The US Government has brought in a new visa regime.The new visa regime allows foreign students who complete their master’s or any higher degree from US universities to get a better chance of obtaining H-IB visa. The H1B cap consists of two categories — 20,000 visas open only to applicants with a Master’s or higher… Continue reading Indian students completing master’s in U.S. stand better chance to get H-1B visas
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Chandrayaan-2 most complex mission:ISRO chief Sivan
ISRO Chairman has said that Chandrayaan-2 will be the most complex mission undertaken by ISRO.It is because of the soft landing required near the lunar south pole.On the other hand,the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on Chandrayaan-1 had not been designed for a soft landing. Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the moon is a totally indigenous… Continue reading Chandrayaan-2 most complex mission:ISRO chief Sivan
More women voted in nine States: EC data
According to the phase-wise data released by the Election Commission, women voters have outnumbered men in several States and Union Territories. In nine States,there was a higher women turnout.The highest of 52.13% was recorded in Meghalaya where there was a jump of almost 2.5% in the overall participation(71.32%) compared with the 2014 election. Further,higher women… Continue reading More women voted in nine States: EC data
ICRA downgrades Yes Bank’s long-term rating with negative outlook
Credit Rating agency ICRA has downgraded Yes Bank’s rating on bonds and infrastructure debt.The rating was downgraded due to deterioration in the credit quality of large borrowers. A bond also known as a fixed-income security is a debt instrument created for the purpose of raising capital.They are essentially loan agreements between the bond issuer and… Continue reading ICRA downgrades Yes Bank’s long-term rating with negative outlook
Advanced economies’ idle savings can be diverted to Asia’
Addressing the session of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the ADB,India’s Economic Affairs Secretary has said that funds from the advanced economies which are kept in pensions,insurance pools and in sovereign wealth funds could be diverted to developing countries in Asia where consumption is rising. For this,Asian Development Bank(ADB) could play a vital role in… Continue reading Advanced economies’ idle savings can be diverted to Asia’
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 4, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India extends retaliatory tariff deadline on US products Indian government has extended its deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products till May 16, 2019. These deadlines were extended several times since June 2018 when India decided to impose these duties in… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 4, 2019
Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan
Vice President has released a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan. Sri Vedanta Desikan was a Vaishnava philosopher and one of the most brilliant stalwarts of Sri Vaishnavism in the post-Ramanuja period. He was also a multi-faceted personality.He was a spiritual teacher, scientist, logician, mathematician, literary genius, linguist, military… Continue reading Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan
Only 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
According to a report on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) website, only 10 of the 100 sewage infrastructure projects commissioned after 2015 under the Namami Gange mission have been finished. The report has noted that the majority of the projects completed were those commissioned before the Namami Gange. The projects were under programmes… Continue reading Only 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
Payment service will be launched only after complying with RBI norms, WhatsApp tells Supreme Court
WhatsApp has assured the Supreme Court that only a trial run of its payments service is underway at present and that it would comply with Reserve Bank of India(RBI) norms before launching the full version. This assurance came when the Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking directions for the messaging platform to comply with… Continue reading Payment service will be launched only after complying with RBI norms, WhatsApp tells Supreme Court
Chief economic advisor included in finance commission’s advisory council
The Chief Economic Advisor of India,Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included as a Member of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission.In April,2018 the Fifteenth Finance Commission had constituted an Advisory Council. The role of the council is to (a)advise the Commission on any relevant issue related to the Terms of Reference(ToR) of the… Continue reading Chief economic advisor included in finance commission’s advisory council
