India set to be third largest aviation market: IATA
India will be the third largest aviation market globally.
Barak missile system
Israel Aerospace Industries has won a $777 million order for the Barak 8 air defense system for the Indian Navy.
Seoul Peace Prize
Seoul Peace Prize Committee has decided to confer 2018 Seoul Peace Prize on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ministerial Panel To Prevent Sex Harassment At Workplace
A Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been constituted by the government to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace.
Panel on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a high-level steering committee chaired by the Chief Statistician of India and Secretary to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to review if India was on track to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
SC moves to make festivals less noisy
The Supreme Court struck a balance between the interests of the firecracker industry and the right to public health.
World’s longest sea bridge
Chinese President inaugurated a 55-km bridge that will deepen the integration of Hong Kong and Macao with the rest of China.
Internet services sector
According to a new study by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the internet services sector is estimated to grow to a $124 billion market by 2022.
SC dismisses plea to lower marriageable age of men
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL petition seeking a judicial order to lower the legal marriageable age of men from 21 to 18 years.
Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC
The Supreme Court said media regulators tend to wear a “velvet fist inside a velvet glove” when it comes to dealing with journalists and media organisations whose actions, like revealing the identity of a rape survivor, make them criminally liable.