According to a recent study,it has been found that expansion of protected areas in the Western Ghats has been detrimental to the Dhole which is commonly known as the Asiatic wild dog.Further,dhole’s presence in Karnataka’s Western Ghats has come down from 62% in 2007 to 54% in 2015. Dhole is an apex social carnivore in… Continue reading Study finds gaps in conservation efforts in Western Ghats
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US cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
The U.S. State Department has decided to cut off aid to three Central American countries collectively known as the Northern Triangle.This decision was taken to push these countries to stop migration into the US. This decision comes in the backdrop of US President accusing these countries as the primary source of illegal migrants entering into… Continue reading US cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
RBI tweaks NPA divergence disclosure norms
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that banks should disclose Non performing assets(NPA) divergences if there is a more than 10% difference in their assessment of bad loans versus that of the regulator. The divergence in non-performing assets is the difference between the central bank’s assessment and the bank’s reported non-performing loans. Earlier,the… Continue reading RBI tweaks NPA divergence disclosure norms
LS polls: EC ropes in community radio stations to educate voters
The Election Commission has organised a workshop for training and capacity building of the community radios for voter education and awareness. The event was organised as part of Systemic Voters Education and Electoral Participation(SVEEP) programme. Further,Community radio stations have assured the EC to contribute their best for voter education and awareness. The Community radio is a… Continue reading LS polls: EC ropes in community radio stations to educate voters
UAE makes income only criteria for expats to sponsor families
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a new rule for expats under which foreign workers will now be able to sponsor their family members if they fulfil a certain income criteria.This move is expected to benefit lakhs of Indians. Earlier,’Professions’ was the criteria for UAE expatriates to sponsor their family.He had to be employed… Continue reading UAE makes income only criteria for expats to sponsor families
Call for poll boycott in Mizoram
An umbrella organisation of major civil societies and student associations in Mizoram have decided to boycott the April 11 election to the lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat and organise a State-wide indefinite bandh from April 8. This decision was taken after the Election Commission of India has decided to set up 15 temporary polling stations… Continue reading Call for poll boycott in Mizoram
Facebook purges pages for ‘coordinated’ fake behaviour
Facebook has announced that it has removed over 700 pages, groups and accounts from India.The accounts taken down includes those which are associated with different political parties. Facebook said it has removed these accounts after detecting coordinated inauthentic behaviour ahead of the upcoming elections in India.It removed these pages in four separate takedowns because of… Continue reading Facebook purges pages for ‘coordinated’ fake behaviour
GST revenue hits a record high in March
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in March rose 15.6% from a year ago to hit Rs 1.06 lakh crore.It is the highest collection since the new indirect tax system took effect on July 1,2017. However,it is still short of the Union government’s target for the current fiscal(2018-19).The Centre had estimated the GST collections to… Continue reading GST revenue hits a record high in March
India gets surveillance satellite
ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45) has launched EMISAT, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in coastal Andhra Pradesh. EMISAT is India’s first electronic surveillance satellite. EMISAT is a satellite built around ISRO’s Mini Satellite-2 bus weighing about 436 kg. It has been jointly developed by ISRO and Defence Research… Continue reading India gets surveillance satellite
Kuki militants to cast vote by postal ballots
The Election Commission (EC) has notified that the cadres of Kuki militant groups who signed Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with both the Centre and the Manipur government will cast their votes in postal ballots. The Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement is a pact to ensure peace in the Kuki dominated areas in Manipur. It… Continue reading Kuki militants to cast vote by postal ballots
