Election Commission takes steps so that the disabled can ride to vote The Election Commission has taken steps to help differently-abled voters reach polling booths. The EC has decided to provide pick-up and drop facility to disabled voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The commission has developed a mobile application named as PWD, using… Continue reading Election Commission takes steps so that the disabled can ride to vote
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How will you trace the ‘undeclared foreigners’ in Assam, SC asks State govt.
How will you trace the ‘undeclared foreigners’ in Assam, SC asks State govt. The Supreme Court has rebuked the Assam government on its failure to come up with a future course of action to track down absconding illegal foreigners and thousands other undeclared ones in the state. An illegal foreigner is declared so my Foreigners… Continue reading How will you trace the ‘undeclared foreigners’ in Assam, SC asks State govt.
Forest fires threatening Odisha’s flora and fauna
Forest fires threatening Odisha’s flora and fauna As per statistics generated by SNPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite, there has been an increase in forest fires in Odisha. The SNPP is a weather satellite operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India defines forest fire… Continue reading Forest fires threatening Odisha’s flora and fauna
Fugitive Offenders Act won’t help banks: Mallya
Fugitive Offenders Act won’t help banks: Mallya Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has told the Bombay High Court that confiscation of his properties under the newly-enacted Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) was draconian and it will not help the creditors. Earlier, he had approached the high court challenging a January 5 order of a special court… Continue reading Fugitive Offenders Act won’t help banks: Mallya
Coronary stents to cost more
Coronary stents to cost more Drug price regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved hike in prices of coronary stents by 4.2%. It was increased after taking into consideration the inflation of the previous year. As per the new prices notified by the NPPA, a bare metal stent (BMS) would now cost Rs. 8,261… Continue reading Coronary stents to cost more
India, Pakistan scramble jets after UAV sighting
India, Pakistan scramble jets after UAV sighting The Indian Air Force deployed two Sukhoi-30 fighters from an airbase in Punjab after a Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) was spotted close to the border. This resulted in Pakistan also deploying two of its F-16 fighter aircrafts close to the border. However, no side violated the air space,… Continue reading India, Pakistan scramble jets after UAV sighting
Study finds gaps in conservation efforts in Western Ghats
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
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
