Droughts less probable this year: Skymet
According to private weather forecaster Skymet, there is unlikely to be a drought in 2019. This is because the El Nino is expected to diminish gradually by the beginning of …
Read MoreMeghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’
The Supreme Court has questioned the need to continue with the rescue operations for trapped miners in a rathole mine in Meghalaya. A coal mine in Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills …
Read MoreBanks may set repo rate as benchmark
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a major change in the way banks price their loans. It said that banks will now have to link the interest rates …
Read MoreU.K. should hand over Chagos islands to Mauritius: ICJ
The International Court of Justice has ruled that the United Kingdom should hand over the administration of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in order to legally …
Read MoreWarming imperils clouds that deter ‘hothouse’ conditions
According to a recent research published in the journal Nature Geoscience, stratocumulus clouds could disappear if the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere increases threefold. This could result in steep increase …
Read MoreModi opens War Memorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the National War Memorial. It is located near India Gate in New Delhi. The memorial has been built in remembrance of soldiers who sacrificed …
Read MoreAfghanistan sends first export consignment to India from Chabahar port
Afghanistan has began exports to India through the Chabahar Port. In 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan inked a pact which included establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three …
Read MoreEVM is ‘information’ under Right to Information Act, rule Central Information Commission
Central Information Commission(CIC),the highest appellate body for the RTI applicants has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) is an “information” under the Right to Information Act and can be demanded …
Read MoreN. Korea asks Trump to ignore critics
US President and North Korean leader are going to meet for a second summit in Vietnam. The first summit was held at Singapore where they had pledged to work towards …
Read MoreNPS: minimum assured return scheme on the cards
Pension fund regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) is planning on a minimum assured return scheme (MARS) for the subscribers of its flagship social security programme,National Pension System(NPS). Currently, returns on the …
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