The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has suspended coking coal handling operations at Mormugao Port. The decision has been taken due to deteriorating air quality at the port town of Vasco, Goa. Mormugao Port is located at the mouth of the Zuari River, in the town of Mormugao, Goa. It has a naturally protected… Continue reading Coking coal handling suspended at Goa port
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DEPWD organises regional conference on Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation scheme (DDRS) at Kolkata
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has organised a “Regional Conference on Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) at Kolkata. DDRS aims to a) create an enabling environment to ensure equal opportunities, equity, social justice and empowerment of persons with disabilities and b) encourage voluntary action for… Continue reading DEPWD organises regional conference on Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation scheme (DDRS) at Kolkata
Kulbhushan Jadhav espionage case: India, Pakistan to fight it out in U.N. court
India will appeal at International court of justice(ICJ),UN’s top court to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row. Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national was convicted of conducting ‘subversive activities’ for the Indian government in Pakistan and has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.However, India have denied all these… Continue reading Kulbhushan Jadhav espionage case: India, Pakistan to fight it out in U.N. court
Must Read News Articles – February 17th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port With U.S. sanctions threatening Iran’s main port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian government is planning to promote the Chabahar port being developed by India in a major conference on February 26, highlighting the potential of the Indian Ocean port beyond India-Afghan trade… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 17th, 2019
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7 PM | Fire Safety in India | 16 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context The massive fire incident in Karol Bagh’s Hotel Arpit had killed 17 people Facts and figures According to National Crime Records Bureau figures, 17,700 Indians died, 48 people every day, due to fire accidents in 2015. Of those who died, 62% were women. Maharashtra and Gujarat, our… Continue reading 7 PM | Fire Safety in India | 16 February, 2019
NASA heading back to the moon
NASA will set foot on the moon ‘by 2028’ for the first time since Apollo 17 and plans to make a sustainable colony so astronauts can regularly travel back and forth from Earth. NASA aims to first land an unmanned vehicle on the Moon by 2024 and are now inviting bids from the private sector… Continue reading NASA heading back to the moon
Antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 gene found in pristine Arctic
Scientists have detected antibiotic resistant (AR) gene NDM-1(New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase) in pristine high Arctic region(Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard),one of the earth’s most remote spots.It clearly indicates the extent of globalisation of antimicrobial resistance (AR). The enzyme got New Delhi in its name because it was first detected in 2008 in Swedish patient of Indian origin… Continue reading Antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 gene found in pristine Arctic
India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K
India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K India has revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Pulwama. Most Favoured Nation is a treatment accorded to a trade partner to ensure non-discriminatory trade between two countries vis-a-vis other trade partners. Under WTO… Continue reading India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K
