The Supreme Court has ordered the demolition of five high-rise apartments in Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality near Kochi in Kerala for violating the provisions of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. According to the expert committee formed by SC to look into the matter, the apartments come within the CRZ III. As per the CRZ notification 1991,… Continue reading SC orders demolition of 5 apartments Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality
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India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
A team of herpetologists have described a new species of reddish-brown pit viper which has been found in a forest in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery has been published in the March-April volume of the Russian Journal of Herpetology. It has been named as Trimeresurus arunachalensis. It is the second serpent to… Continue reading India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
WHO for eliminating industrially produced Trans fats by 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to achieve the goal of eliminating industrially produced Trans-fats by 2023. In 2018, WHO had launched REPLACE- a comprehensive plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fat from the global food supply by 2023. Trans-fat are made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils… Continue reading WHO for eliminating industrially produced Trans fats by 2023
CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is organising a meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi,Kerala. India is hosting this meeting in its capacity as Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific region for a two-year period from July, 2018 to… Continue reading CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi
Govt:No impact of NSSO survey on GDP numbers
The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) has clarified that there will not be any impact of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on gross domestic product (GDP) data. This clarification came after NSSO report had found that 36% of the companies in the MCA21 database maintained by the ministry of corporate affairs(MCA) could… Continue reading Govt:No impact of NSSO survey on GDP numbers
India’s Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board
India’s Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term. The International Narcotics Control Board(INCB) is an independent and quasi-judicial control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions. INCB consists of 13 members who are elected by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).Once they have been… Continue reading India’s Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board
Income support, UDAY driving fiscal slippages: RBI
The Reserve Bank has warned of the rising risks to fiscal consolidation of the states as their finances are burdened with (a)farm loan waivers (b)income support schemes and (c)UDAY bonds for their power distribution companies. These remarks were made during a meeting between the members of the 15th Finance Commission and the RBI members. Further,other… Continue reading Income support, UDAY driving fiscal slippages: RBI
Iran says it will not honour nuclear curbs
Iran has said it will start withdrawing parts of its commitments under its 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran has also said that it will resume high level uranium enrichment if the remaining signatories -Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia – did not make commitments to shield its oil and banking sectors in the next 60… Continue reading Iran says it will not honour nuclear curbs
KVIC distributes over 1 lakh bee-boxes under ‘Honey Mission
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has distributed more than one lakh bee-boxes among farmers and unemployed youths across the country in less than two years under its ‘Honey Mission’ initiative. The mission was launched in August 2017 in line with the ‘Sweet Revolution’.The ‘Sweet Revolution’ was launched in 2016 to promote beekeeping and associated… Continue reading KVIC distributes over 1 lakh bee-boxes under ‘Honey Mission
Victims of mob lynching, human trafficking in Maharashtra to get compensation
Maharashtra Government has formulated a policy on cases of mob lynching.This policy came after Supreme Court had pulled up States across the country for not formulating such a policy. The new policy has pegged the amount of compensation between ₹2 lakh and ₹3 lakh which could be increased to ₹10 lakh in special cases. Further,human… Continue reading Victims of mob lynching, human trafficking in Maharashtra to get compensation
