Villagers turn to age-old ritual for rains
Recently,Valasa Devarlu was celebrated in the number of villages of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The festival was celebrated in the face of drought conditions and with only a few …
Read MoreIndia’s first dinosaur museum inaugurated
Gujarat Chief Minister has inaugurated India’s first dinosaur museum and fossil park at Raiyoli village of Mahisagar district,Gujarat. Raiyoli is globally known to be the third largest fossil site and …
Read MoreGovt to states: Integrate all water depts like Jal Shakti Ministry
The central government has requested all states to adopt an approach similar to the newly-formulated Jal Shakti Ministry in order to integrate all ministries and bodies dealing with water under …
Read MoreEl Salvador recognises forests as living entities
Recently, El Salvador has taken the decision to recognise forests as living entities. This decision was taken as El Salvador has lost about 85% of its native forests since the …
Read MoreExplained RBI’s NPA circular: Small and medium firms get reprieve
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has issued a revised prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets. This revised circular was issued after Supreme Court had declared the RBI’s February 12 …
Read MorePlan to import talent: A third of Deputy Secys from outside
The central government is planning to recruit outside experts at the level of Deputy Secretary and Director to bring efficiency and expertise in the administration. The Department of Personnel and …
Read MoreReserve Bank sets up panel to examine ATM charges, fees
The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a high-level committee under IBA Chief V G Kannan to examine ATM charges and fees by banks. The six-member panel will review the …
Read MoreIndia sides with Israel against Palestine NGO at UN meet
India has voted in support of Israel at the UN’s Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC) to deny observer status to a Palestinian human rights organisation named ‘Shahed’. This is the first …
Read More‘China getting decimated by tariff war’
The US President has said that the US threat to impose tariffs on Mexico has forced the country to agree to stronger immigration enforcement.He has predicted the same strategy will …
Read MoreQuad one way to fix regional issues: Australian envoy
Australian Envoy has urged India to play a greater role in solving the regional problems of the Indo-Pacific region. Australian envoy has said that the quadrilateral grouping of the US, …
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