Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution
An exponential increase in the number of pilgrims coming to the Ganga Sagar Mela, which takes place at the Sagar Island every year during Makar Sankranti, has been responsible for the worsening water pollution, prompting scientists to raise serious concerns about the likely outbreak of several diseases.
Direct tax base widens
According to the official data released, the direct tax base has significantly widened in the last few years.
Tax-GDP Ratio
Given the sharp rise in the number of Income-Tax returns filed and an increase in the number of taxpayers, the direct tax-GDP ratio touch a decadal high of almost 6 per cent.
UN model on cross-border insolvency
A government-appointed Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) has recommended adoption of a United Nations model law for dealing with cross-border insolvency cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018)
The 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held recently in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
U.S. President confirmed that the U.S. would pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, a crucial Cold War-era treaty banning the development, testing and possession of short and medium range ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range of 500-5,000 km.
Climate fund allots $1bn for poor nations
U.N.-backed fund to help poor countries tackle climate change have approved more than $1 billion in new investments after a four-day meeting in Bahrain.
China’s melting glacier draws tourists amid climate worries
More projectiles were tumbling down the hulk of ice that scientists say is one of the world’s fastest melting glaciers.
Stubble burning
In May this year, the government announced a National Policy on Biofuels, which laid out the path towards increasing the country’s ethanol and biodiesel production.
Growth in Bank credit
The overall credit outstanding of scheduled commercial banks on a year-on-year (YoY) basis jumped to over 4-year high of 12.2% in August 2018.