The Odisha government has evacuated over 11 lakh people from low-lying areas in 15 districts as extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani expected to cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali In an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, the wind speed goes up to 170-180 kmph and could touch 195 kmph. The India Meteorological Department said… Continue reading Cyclone Fani: Odisha evacuates over 11 lakh
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Russia President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill
Russia President has signed a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet.The bill says the government will exercise centralized control over the communication network of general use. The law is aimed at isolating the country’s Internet (Runet) from the rest of the world to ensure it could remain available… Continue reading Russia President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill
ICRISAT hosts multi-nation meet to tackle Fall Army Worm
ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) has hosted representatives from eight nations to understand the challenges and find solutions to tackle the rapidly growing problem of Fall Armyworm(FAW). This workshop was aimed at fostering collaboration between national and regional institutions as well as the private sector to support farmers in making informed decisions… Continue reading ICRISAT hosts multi-nation meet to tackle Fall Army Worm
Kashmir: Why the Hangul’s future still hangs in the balance?
There has been a massive decline in the population of Kashmir’s iconic wildlife species,the Hangul also known as the Kashmir stag.This has been a matter of big concern as conservation efforts have not yielded any significant results so far. Hangul is the state animal of Jammu & Kashmir.It is the only subspecies of red deer… Continue reading Kashmir: Why the Hangul’s future still hangs in the balance?
NCLAT allows banks to declare defaulting IL&FS, group companies as NPAs
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed the banks to declare the accounts of IL&FS and its group companies as non-performing assets(NPA) if they have defaulted on payments.NPA is a loan or advance for which the principal or interest payment remained overdue for a period of 90 days. However,the appellate tribunal has said… Continue reading NCLAT allows banks to declare defaulting IL&FS, group companies as NPAs
ICAT – A World Class Automotive Testing Centre
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
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’
