Russia and India have agreed on a new mechanism which will allow payments for multi-billion dollar defence deals to be made using their own national currencies. This mechanism was established …
Read MoreThe World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(ICSID) has imposed a penalty of $5.95 billion against Pakistan in the Reko Diq case. The penalty was imposed on Pakistan …
Read MoreChina has tried to reassure India that it does not intend to exclude India from international diplomacy on Afghanistan. This assurance came after India was excluded from the quadrilateral talks …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL filed by three women seeking directions to decriminalise abortion. The petition has argued that women should have a right to decide …
Read MoreAccording to a study by Indian Chest Society and Indian Chest Research Foundation, Ujjwala scheme has helped reduce chest congestion in rural women by 20%. The study has been published …
Read MoreThe Union Environment Ministry has selected 12 beaches in India to compete for the ‘Blue Flag’ certification. The 12 beaches include: Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Bhogave (Maharashtra), Ghoghla (Diu), Miramar (Goa), Kasarkod …
Read MoreAccording to data from Sample Registration System (SRS), India’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) fell to all-time low of 896 in 2015-17 from 898 in 2014-2016. SRB is defined as …
Read MoreAccording to a study ‘Health Impact and Economic Burden of Alcohol Consumption in India’, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, deaths attributed to alcohol use would cost 1.45% …
Read MoreThe launch of Chandrayaan-2, India’s second moon mission, was aborted after a technical snag in the launch vehicle system- GSLV Mk-III rocket. GSLV Mk-III has been touted as the most …
Read MoreA panel of experts has recommended upgrading Union human resource development(HRD) ministry’s free e-learning Swayam platform to a virtual university to meet growing demand for quality education. The proposal is …
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