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Parliament passes NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017 Parliament has passed the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with the approval of Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha already had passed the bill in August 2017. The Bill seeks to amend National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Act, 1981. The Act establishes NABARD for providing and regulating facilitiesRead More…
Schistura Larketensis: New species of blind fish discovered inside Meghalaya cave Scientists have discovered a new species of blind fish named Schistura larketensis inside a cave in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The fish has been named after Larket village, where the cave has been found to encourage local people to take up biodiversity conservation.
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India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear sites for 27th consecutive year
India and Pakistan have exchanged list of their nuclear installations and facilities with each other under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack gainst Nuclear installations. This is the 27th consecutive exchange of such list between two countries after first list was exchanged on 1 January 1992.
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The Cabinet in its meeting on 15th March, 2017 has approved the proposal of acquisition of Bharatiya Mahila Bank with State Bank of India. It has come into effect on 1st April, 2017. The merger is aimed at economies of scale and operational efficiency leading to improved supervision process, compliance and productivity in addition to better risk management. There were 103 branches of Bharatiya MahRead More…
Blue ice, a rare occurrence: Airline What is blue ice? ‘Blue ice’, a term used for frozen sewage material leaked mid-air, as a “rare occurrence” which signifies “a leaking toilet system, leading to the formation of accumulation of ice in high altitude.” Why in news? National green tribunal has imposed fine of Rs.50,000 on Airlines emptying toilet tanks in air. Airlines have said itRead More…
Selfie for safety: Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung launched ‘Senior Citizen Mobile App’. Like ‘Himmat’, the app for women’s safety, senior citizens too will be able to call the police at the click of an SOS button in the app. This will connect the caller to the senior citizen helpline number 1291, even as simultaneous alerts in the form of an SMS will be sent to the area SHO and beat oRead More…
Overcrowded Jails in India: Supreme Court said that Jails across the country are overcrowded by over 150 per cent. Court has held that prisoners, both undertrials and convicts, have certain fundamental rights and human rights, little or no attention is being paid in this regard by the States and some Union Territories. In spite of directions by the Court, the prison authorities have not been ableRead More…
Vultures in Telangana: There is an increase in number of vultures in Bejjur forest range in Telangana mainly attributed by practice of cattle slaughter. The long billed vultures are listed under the ‘critically endangered’ category by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Major reasons for decline of vultures in India: Presence of ‘Diclofenac’, a non-steroidal antiRead More…
IT sector worried; India to take up visa fee with U.S. – (Economics) India will soon schedule discussions with the U.S. to raise its concerns over the Obama administration’s recent decision to hike visa fees, official sources told The Hindu . India will also consider retaliatory measures and even explore the possibility of dragging the U.S. to the World Trade OrgaRead More…
LPG subsidy linked to income – (Governance) In a move that is bound to raise the hackles of a sizeable number of consumers, the government has declared that those who earned over Rs. 10 lakh in the previous financial year will be ineligible for LPG subsidy from January. “The government has decided that the benefit of the LPG subsidy will not be available for LPG coRead More…
