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August 7, 2023 9:13 PM

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Petroleum products consumption grows 10% in Fiscal Year 2022-23

Petroleum products consumption has grown by 10 per cent in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 (provisional), hitting 223 million metric ton (MMT) from 202 MMT in FY 2021-22 (provisional). The growth is led by a 13 per cent increase in petrol and 12 per cent in diesel. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha on ...

August 7, 2023 9:12 PM

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DGCA placed 166 passengers in 'No fly list' from 2021 till date

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has placed 166 passengers in the No fly list from 2021 till date, wherein the unruly passengers are banned from taking flights within India for a specific period. Minister of State of Civil Aviation V K Singh said this in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. H...

August 7, 2023 5:35 PM

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Opposition parties stage walk out from Lok Sabha in post lunch session

Opposition parties on Monday (07 August 2023) staged a walk out from the Lok Sabha in the post lunch session. When the House met after second adjournment at 2 PM, the House passed the  the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 amid continuous  protest by the opposition parties on the...

August 7, 2023 4:29 PM

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Govt drafts Bill for establishment of Higher Education Commission of India

The Government is drafting a Bill for establishment of the Higher Education Commission of India. For transforming the Regulatory System of Higher Education, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions setting up of an umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). In ...

August 7, 2023 4:24 PM

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Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha on Monday ( 07 August 2023) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 amid noisy scenes. The Bill has provisions for processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such pe...

August 7, 2023 2:11 PM

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28.99 crore unorganised workers register themselves on eShram portal

Over 28.99 crore unorganised workers registered themselves on eShram portal on 31st July 2023. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli said that Ministry of Labour and Employment carried out matching of the eShram beneficiaries’ data with the Ratio...

August 7, 2023 2:04 PM

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Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi restored

The Lok Sabha secretariat today restored the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's membership in the Lower House. The decision was taken after the supreme court stayed Mr. Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case. Mr. Gandhi is a Lok Sabha member from Wayanad constituency in Kerala. He w...