The major exercise called as Kharga Prahar has been conducted jointly by the Indian Army and Indian Air Force in Chandigarh on June 4, 2019. Kharga Prahar exercise was undertaken in plains of Punjab by various units and formations of Army’s Kharga Corps. The exercise was successful in validating latest operational concepts which are designed… Continue reading Army’s special training exercise ends in Punjab
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EC to review penalty for ‘false plaint’
The Election Commission has decided to re-examine the Rule 49MA which prosecutes a voter for making a false complaint of malfunction of an electronic voting machine(EVM) or voter verifiable paper audit trail machine(VVPAT). Rule 49MA says that voter who claims that the EVM or the VVPAT machine did not record his or her vote correctly… Continue reading EC to review penalty for ‘false plaint’
Indian Navy steams ahead with its go ‘green’ plans in eco-friendly push
Indian Navy has taken various initiatives towards the goal of Clean and Green Navy. Indian Navy has formulated a plan called as Indian Navy Environment Conservation Roadmap(INECR).The roadmap aims for reduction in energy consumption and diversification of energy supply as the key result areas. Indian Navy has pledged 1.5% of its works Budget towards Renewable… Continue reading Indian Navy steams ahead with its go ‘green’ plans in eco-friendly push
Centre wants all States to join Ayushman Bharat
Union Health Minister has urged Delhi, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal to join Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The Minister said that by joining Ayushman Bharat states would gain (a)resources (b)national portability (c)state-of-the-art technological platforms (d)implementation systems and (e)world-class analytics systems at no additional cost. They will also benefit from a well-proven… Continue reading Centre wants all States to join Ayushman Bharat
By 2025, India to have 88 mn 5G connections
According to Global telecom industry body GSMA,India will have 920 million unique mobile subscribers by 2025 which will include 88 million 5G connections. 5G (5th Generation) is a version of mobile communications. It succeeds LTE mobile networks- 4G, 3G, and 2G (GSM). In telecommunication, Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication for… Continue reading By 2025, India to have 88 mn 5G connections
10% drop in H-1B visa approvals in 2018: U.S.
According to the US authorities,H-1B visa has registered a 10% decline in the approval rates in the fiscal year 2018. The approval rates of H-1B visa have come down due to US administration policy of clamping down on the use of the work visa programme. Further,US President policy of Buy American and Hire American which… Continue reading 10% drop in H-1B visa approvals in 2018: U.S.
Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Japan
Finance Minister will attend the two-day meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors in Japan.The deliberations at this meeting would be followed by the G-20 Leaders Summit scheduled on June 28,2019 at Osaka,Japan. The G-20 finance ministers are likely to discuss issues such as (a)infrastructure investment (b)resilience against natural disasters and (c)strengthening health… Continue reading Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Japan
India’s services sector activity growth slips to 12-month low
According to Nikkei India Services Purchasers manager Index(PMI) ,services sector activity has slowed down to 50.2 in May,2019 from 51.0 in April,2019. This slowdown has happened due to disruptions arising from the elections in the month of May which had affected the growth of new work intake. However,the index has said that the slowdown may… Continue reading India’s services sector activity growth slips to 12-month low
To mark Environment Day, Rupani kicks off Sabarmati clean-up drive
To mark World Environment Day, the Gujarat Chief Minister has launched Swachh Sabarmati Maha Abhiyan’. It is a 5-day long cleaning drive which will last till June 9th 2019. The Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) National Water Quality Programme has included the Sabarmati among the most polluted rivers in the country. Under the National Water… Continue reading To mark Environment Day, Rupani kicks off Sabarmati clean-up drive
Nipah case: 7 in isolation and 314 quarantined in Kerala
The numbers of suspected Nipah virus infection cases in Kerala has risen to 7. Samples from the patients have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) labs at Alappuzha and Pune. The National Institute of Virology is an Indian virology research institute. It was previously known as ‘Virus Research Center’ and was founded… Continue reading Nipah case: 7 in isolation and 314 quarantined in Kerala
