Tea industry: Year-end review
Indian tea industry in 2018 faced challenging times on account of several factors including climate change, non-viability of large growers and labour issues.
India-China high level media forum
Recently, India-China high level media forum held in New Delhi.
U.S. turned blind eye to Pak.’s nuke programme in 1970s: documents
According to latest declassified State Department documents, U.S. acceded to Pakistan’s demand to overlook its secretive nuclear weapons programme following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping convinced Washington to support Islamabad for the “stability” in South Asia.
NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh topped in the recently released NITI Aayog Baseline Report of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index.
Data interception Rules
Investigating agencies will have sweeping powers to intercept and monitor data on computers after a new home ministry order.
Central teams assessing drought damage
Inter-ministerial teams are visiting six States to assess the impact of drought in the summer monsoon season.
China’s Pak. investments take a military turn
Recently, the Pakistani Air Force and Chinese officials were coordinate on a secret proposal to expand Pakistan’s building of Chinese military jets, weaponry and other hardware.
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
The development of the indigenously designed heavy artillery gun, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), has advanced to a stage.
Stay on banning online sale of medicines
The Madras High Court reserved its verdict on miscellaneous petitions seeking to stay a single judge bench’s order banning online sale of medicines.
Lok Sabha clears Consumer Protection Bill
The Consumer Protection Bill 2018 replaces the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.