Bangladesh has halted issuance of visas to Pakistani nationals.It was stopped after the Bangladesh diplomat’s visa-extension application has not been cleared by the Pakistan government. Pakistan has delayed the renewal of the visa after Bangladesh had refused to accept the nomination of the new high commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh for over a year. Tensions… Continue reading Bangladesh halts visas for Pakistani nationals
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Co-location: NSE knocks on SAT’s door
National Stock Exchange of India(NSE) has challenged co-location orders of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(Sebi) before Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT). The order was challenged on the grounds that it is unsustainable, arbitrary and disproportionate order.NSE has alleged that Sebi orders have not shown that any trading member got any advantage because of preferential access.… Continue reading Co-location: NSE knocks on SAT’s door
UN lowers India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast
United Nations(UN) in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report has lowered India’s GDP growth in 2019-20 to 7.1% from its estimate of 7.5%.It was due to overall slowdown in global growth. The report has said that despite the downward revisions, India still remains the fastest growing major economy in the world ahead of… Continue reading UN lowers India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast
RBI to create regulatory cadre
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Central board has decided to create a specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre within the RBI to strengthen the supervision and regulation of commercial banks, urban cooperative banks and non-banking financial companies. The RBI’s decision to create a specialised regulatory cadre is important in light of increasing complexity of the regulated… Continue reading RBI to create regulatory cadre
EC to set up control room for EVM complaints
The Election Commission has announced that an EVM control room will be set up at the Nirvachan Sadan for handling any EVM-related complaints till the completion of counting. The control room will become operative from 11 a.m. on May 22. This comes amidst concerns over alleged tampering and suspected manipulation of EVMs used in 2019… Continue reading EC to set up control room for EVM complaints
West Nile fever cases in Kozhikode go unnoticed?
A month after a boy from Malappuram died of West Nile fever in March, four cases of the infection have been reported from within the Kozhikode Corporation limits in Kerala. he West Nile fever is a zoonotic disease. It is caused by the West Nile Virus. Birds are the natural hosts of West Nile virus… Continue reading West Nile fever cases in Kozhikode go unnoticed?
Tally EVM-VVPAT slips before final counting, Opposition tells EC
Twenty-two Opposition parties have met the Election Commission (EC) demanding that tallying of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in five polling booths in each Assembly segment with the electronic voting machines (EVMs) be done prior to the counting of votes. Further, the parties have demanded that if any discrepancy is found anywhere… Continue reading Tally EVM-VVPAT slips before final counting, Opposition tells EC
Must Read News Articles – May 22nd, 2019
GS-2 Tally EVM-VVPAT slips before final counting, Oppn. tells EC Twenty-two opposition parties have met the Election Commission (EC) demanding that tallying of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in five polling stations in each Assembly segment with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) be done prior to counting votes cast in EVMs. EC… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 22nd, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 21, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Govt. plans introducing artificial intelligence system in MCA 21 portal The government has decided to introduce artificial intelligence system in the MCA21 portal-an e-Governance initiative of Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) This will make the compliance process easier as well as ensure routine enforcement… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 21, 2019
Govt plans introducing artificial intelligence system in MCA 21 portal
The government has decided to introduce artificial intelligence system in the MCA21 portal-an e-Governance initiative of Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) This will make the compliance process easier as well as ensure routine enforcement activities are done round-the-clock on autopilot basis. The main focus of the government will be to rationalise all the forms and… Continue reading Govt plans introducing artificial intelligence system in MCA 21 portal
