The government approved construction of Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) to connect the national capital with Meerut through Ghaziabad covering a distance of 82.15 kms. The RRTS is a first-of-its-kind, rail-based, high-speed regional transit system to be implemented in India. Once operational, it will be the fastest, most comfortable and safest mode of commuter transport… Continue reading Cabinet approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS
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Agricultural Science Congress
14th Agricultural Science Congress organised by the National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS) in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and ICAR will be held from 20 to 23 February 2019 in New Delhi. The theme is “Innovations for Agricultural Transformation”.The four-day Agricultural Science Congress aims to deliberate on doubling farmers income by 2022.… Continue reading Agricultural Science Congress
7 PM | India withdraws Pakistan’s MFN status | 21 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context After the terror attack in Pulwama, India withdrew the Most Favoured Nation (MNF) status accorded to Pakistan. What is most favoured nation status Article 1 of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994, requires every WTO member country to accord MFN status (or preferential trade terms… Continue reading 7 PM | India withdraws Pakistan’s MFN status | 21 February, 2019
Decision likely today to cap retailer margins of 73 drugs
A relief to patients will soon come up as the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is expected to cap trade margins of 73 medicines for cancer and rare diseases.The trade margin is the difference between the price at which the manufacturers sell to trade and the price that patients pay(maximum retail price).… Continue reading Decision likely today to cap retailer margins of 73 drugs
New space company to facilitate Isro tech transfer to industry
The union cabinet approved the setting up of a new company under the Department of Space (DoS), to commercially exploit the research and development work carried out by the various centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The new company will be licensed by the DoS/Isro, which will in turn sub-license the technology and… Continue reading New space company to facilitate Isro tech transfer to industry
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – February 21, 2019
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Where are the ‘green crackers’? asks Supreme Court
Where are the ‘green crackers’? asks Supreme Court The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over inabilities of various agencies to find out formulae for green crackers. This comes in the backdrop 974 cracker factories being closed down in Tamil Nadu and about four lakh workers rendered jobless. SC has refused to accept submissions of PESO… Continue reading Where are the ‘green crackers’? asks Supreme Court
‘Biggest ever’ Aero India opens with tribute to deceased pilot
‘Biggest ever’ Aero India opens with tribute to deceased pilot The 12th edition of Aero India will be held at Air Force Station at Yelahanka in Bengaluru.It aims to provide a significant platform in bolstering business opportunities in the International aviation sector. The Aero India 2019 has a tagline “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”… Continue reading ‘Biggest ever’ Aero India opens with tribute to deceased pilot
Attukal Pongala begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Attukal Pongala begins in Thiruvananthapuram The Attukal Pongala has begun in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Attukal Pongala festival is held annually in Attukal Bhagvati Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The temple is popularly known as the “Women Sabarimala”. Pongala, which means ‘to boil over’, is the ritual in which women prepare sweet payasam and offer it the main… Continue reading Attukal Pongala begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Centre clears ₹48,239 cr. recapitalisation package for PSBs
Centre clears ₹48,239 cr. recapitalisation package for PSBs The government approved Rs 48,239 crore capital infusion into 12 public sector banks (PSBS) to help them maintain regulatory capital requirements and finance growth plans.It takes the total infusion into government banks to nearly Rs1 lakh crore so far this fiscal year. This capital infusion has a… Continue reading Centre clears ₹48,239 cr. recapitalisation package for PSBs
