‘India is implementing one of the largest Renewable Energy expansion programs, Energy Efficiency programmes and moving towards the achievement of our target to fulfill our commitments made in Paris Agreement on Climate Change’ said Shri RK Singh, Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship today.

“While the Center is extending all support to the state of Bihar for the containment and management of the recent surge of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases, I shall be going to Muzaffarpur tomorrow to take stock and review the situation at the site with the State Government.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today delivered the opening remarks at the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, in RashtrapatiBhawan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.

Welcoming the Governor of J&K, Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and other delegates, the Prime Minister reiterated that NITI Aayog has a key role to play in fulfilling the mantra of SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas, SabkaVishwas.

The Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Thakur held the Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the representatives of Digital Economy and Start-ups here today in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2019-20.

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for adopting digital technology to improve governance and timely delivery of services to citizens.

Speaking at the inaugural edition of DigiTech Conclave 2019 of The Times Group after launching ET Government portal, in New Delhi today, the Vice President said that technology has been a game changer and was progressively helping in eliminating corruption, ensuring transparency and improving the delivery of services in several areas like healthcare, land registrations, transport, tax collection and urban planning.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a meeting with Directors of all Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) in New Delhi today.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singhtoday reviewed the progress of research and development activities in the area of defence technologies at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)Headquarters.

Sahitya Akademi has selected 22 writers for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019 and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar 2019. The Executive Board of the Akademi that met in Agartala today, under the Chairmanship of its President, Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar approved the selection of awardees.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility of the attacks. Police chief Gen Bashir Abdi Mohamed told reporters that first car bomb went off near a security checkpoint for the presidential palace and was responsible for nine deaths.

The second car bomb killed the driver and his accomplice near a checkpoint on the road to the heavily fortified airport, he said. The airport is home to a number of diplomatic offices. 

During the meeting, the government will seek the support of the opposition parties to ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament. Besides Triple Talaq Bill, the bills likely to be introduced in Parliament are The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Bill and Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019.

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of both Houses on Thursday. The Economic Survey will be presented on the 4th of July and the Budget on the 5th of July.
 

The advisory stated that "the continued trend of political violence from 2016 through 2019  is indicative of the failure on the part of the law enforcement machinery of the State.

Govt. of India is seriously concerned over the prevalent situation in West Bengal.

Meanwhile, the Home Ministry has also issued another advisory to West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by doctors and sought a report on the matter urgently.

The advisory stated that the Ministry is in receipt of a number of representations from doctors, health care professionals and medical associations from different parts of country for their safety and security in view of the ongoing strike by doctors in West Bengal.

It is requested that a detailed report be sent urgently on the representations and ongoing strike by the doctors.
 

Prime Minister Modi in a tweet said that "We will meet once again thanks to the radio, share joy, positivity and celebrate the collective strength of 130 crore Indians.  I am sure you have lots to say for #MannKiBaat. Share it on the NaMo App Open Forum.

For the 'Mann Ki Baat' this month, dial the toll-free number 1800-11-7800 to record your message. You could also write on the MyGov Open Forum and pen your inputs. Looking forward to a great interaction."

We will meet once again thanks to the radio, share joy, positivity and celebrate the collective strength of 130 crore Indians.

I am sure you have lots to say for #MannKiBaat. Share it on the NaMo App Open Forum.

For the #MannKiBaat this month, dial the toll-free number 1800-11-7800 to record your message.

You could also write on the MyGov Open Forum and pen your inputs. Looking forward to a great interaction.

Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia H.E. Dr Ausaf Sayeed graced the Event & opened the Event by lighting of the traditional Lamp.

Padmashree Yogacharinee Ms Nouf Marwaii, President of Arab Yoga Foundation (a resident of Jeddah), Ms Lina Khaled Almaeena, Member of Shoura Council & Board Member of Saudi Mass Participation were also present.

Many Saudi friends & Indian nationals participated in large number. Mass Yoga Practice was also conducted, led by Yoga Instructors of Arab Yoga Foundation & Consul General of India in Jeddah Mr Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh, who also performed Sirsasana (Head Stand posture) at the end of the Mass Yoga Practice.

Stoinis, who has suffered a side strain that is preventing him from bowling, will be travelling with the Australian squad to Nottingham, the venue for their next match and the final decision on whether he would remain in the World Cup would be taken there.

Skipper Aaron Finch said Mitchell Marsh, who is on standby and has started training, would be ready if he is included into the official squad. "Yeah, that's why he's here, but as a bit of a precaution more than anything, if Stoinis doesn't recover well enough over the next couple of days," Finch said. "There is confidence that Mitch will come in and do well if selected, if Stoinis doesn't recover properly," he added.

Finch admitted that injury to an all-rounder upsets the balance of a side. "Yeah, it's tough when guys, especially all-rounders who balance out your side really well and give you that extra fast-bowling option, as well as a top six batter.

So it's a little bit difficult trying to decide whether you go the extra batter or the extra bowler, depending on conditions," Finch said. "So I think it does make it a little bit tougher, a bit more of a challenge, no doubt. But we also did plan for that, if it did happen throughout the tournament. So it wasn't a total surprise. Obviously, it's not ideal, but it's not a surprise to us because we had already thought about things like that. But just game to game, it totally changes depending on the conditions," he added

In a tweet, PM Modi said, ''I and the countrymen will meet once again through the radio to share joy, positivity and celebrate the collective strength of 130 crore Indians." Prime Minister expressed confidence that people have lot to say for Mann Ki Baat. The Prime Minister said, he is looking forward to a great interaction.

People can share their innovative suggestions and insights directly with the Prime Minister through NaMo App open forum and MyGov open forum. People can also dial the toll-free number 1800-11-7800 and record their message for the Prime Minister in either Hindi or English. 

Some of the recorded messages may become part of the broadcast. Some of the suggestions would be referred by the Prime Minister during his address. People can also give a missed call on 1922 and follow the link received in SMS to directly give your suggestions to the Prime Minister.

The officers along with families reached Colombo on Saturday through an air force flight which will bring the Sri Lankan contingent to BODH GAYA.

The visit is part of high level defence cooperation between the two neighbours and also to show solidarity with Sri Lanka after Easter Sunday attacks. It comes soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Sri Lanka on Sunday where he paid respects to the victims of Easter attacks.

This is the first time a defence contingent along with families from India are visiting abroad as part of exchange programme. Earlier, a contingent of Sri Lankan defence forces had visited Bodh Gaya last year for the first time. Indian High commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu said the visit highlights that Sri Lanka is getting back to normalcy as the officers will visit different parts of the island country.

Sri Lankan army chief Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake said the visit will further boost understanding among defence forces at the senior as well as lower levels. He said such exchanges benefit both sides and is a model to other countries for cooperation in defence sector.   

For safety reasons, the mass led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit will be celebrated on a very small scale. Worshippers will be expected to don hard hats but priests will be wearing their ceremonial garb.

The mass will broadcast live on Catholic TV channel KTO. It will take place at 6:00 pm (11:30 pm IST) in the Chapel of the Virgin on the east side of the cathedral behind the choir, which has been confirmed to be safe. Aupetit will be joined by the rector of Notre-Dame, Patrick Chauvet, canons, volunteers, people working on the restoration as well a handful of lay worshippers.

The date has been chosen as it is the anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral's altar, which is celebrated every year on June 16. The date is "highly significant, spiritually," Chauvet said, adding that he was happy to be able to show that "Notre-Dame is truly alive". President Emmanuel Macron has set an ambitious target of five years for restoring Notre-Dame, which was gutted by a fire on April 15 that felled its steeple and consumed the lattice of beams supporting the roof.

The diocese is awaiting a response from the French authorities over whether it can re-open the esplanade in front of the cathedral to the public. If the authorities approve the plan, the idea is to celebrate evening prayers there, the diocese said. The church has also floated the idea of erecting a temporary structure in front of the cathedral to welcome worshippers while the building is repaired.

Up to 150 workers have been working at the cathedral daily since the fire, continuing to remove debris and stabilise the structure. Two large white canopies have been placed above the nave and the choir to ensure the edifice is protected, including from the rain.

Meanwhile, legislation over the reconstruction has been blocked in parliament over disagreements between the upper and lower houses and is now only expected to be adopted at the end of July. Pledges of some 850 million euros ($960 million) had been made from prominent French businessmen and ordinary citizens but only around 10 percent has been donated so far.

France Information public radio said just 80 million euros had been paid, with businessmen giving the money in tranches and some private individuals renouncing their pledges due to the apparent success of the campaign.

The first batch of 108 students drawn from all states and Union Territories recently completed their exposure in its laboratories in Bengaluru, Sriharikota, Thiruvananthapuram and other places. 

The training module has been devised as part of its new Young Scientists Programme, or Yuva Vigyanik Karyakram, YUVIKA. 

Cyclone Vayu was to hit the Gujarat coast on Thursday, but it changed course on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. 

The intensity of the very severe cyclonic storm is likely to reduce and it may hit the coast as a cyclonic storm or a deep depression. Gujarat government has been alerted about the possible recurvature of the cyclonic storm.

Earlier on Friday, Chief Minster Vijay Rupani has declared Closure of Alert for Cyclone Vayu. Chief Minister said the state government has decided to recall all the ministers and officials who were sent to tackle the effects of cyclone Vayu which was supposed to drastically affect 10 areas.

Gujarat CM further added that the residents who were evacuated can now return to their homes as the danger had passed. 

It was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011 following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. It has been observed that elder abuse can take various forms such as physical, psychological or emotional, and financial abuse.

According to the UN, around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse. It is predicted to rise as populations age worldwide.

Elder abuse can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences. It is a global social issue which affects the health and human rights of millions of older persons around the world.

It is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations. The global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double, from 900 million in 2015 to about 2 billion in 2050.

It also explores the power of wind in de-carbonizing our economies and boosting growth and jobs.

Today, with more than $100 billion invested across the world in it in 2015, this sector of wind energy is one of the fastest growing. 

The day is a "coordinated action between Wind Europe and Global Wind Energy Council and the national associations to introduce the general public to wind energy through a series of activities," according to its website. 

Several public events, will be held all over the world to deliberate on the importance of wind and its capabilites.

The outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome is just not coming to an end in Muzaffarpur and surrounding areas in Bihar. During the past 24 hours, six more children have succumbed to this disease and died taking the total to 56 deaths so far. The Central team that visited the affected areas of Muzaffarpur said they found that most of the affected children are in the grip of Hypoglycemia or low level of sugar in their blood. The team has called for the need of awareness campaign about this disease.

Based on the report of a team of experts, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Chaubey and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey had detailed discussion on ways of preventing the disease's spread..

Union Health Ministry has said that both the Centre and the state government are taking all necessary steps to contain the disease's outbreak.

Meanwhile, Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey toured Muzaffarpur on friday and met the children admitted in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and enquired about their condition. He also spoke with the doctors.

The outbreak has shown that mainly smelly children are falling prey to AES. The main symptoms of the disease are high fever, vomiting, unconsciousness, and body shivering or Chamki.

Doctors say that any person in the grip of Chamki fever should not get dehydrated and children should only be given healthy food.
 

India and the host country Kyrgyzstan exchanged15 documents in the bilateral meet between the leaders of the two countries bringing them closer together like never before..take a look..

Talks were held on several bilateral issues like defence, security, trade and investment. India and Kyrgyzstan agreed to take the relationship forward to a strategic level. 15 documents were exchanged in various sectors as well.

The documents exchanged between the two countries are a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership, Road map on Trade and Economic Cooperation, Bilateral Investment Treaty, MoU on health, MoU on Information and Communication Technology among others.

Apart from this, PM Modi agreed to give 200 million dollar credit line to Kyrgyzstan as part of development cooperation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly addressed the business forum in Bishkek. He said the ties with Central Asia are centuries old and dating back to the silk route.

Prime Minister said that over the last five years an atmosphere conducive to trade, entrepreneurship and investment has been created in India.

This is based on two pillars of increased connectivity and stress on b2b cooperation. This has resulted in ease of doing business in India.

Prime Minister said that Namaskar Eurasia trade show will be organized in Bishkek.

PM had a strong emphasis on increasing contact with Central Asia. The official visit to Kyrgyzstan is a move in this direction.

PM Modi's visit is considered quite crucial with regard to the bilateral relations between India and Kyrgyzstan.

He said the ties with Central Asia are centuries old and dating back to the silk route.

Prime Minister said that over the last five years an atmosphere conducive to trade, entrepreneurship and investment has been created in India.

This is based on two pillars of increased connectivity and stress on B2B cooperation.

This has resulted in ease of doing business in India. Prime Minister said that Namaskar Eurasia trade show will be organized in Bishkek. 

Three contenders - Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey - were knocked out in the secret ballot of Tory MPs.

Mr Johnson received 114 votes, significantly more than his nearest rival Jeremy Hunt, who came second with 43. Michael Gove was third with 37.

Seven candidates progress to the next round of voting next week.

The two who prove most popular after the last MPs' ballot will go to Conservative Party members in a final vote later this month.

The winner of the contest to succeed Theresa May is expected to be announced in the week of 22 July.

Sources close to Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he was "mulling over" whether to withdraw from the contest after coming sixth with 20 votes.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who came fifth with 23 votes, is understood to be staying in the race for now. Some have suggested his candidacy - with support from Mr Hancock - could take on Mr Hunt to become second in the ballot.

The delegation include Vice President Faisal Naseem, cabinet members and MPs of Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) of which Nasheed is the leader.

MDP won the parliamentary elections in April with three-fourth majority and Mr. Nasheed was chosen the speaker last month.

The visit is primarily aimed at showing solidarity with Easter Sunday attacks and is being arranged upon the invitation of Sri Lankan government.

Sri Lanka has always kept close relations with MDP and its leader, with the Lankan government having provided immense support and shelter for the former President during his time of exile during former President Abdulla Yameen’s rule.

Services have been affected over the past 4 days in emergency wards, outpatient facilities and pathological units of many state-run medical colleges and hospitals in the state.

Doctors are on strike after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata by a mob following the death of a patient.

Indian Medical Association has declared All India Protest Day today against the incident and expressed solidarity with the striking doctors.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan condemned the violence against doctors in Kolkata and urged patients and their attendants to exercise restraint.

He said he will take up the matter of doctors' security with all chief ministers and asked the doctors to ensure that essential services to the people are not disrupted.

He said that according to IMD, the Cyclone Vayu which was going to hit Gujarat has moved towards Oman.

The local administration remains on high alert. The schools of 10 districts will stay closed today.

Cyclone Vayu to have its impact on Saurashtra coast this morning even though it will not have landfall.

The wind speed up to 100 KMPH to 120 KMPH may hit some coastal districts as very severe cyclonic storm remains intense about 100 km inside Arabian sea.

The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'VAYU' over northeast  and adjoining  east central Arabian Sea moved westwards  with a speed of about 3 kilo metre per hour.

The Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948 (the ESI Act) provides for medical, cash, maternity, disability and dependent benefits to the Insured Persons under the Act. 

The ESI Act is administered by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Benefits provided under the ESI Act are funded by the contributions made by the employers and the employees.

Under the ESI Act, employers and employees both contribute their shares respectively. The Government of India through Ministry of Labour and  Employment decides the rate of contribution under the ESI Act. Presently, the rate of contribution is fixed at 6.5% of the wages with employers’ share being 4.75% and employees’ share being 1.75%. This rate is in vogue since 01.01.1997.

The Government of India in its pursuit of expanding the Social Security Coverage to more and more people started a programme of special registration of employers and employees from December, 2016 to June, 2017 and also decided to extend the coverage of the scheme to all the districts in the country in a phased manner. The wage ceiling of coverage was also enhanced from Rs. 15,000/- per month to Rs. 21,000/- from 01.01.2017.

The first cross-border cases in this Ebola outbreak has prompted a World Health Organization expert committee to meet on Friday to discuss whether to declare a global health emergency or not. Such declarations almost always boost attention and donor funding.

Uganda health ministry spokesman, Emmanuel Ainebyoona confirmed the death of a 50-year-old woman overnight. Her 5-year-old grandson was the first confirmed death from Ebola in Uganda on Wednesday. The boy's 3-year-old brother is infected as well.

Congo's health ministry has said that all the members of the Congolese-Ugandan family have agreed to be repatriated to Congo for experimental treatments as part of clinical trials. There is no licensed treatment for the hemorrhagic fever which can spread quickly via close contact with bodily fluids of those infected and can be fatal in up to 90 per cent of cases. More than 1,400 people have died in this outbreak in Eastern Congo, which is one of the world's most turbulent regions.

For months, officials have feared that the virus would cross the heavily traveled Congo-Uganda border, where health workers have been screening millions of people for fever and other symptoms. Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan have been preparing for possible cases.

Authorities in both countries now vow to step up border security. Uganda has now identified seven suspected Ebola cases, and about 50 contacts of the family are being traced there. Five family members who did not cross into Uganda have tested positive for Ebola, Congo's health ministry said.

Health teams in Uganda "are not panicking," Henry Mwebesa, the national director of health services said on Wednesday. He cited the East African nation's experience battling previous outbreaks of Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers. This outbreak "is not going to go beyond" the boy's family in Uganda, he added.

For the first time an experimental but effective Ebola vaccine is being widely used, with more than 132,000 in Congo receiving it.

Uganda is more stable than eastern Congo, and it has vaccinated nearly 4,700 health workers. WHO is shipping another 3,500 doses this week for health workers and contacts of those infected.

Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq contributed 53 runs and Mohammad Hafeez scored 46 runs while Pat Cummins picked up 3 wickets for Australia. Earlier, put into bat, Australia were all out for 307 in 49 overs.

While David Warner scored a superb 107, captain Aaron Finch made 82. For Pakistan, Mohammad Amir took five wickets.

India will face New Zealand on Thursday in Nottingham. India have won their first two games against South Africa and Australia. Meanwhile, India's Assistant Coach Sanjay Bangar said that a final decision on Shikhar Dhawan's availability at the ongoing World Cup will be taken only after 10 to 12 days as he is too precious to be ruled out.

Shikhar Dhawan will miss three to four games due to the hairline fracture on his left thumb and Rishabh Pant will join the team as cover in Manchester ahead of the clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.

Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar's statement means that Shikhar Dhawan will be out of the games against New Zealand on Thursday, Pakistan on Sunday, Afghanistan on 22nd and West Indies on the 27th of this month.

"As Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi said in his latest campaign, 'Modi hai to mumkin hai,' or 'Modi makes it possible', I'm looking forward to exploring what's possible between our people," Pompeo said in his major India policy speech at the India Ideas Summit of US-India Business Council on Wednesday.

Very much looking forward to his trip to New Delhi later this month, and meeting PM Modi, and his new counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Pompeo listed out some of the "big ideas and big opportunities" that can take the bilateral relationship to a new level.

Giving a sneak preview of his India mission, he said he truly believes the two nations have a unique opportunity to move forward together for the good of their peoples, the Indo-Pacific region, and the world. Pompeo will travel to India, Sri Lanka, Japan and South Korea from June 24 to 30. His four-nation is aimed at deepening US partnerships in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Pompeo said under President Donald Trump, the US has taken defence cooperation to newer heights, solidified their common vision for the Indo-Pacific and taken a far tougher stand on Pakistan's unacceptable support for terrorism. Now the Trump and PM Modi Administrations have a "unique opportunity to take this special partnership even further", Pompeo said he has a strong partner in his new counterpart, Jaishankar, a former ambassador to the United States.

"He said in a speech in April that he's ready to cultivate warmer relations with America and the feeling is mutual. We want to move ahead," he said and enumerated how that can be done. First, the two countries have to build ever-stronger relationships, he said. "Forging strong ties means formalizing these individual friendships. Last year, we kicked off the '2+2 dialogue' alongside the Department of Defence. We've also reinvigorated the Quad Dialogue among India, the United States, Japan, and Australia all like-minded democracies in the Indo-Pacific.

These are all good steps," he said. India and the US, he said, must embrace the strategic framework that works for both the nations. "We respect India as a sovereign power, with its own unique politics and strategic challenges. We realise it's different to deal with the likes of China or Pakistan from across an ocean than across a border," he said.

Making a strong case for a free and open Indo-Pacific, he said it starts from the premise that the two share common values of democracy, freedom, and a belief in the ingenuity of the human spirit. "It's only natural that the world's most populous democracy should partner with the world's oldest democracy to maintain their shared vision for the Indo-Pacific." "Third, we have to deliver," Pompeo said.

The Trump Administration has already enabled American companies to export more high technology items to India, including cutting-edge defence platforms like armed UAVs and ballistic missile defence systems. "We've already launched the Asia-EDGE programme, to help India raise private capital to meet its energy security and access needs," he said.

"These are solid achievements, but we want to do much more. We clearly have overlapping interests in defence, energy, and space," said the top American diplomat. Pompeo said the first batch of India's Apache helicopters are coming off Boeing's production line in Arizona. Lockheed Martins F-21 and Boeing's F/A-18 are state-of-the-art fighters that could give India the capabilities it needs to become a full-fledged security provider in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

"On energy, we want to complete the Westinghouse civil nuclear project, and deliver more American LNG and crude," he said adding that these steps will give Indians reliable and abundant energy and help reduce dependence on regimes like Iran and Venezuela.

On space, NASA is already working with the Indian Space Research Organisation on the world's most advanced earth-observation satellite and India's second lunar mission. But differences remain in some of the key trade and business issues, he acknowledged.

"But we remain open to dialogue and hope our Indian friends will drop their trade barriers and trust in the competitiveness of their exporters and private-sector companies," he said. Pompeo said the US will also push for the free flow of data across borders not just to help American companies but to protect data and ensure consumer privacy. The US is eager to help India establish secure communications networks including 5G networks, he said.

In a major relief to married muslim women, Cabinet has approved the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the upcoming Parliament session.

Union Cabinet also cleared the deck for approval of "The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019". The Bill will be introduced in both the Houses of Parliament in the forthcoming session of the Parliament.

Cabinet has approved "The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019". 7000 existing vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment in Teachers' Cadre .
 

Highlights:

1. The Union Cabinet approves the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. Bill to be introduced in the upcoming Parliament session.

2. Cabinet approves the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019; move aimed as relief for persons in J&K residing in areas adjoining International Border; they can now avail reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in different professional courses.
3. Cabinet approves extension of President's Rule in Jammu& Kashmir for six months with effect from 3rd July, 2019.

4. Cabinet approves two months extension to the Committee for Sub-categorization within Other Backward Classes in the Central List.

5. Cabinet approves new Bill, "The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 to crack down on unauthorised occupants of public premises.

6. No individual to be compelled to provide Aadhaar number unless provided by law; Cabinet approves The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019.