Scooters, bikes used as earth excavators in Mizoram: CAG A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found anomalies in the implementation of Border Area Development Programme (BADP) from 2012-2017 along Mizoram’s border with Myanmar. Border Area Development Programme (BADP) aims to meet the special development needs of the people living in remote and inaccessible… Continue reading Scooters, bikes used as earth excavators in Mizoram: CAG
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Sunstroke claims three lives in Kerala
Sunstroke claims three lives in Kerala Sunstroke, also known as heatstroke, has killed 3 people in Kerala. Early in March, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast heat wave conditions in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh. A heat wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures-more than the… Continue reading Sunstroke claims three lives in Kerala
Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline
Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline According to a recent study, coastal areas in Chennai is under threat of sever salt water intrusion due to anticipated sea level rise as a consequence of climate change. A report by the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) has stated that there is… Continue reading Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline
Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys
Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys Olive Ridley turtles have not yet arrived for mass nesting at Rushikulya rookery and Devi river mouth in Odisha. A rookery is a communal nesting ground of animals. The Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles in the world. They inhabit in the… Continue reading Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys
Health Ministry commemorates World TB Day
Health Ministry commemorates World TB Day The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India recently commemorated the World TB Day with a function to mark the occasion. World TB Day is observed every year on March 24. World TB Day commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of… Continue reading Health Ministry commemorates World TB Day
Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help
Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help Indian government has decided to send a request to the United States to seek details from a service provider of virtual SIMs. These virtual SIMs were used by the Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber behind the Pulwama attack to communicate with his Pakistan based… Continue reading Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help
Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel
Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel The Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS) has requested the Election Commission of India to put a ban on the use of words like mental instability and mad. These words are used by politicians while describing their opponents during the election campaign. The Indian Psychiatry… Continue reading Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel
Centre bans Yasin Malik-led JKLF under UAPA
Centre bans Yasin Malik-led JKLF under UAPA Government has banned separatist leader Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967. The Front has been banned for allegedly promoting secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, Home Ministry had banned the Jamaat-i-Islami as an unlawful association under Section 3 of the Unlawful… Continue reading Centre bans Yasin Malik-led JKLF under UAPA
ED slaps ₹14.40 lakh penalty, confiscates ₹6.8 lakh in FEMA case against Geelani
ED slaps ₹14.40 lakh penalty, confiscates ₹6.8 lakh in FEMA case against Geelani Enforcement Directorate(ED) has fined Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani and booked him under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). He has been booked for illegal possession of foreign exchange under FEMA act,1999. The Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999 (FEMA) is an Act… Continue reading ED slaps ₹14.40 lakh penalty, confiscates ₹6.8 lakh in FEMA case against Geelani
European Union offers UK more time to leave the bloc
European Union offers UK more time to leave the bloc The European Union has agreed to grant Britain a short Brexit delay.It removes the immediate threat of the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal by March 29,2019. EU has told UK Prime Minister that if she gets her Brexit deal passed through the… Continue reading European Union offers UK more time to leave the bloc

