Gujarat is facing a massive water crisis. The scarcity is particularly acute in the Saurashtra region, Kutch, North Gujarat and parts of tribal pockets in central and South Gujarat. The available water in all the dams of these regions is negligible. However, Sardar Sarovar dam and the Narmada canal network has enough water to sustain… Continue reading Gujarat facing massive water crisis
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US unveils strategy to detect and respond to health security threats globally
The US government has come up with a Global Health Security Strategy. It is a first of its kind strategy to prevent,detect and respond to biological threats from infectious diseases occurring naturally or accidentally in an effort to help improve the world’s ability to stop deadly outbreaks before they spread between countries. The strategy outlines… Continue reading US unveils strategy to detect and respond to health security threats globally
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – May 10, 2019
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Navy joins exercises in South China Sea
Indian Navy has participated with the navies of the US, Philippines and Japan in their joint naval exercise in the disputed South China Sea. The exercise has been called as Group Sail exercise. The vessels that participated includes (a)Indian destroyer INS Kolkata and tanker INS Shakti (b)a guided missile destroyer from the US Pacific Fleet… Continue reading Navy joins exercises in South China Sea
Cyclone Fani tears down artists’ village in Odisha
Cyclone Fani which has hit part of the coastal district of Puri has inflicted heavy damage on the creation of ‘Pattachitra’ artists. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words Patta, meaning canvas and Chitra meaning picture.Most of these paintings depict stories of Hindu deities. Pattachitra or Patachitra is a traditional cloth-based scroll painting… Continue reading Cyclone Fani tears down artists’ village in Odisha
Ganga Jatara’ festival in Tirupati from today
The week-long folk festival Gangamma Jatara has began with religious fervour in Tirupati. Ganga Jatara is a very famous local festival for the people of Tirupati.It is celebrated in Thathaya Gunta Gangamma Temple. This festival takes place every year in the month of May.This festival is to offer prayers to the goddess Gangamma who is… Continue reading Ganga Jatara’ festival in Tirupati from today
Bank credit grows 13.2% in FY19
According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India, bank credit has grown by 13.2% in financial year 2018-19 as compared to 10.3% in the previous financial year. This growth was mainly driven by loans to services and retail sector. Further,deposit growth also gained momentum growing by 10% as compared to 6.7% a year… Continue reading Bank credit grows 13.2% in FY19
Europe rejects Iran’s ‘ultimatum’ but stands by nuclear agreement
European leaders has said that EU will remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal.But has also said that they have rejected the ultimatum given by Iran to prevent its collapse. EU has also said that it will continue pursuing efforts to enable the continuation of legitimate trade with Iran. Earlier,Iran had said that it will… Continue reading Europe rejects Iran’s ‘ultimatum’ but stands by nuclear agreement
India to add 3 million jobs by 2023
According to Indian Staffing Federation (ISF),the Indian tech industry will add another three million new jobs in the next five years.With this,the size of the country’s tech industry will be 7 million by 2023. These new jobs would come up in digital technology areas such as (a)artificial intelligence(AI) (b)machine learning (c)Internet of things(IOT) (d)data science… Continue reading India to add 3 million jobs by 2023
Finance panel to reconcile data
The 15th Finance Commission has said that it will reconcile data from several sources to come up with its own conclusion of a reliable economic data. The data includes key financial variables of state expenditure and debt from Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG),data on central government’s debt and public sector borrowings. Further,the finance commission has expressed… Continue reading Finance panel to reconcile data
