwar gives away NSCI Safety Awards – 2017
40. May Day Celebration by Ministry of Labour and Employment
41. New Initiatives by EPFO to provide services and timely information to all stake holders
42. Santosh Kumar Gangwar today called for special drive for increasing the registration of building and other construction workers
43. Cabinet approves enhancing the coverage of Pradhan MantriRojgarProtsahanYojana
44. NITI Aayog to set up 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs in India by March ... - The News Minute
45. NITI Aayog welcomes $16 bn Walmart-Flipkart deal - Moneycontrol.com
46. 5K Atal Tinkering Labs To Be Set Up By March 2019: NITI Aayog - Inc42 Media
47. NITI Aayog to rank states on SDG parameters - Livemint
48. NITI Aayog to scale up scheme for student innovators - Livemint
49. CPSE Privatisation: BHEL, MTNL on NITI&apos;s new list - Financial Express
50. Google and NITI Aayog Partner To Help Grow AI Ecosystem In India - Inc42 Media
51. PM Modi&apos;s economic advisers ask Niti Aayog to rework Ayushman Bharat - The New Indian Express
52. India&apos;s NITI Aayog forges partnership to grow AI ecosystem in India - OpenGov Asia
53. NITI Aayog sees methanol as a more viable alternative fuel - Business Line
54. Selected Best Practices In Water Management
55. A Note on Free Trade Agreements and Their Costs
56. Island Development: A hidden potential for the Indian Economy
57. Do we need customised energy solutions?
58. Highlights for India from the latest World Energy Outlook
59. National Telecom Policy to focus on transition from physical to digital infra
60. How the humble postman will bring banking to your doorstep
61. Now, digital universities to soon offer higher education
62. Number of adult Indians with bank accounts rises to 80%
63. BHIM App Payments Touch Rs. 11,000 Crore In FY18 Amid Cashback Offers
64. Big push for digital courts in India; here is what Modi government is doing
65. Good news! BHIM App gives cashback plans to customers, merchants; here&#039;s how
66. Dudhli village to turn digital this month
67. Industrial production growth moderates to five month low of 4.4% in March 2018
68. Ind-Ra: Proposed Rationalisation in Levies to Provide Limited Respite to Telcos
69. Ind-Ra: India's Trade Deficit Set to Widen in FY19
70. Access to institutional finance, ECB will attract more investments in India...
71. Govt. planning to increase credit guarantee up to Rs 50K crore under CGTMSE...
72. Affordable solutions needed to intensify innovations in Indian pharma secto...