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IRAN SEEKS IMPROVED TRADE TIES WITH INDIA AMID SANCTIONS
31, Mar 2019
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International
Despite of sanctions from U.S. Iran is exploring ways to increase its bilateral trade with India, including expanding banking channels. India – Iran Relations: Energy:…
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IIT MADRAS CONVERTS PETROLEUM WASTE TOLUENE INTO USEFUL PRODUCT
31, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
Using platinum nanocatalyst, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has successfully converted petroleum waste-product toluene into benzoic acid. Uses of Benzoic Acid: Benzoic acid…
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CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HIT INDIA’S WIND POWER
31, Mar 2019
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Climate change and its impacts
Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India’s goal of leading…
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POISONED CATTLE CARCASS KILLS 37 VULTURES
31, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died in eastern Assam after feeding on pesticide-laced cattle carcass. Most of the 37 vultures that died are…
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GSP WITHDRAWAL BY U.S. LIKELY TO AFFECT INDIA’S PLASTICS EXPORTS
31, Mar 2019
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Bi-Lateral Relations
The move by the United States (U.S.) to terminate India’s designation as beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme because it…
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CAMERA TRAPS REVEAL SECRET LIVES OF RARELY STUDIED SMALL CATS
31, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
Northeast India is home to nine wild cats, including the ‘standard four’: The clouded leopard Asiatic golden cat Marbled cat and Leopard However, very little…
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OCEAN HEAT HITS RECORD HIGH: UN
31, Mar 2019
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Climate change and its impacts
Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life.In its latest State…
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COW TOILETS’ TO CUT EMISSIONS
31, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new bovine urinal to help cut…
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FOSSILS PINPOINT DAY ASTEROID HIT EARTH, CAUSING MASS EXTINCTION
31, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
A fossilised snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked the earth, fire rained from the sky and the ground…
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In Q3, current account deficit narrows to 2.5%
30, Mar 2019
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Capital Market
India’s current account deficit (CAD) for the third quarter narrowed to 2.5% of the GDP compared with 2.9% in the preceding quarter, latest data released…
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International energy agency report
30, Mar 2019
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Reports
India's carbon emission grew by 4.8% during 2018. But India's per capita carbon emission is less than 40% of the global average. At the global…
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Debris from anti-satellite test to disintegrate in 45 days: official
30, Mar 2019
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Space Technology
The satellite targeted with an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile under Mission Shakti has broken up into at least 270 pieces, most of which are expected to…
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GI tag for Coorg Arabica Coffee, four others
30, Mar 2019
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Agriculture, ignorance, subsidy, marketing
The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Coorg Arabica Coffee, Wayanad Robusta Coffee, Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee, …
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Blockchain enabled marketplace app for coffee
30, Mar 2019
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Agriculture, ignorance, subsidy, marketing
The commerce ministry Thursday launched a Blockchain based coffee e-marketplace to help farmers integrate with markets so that they can realise fair prices for the…
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Centre to borrow rupee 7.1 lakh crore in FY20
30, Mar 2019
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Banking
Borrowing calendar for the next financial year was announced and the government said that it will raise Rs 4.42 lakh crore through gilts in the…
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Increase in VVPAT numbers will delay counting
30, Mar 2019
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Governance
Over 20 opposition party leaders had moved the Supreme Court, seeking physical verification of at least 50% of the votes cast on EVMs to ensure…
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Humans can detect the earth’s magnetic fields
29, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
[su_row][su_column size="3/4" center="no" class=""] Scientists have long known that turtles, birds, honeybees and even bacteria can sense the earth’s magnetic field and use them for…
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Centre should address States’ concern on GST transfers
29, Mar 2019
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Taxes and Taxation
While the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was designed as a federal body between the States and the Centre, the complaint of the States…
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New loan pricing scheme may be put off
29, Mar 2019
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Banking
Banks will be getting more time to migrate to the new loan pricing regime which was scheduled to be implemented from April 1. This new…
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Cement prices stay steady at Rs. 334 per bag in March
29, Mar 2019
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Industries, Textile, E -Commerce, Pharma, Service
All India prices of cement remained steady at Rs. 334 per bag during March despite increases in southern and eastern regions. South and eastern regions…
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U.S. tracking debris from ASAT test
29, Mar 2019
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Space Technology
The United States has reacted to Prime Minister’s statement that India had successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in what he termed Mission Shakti. As…
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ecotourism centres closed in Wayanad
29, Mar 2019
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Environment
The entry of tourists to four major ecotourism tourism centres under the South Wayanad Forest Division in Wayanad district has been closed as per a…
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Corrupt public servants must be declared anti-nationals: High Court
29, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Madras High Court wished the battle against corruption wins and the corrupt get declared anti-nationals because they obstruct the development of the country. Bureaucracy…
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Adverse impact of GST leaves Virudhunagar bleeding
29, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Being part of an arid region, Virudhunagar…
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SC to hear plea against 10% economic quota
29, Mar 2019
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Rights Issues
The Supreme Court agreed to expeditiously hear pleas for it to step in before government bodies like the Railways, one of the largest public sector…
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U.S. circulates draft resolution on Azhar in Security Council
29, Mar 2019
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International
The U.S. took the lead in bringing sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at the United Nations by circulating a draft resolution among Security…
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INDIA IN PACT TO EASE U.S. FIRMS’ COMPLIANCE
28, Mar 2019
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Bi-Lateral Relations
India and the U.S. signed an inter-government agreement for the automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports, which will reduce the compliance burden for Indian subsidiary…
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DEPOSITS ORDINANCE DOES NOT COVER GOLD SCHEMES
28, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Centre’s recent ordinance banning unregulated monthly deposit schemes will not affect the ongoing monthly schemes operated by jewellery and chit fund firms. Banning of…
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PAKISTAN ACTS TO DEFUSE TENSIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN
28, Mar 2019
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International
Pakistan moved to cool a row with Afghanistan over reported comments by Prime Minister that were taken to suggest that Kabul should set up an…
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IRANIAN DRUG SMUGGLERS NABBED IN OPERATION OFF GUJARAT COAST
28, Mar 2019
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Internal Security
Iranian nationals who were smuggling heroin were nabbed in a sensational mid-sea operation jointly conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist Squad…
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66% EMPLOYERS LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT SKILLS THAN THREE YEARS AGO
28, Mar 2019
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Miscellaneous
Fast-changing job requirements are leading to a yawning skills gap in many parts of the world, with India being one of the hardest-hit - International…
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SHRC SEEKS REPORT ON TRANSFUSION DEATHS
28, Mar 2019
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Rights Issues
Taking suo moto cognisance of media reports on maternal deaths due to blood transfusion, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued notices to officials…
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SC FOR AS FEW TRIBUNALS AS POSSIBLE
28, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the numerous tribunals, once meant to lighten the burden of high courts across the country, have now become…
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IN 2018, OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT INVOKED IN 5 CASES
28, Mar 2019
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Internal Security
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued five prosecution sanction orders last year under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923. Official Secrets Act: It is…
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ELECTORAL BONDS WILL AFFECT TRANSPARENCY, EC TELLS SC
28, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds, contrary to government claims, wreck transparency in political funding. Coupled with…
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SUCCESSFUL ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST PUTS INDIA IN ELITE CLUB
28, Mar 2019
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Space Technology
India successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate the capability to shoot down…
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TECHNOFERENCE’ IS AFFECTING SLEEP, PRODUCTIVITY: STUDY
27, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
Excessive use of mobile phones is making people lose sleep and become less productive, according to an Australian study that found a jump in ‘technoference’…
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POLITICAL PARTIES MOST DISTRUSTED, ARMY, JUDICIARY THE MOST TRUSTED’
27, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a public opinion survey in 12 states has found that political parties are the most distrusted political institutions in…
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STUDYING ANIMAL SOUNDS FOR CONSERVATION
27, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
In some forests of central Africa, the Amazon and Borneo, the sounds of chainsaws and gunshots signs of illegal activities such as logging and poaching…
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INDICES GAIN OVER 1% MIRRORING GLOBAL TREND
27, Mar 2019
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Capital Market
The Indian benchmark equity indices staged a smart recovery to gain more than 1% to reverse a two-day losing streak that saw indices fall below…
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RBI RECEIVES AGGRESSIVE BIDS, INFUSES RS. 34,500 CR. LIQUIDITY
27, Mar 2019
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Banking
The first dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was aimed at infusing primary liquidity, saw aggressive bidding by banks. The…
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SHARP RISE IN H1N1 CASES
27, Mar 2019
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Biotechnology
The number of influenza A (H1N1) cases and deaths in India has risen sharply by about 6,200 and over 225, respectively. Rajasthan continues to report…
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IS DEATH BY MOSQUITO BITE INSURABLE?
27, Mar 2019
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Miscellaneous
Well, not if the mosquito bit the insured person in the Republic of Mozambique, the Supreme Court held in a judgment. Brief about the case:…
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INDIA’S CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS UP 5%
27, Mar 2019
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Pollution & Waste Management
India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 4.8% rise from last year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency…
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STUBBLE BURNING MENACE EMERGES IN KUTTANAD
27, Mar 2019
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Pollution & Waste Management
Paddy fields in Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, look black these days with some of them emitting plumes of smoke. Relatively a new phenomenon…
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VULTURE NESTS IN MUDUMALAI DECLINE
27, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
The number of vulture nests built during the breeding season in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has dropped drastically, from 47 active nests in 2018 to…
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USE OF NSA IN COW SLAUGHTER CASES WRONG
27, Mar 2019
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Social issues
Use of the National Security Act (NSA) in the cases of suspected cow slaughter was wrong and would not be repeated. Cow Vigilantism: Self-proclaimed ‘Gau…
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VERY, VERY SERIOUS MATTERS IN CBI REPORT ON SARADHA CASE: SC
27, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Supreme Court asked whether it is expected to close its eyes, “suppose if some very very serious matters” come to light. Brief about the…
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FEARS OF GLOBAL RECESSION TRIGGER EQUITY SELL-OFF
26, Mar 2019
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International
Concerns of a global economic slowdown with renewed fears of a recession led to a sell-off in global equity markets with the Indian benchmarks mirroring…
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IRDAI MOOTS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NORM
26, Mar 2019
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Miscellaneous
A public disclosure norm requiring all general insurers, health insurers, specialised insurers and reinsurers, including branches of foreign reinsurers, to share information at specified intervals…
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EU PUBLISHES ITS PLAN FOR A ‘NO-DEAL BREXIT’ SCENARIO
26, Mar 2019
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International
The European Union (EU) has published details of its completed preparations for a no-deal Brexit, as it warned that such scenario was becoming increasingly likely…
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LIQUOR, CASH, FREEBIES SWING VOTES: ADR SURVEY
26, Mar 2019
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Miscellaneous
A nationwide survey involving more than 2.7 lakh people revealed that for 41.34% respondents, distribution of liquor, cash and freebies was an important factor behind…
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CHINOOK WILL IMPROVE REACTION CAPABILITIES, SAYS IAF CHIEF
26, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the first batch of four Chinook CH-47F(I) heavy-lift helicopters, which will significantly improve airlift to high-altitude areas. CH-47 Chinook…
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55% INTERNET USERS SCARED OF AIRING POLITICAL VIEWS:
26, Mar 2019
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Internal Security
55% of sampled English Internet users were concerned that expressing their political views online could get them into trouble with the authorities, an India digital…
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PSLV C45 MISSION TO MARK SEVERAL FIRST FOR ISRO
26, Mar 2019
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Space Technology
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45), will launch EMISAT, the primary satellite and 28 international customer satellites. EMISAT: Weighing about…
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WHY NOT INCREASE THE VVPAT COUNT, ASKS SC
26, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Supreme Court insisted to increase the random physical verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, though…
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Lesser clicks, a boon for bricks
25, Mar 2019
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Miscellaneous
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion’s recent clarification on the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for e-retail has an unexpected beneficiary — brick and…
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Sunstroke claims three lives in Kerala
25, Mar 2019
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Pollution & Waste Management
Sunburn marks were reportedly found on the men, but autopsy reports are awaited to ascertain the cause of death. Though a third death reportedly due…
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GST a poll issue in MSME hubs
25, Mar 2019
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Industries, Textile, E -Commerce, Pharma, Service
The adverse impact of the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in July 2017 on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
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Protect ocean ecosystem, tap blue economy
25, Mar 2019
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Economics
India should fully tap the enormous potential of the blue economy to achieve higher growth and initiate appropriate programmes for sustainable harnessing of ocean reserves.…
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Rushikulya waits for Olive Ridleys
25, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
Even after waiting for almost a month, Olive Ridley turtles have not yet arrived for mass nesting at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery and Devi river mouth.…
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Army’s carbine procurement held up
25, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB) rifles for the Army has been delayed even after the completion of cost negotiations as the…
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Disinformation is everywhere in India
25, Mar 2019
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Internal Security
With the Lok Sabha elections coming up, it is critically important that Indians have access to credible and trustworthy information before they vote. The problem…
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Strawberries cherry-picked from Nilgiris
25, Mar 2019
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Bio Diversity
The Nilgiris, known for its teas, potatoes, carrots and a range of exotic vegetables, is witnessing farmers going in for strawberries too. Strawberry plants were…
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Kudumbashree helps senior citizens reconnect
24, Mar 2019
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Schemes
Loneliness, especially in the twilight years of life, is a concern the world over and Kerala is not an exception. There is a large section…
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Vitamin deficiency high among urban adults, says NIN study
24, Mar 2019
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Medicine and Pharmaceuticals
Scientists at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) screened the sub-clinical status of vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B6, B12 and folate among urban adults…
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It’s a frog! It’s a squirrel! It’s a drongo
24, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
One of the first books about racket-tailed drongo was Salim Ali’s The Book of Indian Birds. Ali writes that the racket-tailed drongo in flight with…
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Centre must not look upon the Reserve Bank as a cash cow: ex-RBI board member
24, Mar 2019
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Banking
The central government being fiscally dependent on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is undesirable, The ₹68,000 crore that the RBI has paid to the…
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Pak. to safeguard land tilled by Guru Nanak
24, Mar 2019
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Bi-Lateral Relations
The Pakistan government has decided to keep 30 acres of land around the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara free of construction. Gurudwara Darbar Sahib It is 16th…
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Protected areas matter to bump head parrot fish
24, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
The survival of the threatened bumphead parrotfish in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands hinges on the persistence of coral reefs and presence of marine protected…
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Ooty’s muon detection facility measures potential of thundercloud
24, Mar 2019
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Material Science
For the first time in the world, researchers at the GRAPES-3 muon telescope facility in Ooty have measured the electrical potential, size and height of…
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End stigma and discrimination to end TB
24, Mar 2019
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Healthy Related Invention
The years 2018 and 2019 have been landmark years in the fight against TB In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation…
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IIT Guwahati’s bone graft aids extensive bone formation
24, Mar 2019
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Healthy Related Invention
A scaffold made of silk–bone cement composite doped with silicon and zinc metal ions has been found to regenerate new bone tissue in rabbits in…
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Plastic harms Galapagos wildlife
24, Mar 2019
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Plant / Animal Species
Tonnes of plastic waste wash up on the shores of the Galapagos islands where microparticles end up in the stomachs of species found only in…
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Urban areas cooler than non-urban regions during heat waves
24, Mar 2019
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Climate change and its impacts
A study of 89 urban areas in India has found that though there is an absolute increase in temperature during heat waves in both urban…
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Initials hurdle hits PAN-Aadhaar link
24, Mar 2019
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Governance
Tens of thousands of people may not be able to file income tax returns for the coming financial year as they are unable to link…
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Statistical institute submits report on VVPAT to EC
23, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) submitted the recommendations of an expert committee on the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip verification to the Election…
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Coming, a law to empower forest staff
23, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
A proposed legislation accords significant powers to India’s forest officers including the power issue search warrants, enter and investigate lands within their jurisdictions, and to…
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SC may not admit diary as proof
23, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
Diary entries are hardly considered admissible evidence in a court of law. A plethora of decisions by the Supreme Court has shown that judiciary treats…
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Italy set to become first G 7 country to join Belt and Road
23, Mar 2019
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International
Italy and China want to revive the spirit of the ancient Silk Road by deepening their trade and investment ties. Italy become the first member…
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Monkey birth a step in saving fertility of boys with cancer
23, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
Scientists are closing in on a way to help young boys undergoing cancer treatment preserve their future fertility and the proof is the first monkey…
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Centre bans JKLF under anti-terror law
23, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned separatist Yasin Malik’s Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967…
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Tribal artists make a splash on online platform
23, Mar 2019
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Polity & Governance
The paintings of tribal artists from the remote Agency areas of Telangana have literally arrived on a global platform, thanks to Amazon, the largest e-commerce…
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Brexit – All you need to know
22, Mar 2019
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Reports
What is Brexit? An unofficial word given to the exit of Britain from EU. A referendum to leave European Union (EU) was held in which…
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Enforcing a ban will not end the menace of stubble burning
22, Mar 2019
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Environment
Only educating farmers about the monetary costs of burning stubble can address the environmental crisis triggered every year. Burning stubble, the rice chaff left over…
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Rupee-dollar swap could boost foreign fund flows under voluntary retention route
22, Mar 2019
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Economics
The RBI’s decision to infuse rupee liquidity through long term foreign exchange swap, a first of its kind in liquidity management policy, is likely to…
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SCO offers ‘mediation’ in India-Pak. Talks
22, Mar 2019
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International
The eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) offered to smoothen a bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan so that the two countries can resolve their differences,…
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Election Commission regularly monitoring J&K situation
22, Mar 2019
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Governance
Governor’s rule to expire Jammu and Kashmir is under President’s rule since January and there were no plans to dissolve the Assembly yet. Since J&K…
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Political parties yet to comply with RTI Act
22, Mar 2019
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Governance
In a time of deep political polarisation, refusing to comply with the RTI Act seems to be one of the few issues that has united…
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U.S. puts Pakistan on notice over terror attack
22, Mar 2019
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International
The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism and warned the country that another terror…
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About 44% of PM-KISAN beneficiaries await payment from Centre
21, Mar 2019
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Schemes
About PM – KISAN: The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi will provide assured income to small and marginal farmers. All Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF)…
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Rights of children caught in parental conflict need focus
21, Mar 2019
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Governance
A proactive step need to be taken to focus on child rights, specifically in cases of parental conflict – Supreme Court. The rights of children…
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Nirav Modi’s free run ends, held without bail in London
21, Mar 2019
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International
Indian businessman Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs. 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, was denied bail, despite offering the court assurances including £500,000…
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Angel tax: CBDT, DPIIT trade blame for delay in resolving issue
21, Mar 2019
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Economics
Tussle between the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade over the infrastructural roadblocks to finding a…
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Evidence of water found on asteroid Bennu
21, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid Bennu. Data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that is currently orbiting…
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Pompeo urges resolution to gulf crisis
21, Mar 2019
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International
S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed calls for a resolution to a festering dispute between Qatar and four other Arab nations, all…
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Integrate TB services with primary health system: Lancet
21, Mar 2019
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Economics
Of the 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally in 2017 by the World Health Organisation, 2.74 million were from India, showing a marginal…
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Finland is the happiest nation; India slips 7 spots, ranks 140th
21, Mar 2019
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Economics
The report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20 which has was declared as World Happiness Day…
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Where the house sparrows nest: preference shifts to packed places
21, Mar 2019
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Environment
A study on the nesting habits of the house sparrow in the Nilgiris has highlighted certain interesting behavioural changes among the birds, and also outlined…
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Moon samples to be unsealed for study
20, Mar 2019
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Science & Technology
NASA will reveal never-before-seen morsels of the moon. The astronauts of the Apollo missions that landed on the moon from 1969 to 1972 collected 842…
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