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The swearing in of former Supreme CJI, Justice P.C. Ghose as the first Lokpal Chairman New Delhi : The swearing in of former Supreme Court judge, Justice P.C. Ghose as the first Lokpal Chairman on Saturday is the outcome of years of dogged litigation by NGO Common Cause, the apex court's own judgment in April 2017 and, finally, the contempt of court proceedings initiated against the government for its inability to implement the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013.                         The top court has consistently kept up the pressure on the government every step of the way. The past years have seen the government stall the appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman for various reasons, chief among those was the absence of a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in 16th Lok Sabha. This loophole was overcome on April 24, 2017 when the Supreme Court declared that absence of a member of the high-level Lokpal selection committee c...

Appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS).                                          The government on Saturday appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). With the announcement, the government has for the second time overlooked the seniority principle in service chief appointments. Vice Admiral Singh will take over as the 24th Navy chief from incumbent CNS Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is set to retire on May 31 on completing three years in office. He is currently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

Holi is the festival of colour                                               Holi is a festival of colours where we get to spend time with the people in our lives who add colour to it—our family and friends. We welcome them with treats and colourful greetings and wish them success in everything they do. Holi, commonly known as the "festival of colours," is regarded as the second-largest celebration for Hindus after Diwali. The Holi colours brighten our days and help us attract a lot of good energy into our lives.

We all believe in managing money but what we really need to manage is time.               We all believe in managing money but what we really need to manage is time. Managing one's time means doing the right thing at the right time and in the right order of importance. Time is valuable, like money. We must spend time carefully. Planning help us to make good use of time.  

   1)  PM Modi dedicates the National War Memorial to the country.  2) India hosted the fourth Global Digital Health Partnership Summit.   3) The Right to Information Act and Central Information Commission regulations define EVM as "information."   4) New Delhi hosted the 2019 Rising India Summit.   5) Gandhian philosophy festival lasts three days in New Delhi.  6) 2019 Delhi Budget: 2 new universities are proposed, and 26% of total funds are devoted to education.  7) Capt. Abhimanyu, the finance minister of Haryana, submitted Rs. 1,32,165.99 billion for the 2019–20 fiscal year.  8) Nagaland: Rio presents a deficit budget of Rs. 1,661.68 billion.   9) Afghanistan establishes a new export route via Iran's Chabahar port to India. 10) To refinancing solar panels, Bank of Baroda partners with German KfW for a USD 130 million loan.  11) RBI gives digital wa...