Source of Malappuram fever still elusive
The Health Department in Malappuram district, Kerala, is striving to identify the origin of a fever outbreak in different parts of Malappuram district that claimed five lives between March and …
Read MoreChina blocks Wikipedia in all languages
Internet censorship researchers have found that China has blocked Wikipedia. China had previously banned the Chinese language version of the site as well as the pages for sensitive search terms …
Read MoreIMD says southwest monsoon will reach Kerala on June 6
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the southwest monsoon would be arrive in Kerala on June 6. The normal onset date is June 1. The prediction is in …
Read MoreTRA unveils AI tool to improve tea quality
Tea Research Association (TRA) has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology to improve quality. The technology has been developed through a collaboration between TRA and Agnext, a start-up which was incubated …
Read MoreIndia to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
India has been selected as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery(GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020.This is the first time that India …
Read MoreIndia finds OECD index for services trade faulty
India has approached several developing countries during the World Trade Organization(WTO) talks in New Delhi to try to build consensus around the new method of measuring Services Trade Restrictiveness Index …
Read MoreProject to use technology to study crop yield estimates
Government has decided to use technology under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY) to determine yield estimates at the panchayat level.This will reduce the delay of crop insurance claim settlements and …
Read MoreWPI inflation slips to 3.07% in April, food prices still high
The Wholesale price inflation has decreased to 3.07% in April,2019.The reduction has been attributed to cheaper fuel and manufactured items. However,food prices have increased to 33-month high of 7.37%. Wholesale …
Read MoreED questions Kochhars again in loan case
The Enforcement Directorate(ED) has again questioned former ICICI Bank CEO and her husband in an ongoing probe under Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA). ED had registered the case against former …
Read MoreBan on LTTE extended for another five years
The Central Government has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) for another five years under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967. The ban was extended due to LTTE’s …
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