The US has not ended the sanctions waiver provided to eight countries.It has allowed them to continue purchasing Iranian crude oil as these countries showed significant reduction in oil purchase from the Iran after United States had reimposed sanctions. The US had granted exemptions to (a)China (b)India (c)Italy (d)Greece (e)Japan (f)South Korea (g)Taiwan and (h)Turkey… Continue reading We want all nations to stop buying Iran oil
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Xi’s BRI faces criticism during China’s annual political sessions
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has come under criticism at the annual political sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Conference (NPC). The main criticism stems from China giving out huge loans valued at billions of US dollars to small countries for infrastructure development over and beyond their… Continue reading Xi’s BRI faces criticism during China’s annual political sessions
U.K. unveils tariff plan for ‘no-deal’ scenario
UK Government has announced temporary tariff plans if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal.The tariff plans are (a)eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods and (b)keep the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland free of customs checks. The tariff plans would apply both to imports from the EU and from… Continue reading U.K. unveils tariff plan for ‘no-deal’ scenario
Karnataka has most number of stolen artifacts
The Ministry of Culture has said that Karnataka tops the list in India in terms of stolen antiquities. Antiquity is an article or object (example: coin, sculpture, painting or epigraph, or anything taken from a building or cave) that is at least 100 years old. These illustrates the science, art, crafts or customs or religion… Continue reading Karnataka has most number of stolen artifacts
Fresh yellow warning for Himachal
India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow’ weather warning for snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh. India Meteorological department is an agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. It is the apex agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. The IMD issues colour-coded warnings to alert the public ahead of severe or hazardous… Continue reading Fresh yellow warning for Himachal
Malappuram boy diagnosed with West Nile fever
A boy from Malappuram district, Kerala has been diagnosed with West Nile fever. The West Nile fever is a zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are those that are naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile Virus. Birds are the natural hosts of West Nile virus (WNV). According… Continue reading Malappuram boy diagnosed with West Nile fever
Swachh Survekshan 2019 rewarding wrong end of waste management?
A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has reported that Swachh Survekshan rankings are flawed. The study has found that the ranking system was skewed towards cities that had only recently adopted various cleanliness measures. The survey has ranked many cities poorly despite these cities adopting all-year round measures to promote cleanliness.… Continue reading Swachh Survekshan 2019 rewarding wrong end of waste management?
Fares fly high as planes grounded
Air fares has increased causing inconvenience to passengers. The rise in air fares has been due to demand and supply gap after a large number of aircrafts were grounded due to variety of reason such as a) safety precaution, b) maintenance issues, c) financial crisis of airlines, and, d) shortage of pilots. The Directorate General… Continue reading Fares fly high as planes grounded
Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work
The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator has informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission has agreed to not withdraw personnel involved in the NRC work. The central government had previously stated 167 companies of combined armed police forces were need to be pulled out of Assam and stationed across the country for… Continue reading Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work
BJP Confident that PRC won’t hurt its poll prospects in Arunachal Pradesh
The Government in Arunachal Pradesh expects that controversy surrounding the issuance of permanent resident certificate (PRC) will not have any impact on the elections. Permanent resident certificate is a legal document issued to Indian citizens that serves as evidence of residence and is required to be submitted as residential proof for official purpose.It is a… Continue reading BJP Confident that PRC won’t hurt its poll prospects in Arunachal Pradesh
