The Union Cabinet has approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill,2019. The bill places greater emphasis on time-bound resolution and laying down voting rules of the financial creditors. The …
Read MoreRBI had constituted a panel on Economic capital framework(ECF) to address the issue of RBI reserves.The panel was headed by Bimal Jalan. The panel has decided to recommend the RBI …
Read MoreThe International Court of Justice(ICJ) has ruled in favour of India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.It has asked Pakistan to review his conviction and sentencing and also grant consular access …
Read MoreIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito into which Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria, is introduced. The mosquito variant has been named …
Read MoreThe Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has asked all States and Union Territories to set up emergency response sanitation units (ERSU). The ERSUs are to set up in capital …
Read MoreThe Internet Sathi Programme will be expanded in the villages of Punjab and Odisha. The Internet Sathi programme is an initiative by Google India and Tata Trusts. It was launched …
Read MoreAccording to a UN report titled “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”,more than 820 million people had suffered from hunger worldwide in 2018. The report was …
Read MoreThe Centre and the Assam government has moved to the Supreme Court urging an extension of the July 31st 2019 deadline for submission of the final National Register of Citizens …
Read MoreAccording to the government, more than 300 Centrally-protected monuments and sites, including World Heritage Sites, across India are under encroachment. Among the monuments that have encroachments are Purana Qila in …
Read MoreHawaii is set to begin the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). The project was first launched in 2015 but the construction was halted as protesters claimed damage to …
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