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Malappuram boy diagnosed with West Nile fever A boy from Malappuram district, Kerala has been diagnosed with West Nile fever. The West Nile fever is a zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are those that are naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile Virus. Birds are the natural… Continue reading Malappuram boy diagnosed with West Nile fever

India could save trillions in healthcare costs if Paris climate goals are met: Global Environmental Outlook The 6th Global Environment Outlook (GEO) has estimated that India could save at least $3 trillion in healthcare costs if it implemented policy initiatives coherent to the Paris Agreement. The 6thGEO has been released at 4th session of UN Environment… Continue reading India could save trillions in healthcare costs if Paris climate goals are met: Global Environmental Outlook

Environment damage behind a quarter of premature deaths, diseases: UN report The 6th Global Environment Outlook (GEO) has been released at the 4th session of UN Environment Assembly. The 4th session is being held at Nairobi, Kenya from 11-15 March, 2019. The theme for the session is “Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production”.… Continue reading Environment damage behind a quarter of premature deaths, diseases: UN report

SC pulls up Assam government over inadequate functioning of foreigner’s tribunal The Supreme Court has accused the Centre and the Assam government for being negligent about tackling the inflow of illegal migrants into Assam and their deportations. Further, the court has expressed concerns about the poor functioning of Foreigner Tribunals in the state. According to… Continue reading SC pulls up Assam government over inadequate functioning of foreigner’s tribunal

Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator has informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission has agreed to not withdraw personnel involved in the NRC work. The central government had previously stated 167 companies of combined armed police forces were need to be pulled… Continue reading Election Commission won’t disturb staff involved in NRC work

Fares fly high as planes grounded Air fares has increased causing inconvenience to passengers. The rise in air fares has been due to demand and supply gap after a large number of aircrafts were grounded due to variety of reason such as a) safety precaution, b) maintenance issues, c) financial crisis of airlines, and, d)… Continue reading Fares fly high as planes grounded

HC reserves verdict on plea against BCCI representing India The Madras High Court has reserved its order on a PIL seeking direction to authorities for initiating legal action against the BCCI. The petitioner said that BCCI has no authority to represent the country at international events without the government’s approval. The petitioner contended that (a)BCCI… Continue reading HC reserves verdict on plea against BCCI representing India

U.K. yet to act on our requests for attachment of assets: ED Enforcement Directorate(ED) has said that the United Kingdom(UK) have not taken any action on the requests of ED for attachment of assets and Non-bailable warrant(NBW) against the fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi. Earlier, sED had started investigations against Nirav Modi under the Prevention… Continue reading U.K. yet to act on our requests for attachment of assets: ED

D-day for Azhar’s UNSC listing: all eyes on China The United Nations Security Council’s 1267 committee will decide on designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar under the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee. The proposal to designate Masood Azhar was moved by France, UK and the US. It is the fourth such bid at the UN in… Continue reading D-day for Azhar’s UNSC listing: all eyes on China

We cannot kill jobs in firecracker industry, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court said that it cannot ban firecrackers as it would deprive the livelihood of lakhs of families dependent on manufacturing firecrackers by creating unemployment. The court asked the authorities to conduct a comparative study to identify the proportionate levels of pollution caused by… Continue reading We cannot kill jobs in firecracker industry, says Supreme Court