by Spectrum Books | May 31, 2018 | Polity
Environmental Related Bodies Central Pollution Control Board The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a statutory organisation, was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, it was entrusted with the...
by Spectrum Books | May 31, 2018 | Polity
Animal Welfare Related Bodies Animal Welfare Board of India Animal Welfare Board of India, a statutory body, the first of its kind in the world, was established in 1962 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Acts, 1960, with its headquarters at Chennai. The board...
by Spectrum Books | May 31, 2018 | Polity
The President of India on April 22, 2018 approved the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018. The salient features of the ordinance are: The ordinance amends Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Evidence Act and Protection of Children from Sexual...
by Spectrum Books | May 29, 2018 | Polity
Medical Field Related Bodies Medical Council of India The Medical Council of India, a statutory body, was established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933 with the main function of establishing uniform standards of higher qualifications in medicine and...
by Spectrum Books | May 28, 2018 | Polity
Agriculture Related Bodies National Dairy Development Board The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), a statutory body, was created in 1965 to fulfil the desire of the then Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, to extend the success of the Kaira Cooperative...
by Spectrum Books | May 26, 2018 | Polity
Urban Development Related Bodies Delhi Development Authority The Delhi Development Authority, a statutory body, was created in 1957 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act 1957, to promote and secure the development of Delhi. The authority is constituted of...
