U.S President has said that North Korea does not have any economic future with nuclear weapons.Further,US and South Korea also announced they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as US is pursuing efforts to improve ties with North Korea. Foal Eagle was the largest of the regular joint exercises held by USA and… Continue reading N. Korea has no economic future if it keeps nuclear weapons
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India nudges Myanmar crackdown on Naga rebels
Myanmarese army has taken control of the headquarters of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), Khaplang group, situated in the Myanmar’s Sagaing Region. NSCN aims at forming ‘Nagalim’ or Greater Nagaland which would consist of all Naga inhabited areas of North-East and some areas in adjoining Myanmar.In 1988,NSCN got split due to differences on… Continue reading India nudges Myanmar crackdown on Naga rebels
IL&FS ignored risk assessment reports while extending loans: audit
A forensic audit report of IL&FS by Grant Thornton has found serious lapses in the manner in which huge loans were extended to certain entities even after internal risk assessment clearly showed that the borrowers were under financial stress. Further,Serious Fraud Investigation Office(SFIO) in its interim report has alleged that the non-banking finance company IL&FS… Continue reading IL&FS ignored risk assessment reports while extending loans: audit
India fortifying case against Jaish-e-Mohammad
India along with France has been preparing a strong proposal to put Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar on the ban list of the United Nations Security Council(UNSC)1267 committee. The security agencies are putting together new details such as (a)JeM’s parent outfit,Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA),included by the U.S. in its list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations in 1999 had… Continue reading India fortifying case against Jaish-e-Mohammad
Government plans to colour code generic drugs
The government has planned to colour code generic drugs. This would enable consumers to differentiate between generic drugs and other medicines and take an informed decision while purchasing medicines. The government is also considering use of symbols to make generic drugs easily identifiable. Nearly all drugs have three types of names: a) the International Union… Continue reading Government plans to colour code generic drugs
MUDRA: Rs. 1 lac crore more has to be lent
Banks have been struggling to meet the target for lending Mudra loans. The government, in Budget 2018-19, had said it intends to disburse loans of up to Rs 3 lakh crore in the current fiscal. However, as on February 22, the total loan disbursed under the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (Mudra) scheme… Continue reading MUDRA: Rs. 1 lac crore more has to be lent
A.P. villagers yearn to revive historic temple
Villagers in Motupalli seek to revive a historic temple of Veerabhadraswamy located in the village. Motupalli village is located in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh in Chinnaganjam mandal of Prakasam district. Veerabhadraswamy (form of Lord Shiva) temple was built during the reign of Chola dynasty. It has inscriptions in Telugu and Tamil and also host Panchaloha… Continue reading A.P. villagers yearn to revive historic temple
CM opens Janibili water project for B’pur
The Odisha state Chief Minister has inaugurated Janibili Mega Drinking Water Project”, in Ganjam district. It is Odisha’s first integrated water supply project. The project seeks to supply water to Berhampur and rural areas of Ganjam district. The ‘Smart Park’ scheme for 114 urban centres in the State has also been launched. The scheme aims… Continue reading CM opens Janibili water project for B’pur
Hit-and-run victims to get higher compensation
The Maharashtra state government has decided to introduce a new policy on compensation for victims of hit-and-run accidents. Recently, the Supreme Court has accepted court appointed committee’s recommendation to increase the minimum compensation for death in a hit-and-run case from the existing Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh. The court has directed the centre to… Continue reading Hit-and-run victims to get higher compensation
Odisha shelter homes to have lightning protection system
The Odisha government has decided to retrofit lightning protection system in multi-purpose shelters across 25 districts in the state. The decision comes in the backdrop of a large number deaths due to lightning in the state. In the first phase 640 shelters would be taken up with funding support from World Bank under the National… Continue reading Odisha shelter homes to have lightning protection system
