Category: Committees

Centre makes AIPA committee headed by Environment Secretary

December 2, 2020

• The Central Government has made an Apex Committee for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (AIPA) for accomplishing its goals under the global deal.
• The 17-member committee consists of members from 13 key ministries of the Union Government.

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to UN advisory committee

November 9, 2020

• Indian diplomat, Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN’s Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ).

Prasar Bharati CEO to Head New Central Committee on TRP System

November 6, 2020

• The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has organized a four-member committee, to evaluate the existing Television Rating Points (TRP) of TV channels. The committee will be led by Prasar Bharati CEO, Shashi S Vempati.
• TRP is calculated in India by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) using a device called Bar-O-Meter, which is installed in over 45,000 households across the country.

Committee to review guidelines on Television Rating agencies

November 2, 2020

• The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has set up a committee to review guidelines on Television Rating agencies in India.
• The committee will be chaired by Prasar Bharti CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati.

GoI sets up committee to commemorate 400th anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur

October 28, 2020

• The Centre has set up a high-level committee to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur. The committee is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Third Annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum to be held in Hanoi in October 2020

September 8, 2020

• The third annual Indo-pacific Business Forum is scheduled to be held in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on October 28 and 29, 2020.

Rajiv Gauba: search-cum-selection committee

August 16, 2020

• A search-cum-selection committee formed by the Central govt with an objective to nominate and select three members for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). This selection committee is headed by Rajiv Gauba.

Dr. V K Paul Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19

August 13, 2020

• Centre formed a Dr V K Paul Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19. The purpose of the committee is to look for all the aspects of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, including the identification of the effective vaccine, buying and financing of the purchase, as well as its distribution and administration.

Pradip Shah Committee formed to formulate a plan to develop international retail business

August 5, 2020

• The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted a seven-member committee of industry experts to suggest ways to develop international retail business at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The committee will be headed by Indasia Fund Advisors Pvt Ltd Chairman Pradip Shah.

Mukundakam Sharma Committee formed to select awardees for National Sports Awards 2020

August 1, 2020

• A selection committee formed by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for selecting awardees for various sports awards for the National Sports Awards 2020 .
• The committee is headed by Retired Justice of Supreme Court Justice Mukundakam Sharma.