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DG Maritime Administration: Hormuz Seafarer Safety Advisory

DG Maritime Administration: Hormuz Seafarer Safety Advisory

Why in news? India’s maritime regulator issued a safety advisory on 17 July 2026. Shipping companies should avoid sending Indian seafarers through t...

National Commission for Minorities: Grewal Appointed Chair

National Commission for Minorities: Grewal Appointed Chair

Why in news? The Union Government appointed Harjit Singh Grewal as National Commission for Minorities Chairperson. It also named a Vice-Chairperson an...

VISHWAS 2026: EPFO One-Time Dispute Settlement Scheme

VISHWAS 2026: EPFO One-Time Dispute Settlement Scheme

Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation launched a one-time dispute settlement scheme. The scheme is officially titled VISHWAS, 2026...

NDMA: Composition, Functions & Member Appointments

NDMA: Composition, Functions & Member Appointments

Why in news? The archive revisited five appointments notified for the National Disaster Management Authority on 29 August 2025. Three members received...

FIU-IND: Egmont Group, Mule Accounts & Money Laundering

FIU-IND: Egmont Group, Mule Accounts & Money Laundering

Why in news? Financial Intelligence Unit–India became runner-up for the Best Egmont Case Award 2026. Its case traced about ₹868 crore in alleged c...

Chief Labour Commissioner: Functions, Laws & Labour Welfare

Chief Labour Commissioner: Functions, Laws & Labour Welfare

Why in news? The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) organisation recently featured in news for holding awareness programmes on labour laws and grieva...

Doctrine of Per Incuriam: Meaning, SC Judgment & Exception

Doctrine of Per Incuriam: Meaning, SC Judgment & Exception

Why in news? In early July 2026 the Supreme Court reiterated that lower benches must follow larger benches. During a criminal appeal from Haryana the ...

CITES Project: EPFO's Centralised IT System for Subscribers

CITES Project: EPFO's Centralised IT System for Subscribers

Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rolled out the Centralised IT‑Enabled System (CITES). The initiative consolidat...

Rural Internal Audit Portal: Digital Audits for Government Schemes

Rural Internal Audit Portal: Digital Audits for Government Schemes

Why in news? On 28 June 2026, the Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Rural Internal Audit Portal at the Rashtriya...

NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results

NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results

Why in news? The Union Home Minister chaired the 10th apex‑level meeting of the Narco‑Coordination Centre on 26 June 2026. He urged officials to f...

Constructive Res Judicata: SC Ruling & CPC Section 11

Constructive Res Judicata: SC Ruling & CPC Section 11

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India delivered a key judgment in the case of Makardhwaj Ram v. Jagdish Rai in June 2026. The Court clarified princi...

Abhigyan App: NCRB's NAFIS Integration for Fingerprints

Abhigyan App: NCRB's NAFIS Integration for Fingerprints

Why in news? On 19 June 2026 the Union Home Minister launched the Abhigyan mobile application at the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference in New Delh...

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