Eastern Ghats face loss of forest cover, endemic plants
The Eastern Ghats spread across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu has lost almost 16% of its forest area over a span of 100 years, a recently published study shows.
S-400 missile
India and Russia concluded the contract for five S-400 ‘Triumf’ missile systems, one of the biggest defence deals in recent times, after the annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.50%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its fourth bi-monthly meet today left the repo rate unchanged at 6.50%.
Digi Yatra” facility
A mere facial scan will soon enable air travellers to skip long queues and zip through various check points at airports in the country.
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
Gir sanctuary in Gujarat had death of 21 lions in the just a month.
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo or Indian lion and Persian lion)
Gir sanctuary in Gujarat had death of 21 lions in the just a month.
Direct tax collections up 16.7 per cent in H1 FY-19
As per the official data from finance ministry, Gross direct tax collections in April-September, the first six months of this financial year, grew 16.7 per cent to Rs 5.47 lakh crore.
No trial in sewer death cases
The study on deaths due to sewer and septic tank cleaning since 1992 has been released 4th October.
RBI eases borrowing norms for oil firms
The central bank liberalised external commercial borrowings (ECB) policy to allow state-run oil marketing companies to raise external debt for working capital purposes.
PIN code a must for e-way bill
The GST Network has made it mandatory for businesses and transporters to mention PIN codes of places of loading and unloading of consignments.