NGT to inspect Panipat refinery
Following a plea alleging air pollution by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Panipat refinery, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to carry out inspections.
State of forensic labs
A Ministry of Home Affairs document in the Supreme Court shows that vacancies in the country’s forensic labs are alarmingly high even as cases pile up in trial courts and undertrial prisoners languish in jails.
EU, U.K. reach draft deal on post-Brexit relationship
The British government’s Brexit process reached another milestone as the European Commission said that the U.K. and the EU had agreed at a negotiator level and in principle the draft political declaration on the future relationship between the two sides.
Look-out Circulars against wilful defaulters
The government has now allowed CEOs of public sector banks to directly seek issuance of look-out circulars (LOCs) against wilful defaulters.
e-registration must for jobs in 18 countries
Passport holders with “non-Emigration Check Required (non-ECR)” status will soon have to get themselves registered with the Ministry of External Affairs before taking up jobs abroad.
Navy makes formal request for multi-role U.S. copters
India made a formal request to the U.S. for the purchase of 24 MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) for the Navy in a deal estimated at $2bn.
Oil import highest in seven years
According to data from Petroleum Planning and Analysis, India’s crude oil import surged 10.5% to 21 million tonnes (MT) in October 2018.
Capital deadline extension credit negative: Moody’s
As per the Moody’s investor services, RBI board’s decision to extend the timeline for banks to implement Basel 3 guidelines is “credit negative” for public sector lenders.
Q2 GDP growth to slow to 7.2%: ICRA
In a recently released ICRA report(20th Nov), Higher fuel prices and the weak rupee were pointed out as the primary factors dragging the industrial growth.
Parents cannot interfere in lives of married couple : HC
Nobody, including the parents of a man and woman, can interfere in the couple’s married life and their living together if the two individuals are of legal age, the Allahabad High Court has noted.