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Doctor wants his son to be a doctor, but why a farmer desperate for his son to be a Class-IV employee, asks Vice-President Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu Doctor wants his son to be a doctor, but why a farmer desperate for his son to be a Class-IV employee, asks Vice-President Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu Mother language should be made mandatory for school education: Vice President Text of PM's address at centenary celebrations of Patna University PM lays foundation stone for infrastructure projects, addresses public meeting at Mokama PM addresses Centenary Celebrations of Patna University Text of PM’s address at the ceremony to lay Foundation Stone of Projects under 'Namami Gange' and National Highway projects in Mokama, Bihar New Guiness Record at IISF Chennai 2017 The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley addresses the Special Event hosted by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum on ‘Indian Economy: Prospect and Challenges’ in Washington D.C.; FM: With the cyclical recovery i

Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 brought into force with effect from 12th October, 2017

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution 14-October-2017 11:23 IST Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 brought into force with effect from 12th October, 2017  A new  Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016  which was notified on 22 nd  March, 2016, has been brought into force with effect from 12 th  October, 2017. The Act establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India. The Act has enabling provisions for the Government to bring under compulsory certification regime any goods or article of any scheduled industry, process, system or service which it considers necessary  in the public interest or for the protection of human, animal or plant health, safety of the environment, or prevention of unfair trade practices, or national security . Enabling provisions have also been made for making hallmarking of the precious metal articles mandatory. The new Act also allows mu

Changemakers Needed!! See the inspiring opportunities in PCDNetwork's Daily Digest, October 13, 2017

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