Supreme Court forms 8 member panel to oversee degree verification of advocates; head – Justice BS Chauhan The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a high powered committee headed by former SC judge Justice BS Chauhan to oversee the process of Read more
Finance Ministry forms panel to suggest changes to NPS; head- Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan The Ministry of Finance has set up of a four-member committee to review the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and suggest any changes in it, keeping in Read more
Government sets up 14-member committee to look into stalled real estate projects; Head – Amitabh Kant The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has set up a 14-member committee to look into issues related to completing stalled housing projects, and Read more
Chetan Sharma retained as Chairman of BCCI’s selection committee The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reappointed former cricketer Chetan Sharma as the Chairman of the five-member selectors committee for national men’s cricket team. The other members of Read more
SEBI constitutes 15-member Advisory Committee to attract foreign investment; Head = K V Subramanian The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a 15-member expert group of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to boost overseas flows into the country. Read more
Supreme Court reconstitutes expert committee for Delhi-Dehradun Corridor project The Supreme Court has reconstituted the expert committee to monitor the compensatory afforestation and other mitigation measures for the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor Expressway project. The independent 12-member expert committee was formed by Read more
SEBI Sets up two separate panels to review ownership norms of Sponsor and Trustees The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up two separate Expert Groups to examine the roles, eligibility criteria and functions of sponsors and Read more
Ministry of I&B Constitutes Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force, headed by Secretary, MoI&B The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force has been constituted Read more
Government forms Advisory Committee for Semicon India; Head-Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has formed an advisory committee of experts for Semicon India programme. The Semicon India programme was approved by Read more
Indian Economist Jayati Ghosh named as member of UN’s Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh as a member of UN’s newly established Advisory Read more