The International Centre for Automotive Technology(ICAT),Haryana, is a leading world-class automotive testing,certification and R&D service provider under the aegis of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project(NATRiP). ICAT is an important element of the automotive sector with its world-class infrastructure and domain expertise providing services in development,testing,validation and homologation.Further,ICAT also intends to eventually transform Centers… Continue reading ICAT – A World Class Automotive Testing Centre
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – May 3, 2019
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New SBI rules link savings bank interest to repo rate: what has changed, why
State Bank of India (SBI) has linked its interest rate on savings account with balance above ₹1 lakh and short-term loans to Reserve Bank of India’s(RBI) repo rate. SBI had taken this decision even though RBI had deferred the plan to link the rate of interest to external benchmarks like the repo rate or Treasury… Continue reading New SBI rules link savings bank interest to repo rate: what has changed, why
Pepsico agrees to withdraw cases against Gujarat farmers
PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd.(PIH) has decided to withdraw cases against potato growers in Gujarat after discussions with the government.The company said that the government has assured them of long-term and amicable resolution of all issues around seed protection by the government. PepsiCo uses FC5 variety of potato for making chips.For this,PepsiCo had also entered into… Continue reading Pepsico agrees to withdraw cases against Gujarat farmers
‘Xinjiang surveillance app targets lawful behavior’
According to a Human Rights Watch report, Chinese authorities have been using a mobile app for mass surveillance to profile, investigate and detain Muslims in Xinjiang by labelling completely lawful behaviour as suspicious. This has put the Muslims in the region at risk of being penalised or sent to re-education camps. Human Rights Watch had… Continue reading ‘Xinjiang surveillance app targets lawful behavior’
Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100
A study published in the American Geophysical Union’s journal Earth’s Future has predicted that glacier would completely melt by 2100 under a high emission scenario in 21 of the 46 natural World Heritage sites where glaciers are currently found. The study has noted that even under a low emission scenario, eight of the 46 World… Continue reading Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100
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SC directive to EC on poll timing
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to pass necessary orders on a plea seeking to begin voting at 4:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. in view of the Ramzan month coinciding with the last three phases of the Lok Sabha elections. The petitioners have argued that their sole intention is… Continue reading SC directive to EC on poll timing
Economy may have slowed in 2018-19: Finance ministry report
According to the Finance Ministry’s report,the Indian economy has slowed down slightly in 2018-19.The slowdown is due to (a)declining growth of private consumption (b)tepid increase in fixed investment and (c)muted exports. Further,the report has said that Indian economy needs to reverse the slowdown in growth of agriculture sector and sustain the growth in industry. The… Continue reading Economy may have slowed in 2018-19: Finance ministry report
In-flight connectivity likely in next three months
In recent months, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has issued licences to BSNL, Airtel, Hughes Communications India Ltd and Tata Telenet for Internet and mobile services on flights. However, air travellers need to wait few months to avail the services as the installation of equipment and their certification is under process. In-flight connectivity is offered… Continue reading In-flight connectivity likely in next three months
