TRAI bats for right to choice
TRAI said the Entities that control or process personal information and data are mere custodians and do not have primary rights over it.
India to grow 7.3% in 2018 : IMF
· The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday projected a growth rate of 7.3% in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019 for India.
WPI at four year high
According to government data released, wholesale inflation shot up to 5.77 per cent in June, up from 4.43 per cent in May.
National database for gun licence holders
• According to Ministry of Home Affairs, from April 2019, names of all arms licence holders, new or old, will be included in a national database and they will be issued a unique identification number.
President clears Bill against witch-hunting
State of Assam received the President’s approval for the Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015
NHRC notice to Maharashtra, Centre over farmer suicides
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it had issued notices to the Central and Maharashtra governments over the suicide of 639 farmers in that State between March and May 2018.
Faster visas for minorities from three nations
The Home Ministry has further liberalised the process for granting long-term visas (LTVs) to minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Flying into trouble: Harriers decline as grasslands disappear
Harrier birds, a migratory raptor species that regularly visits vast swathes of India, are declining.
Golden jackal faces threat in its habitat
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Alarm over mass turtle deaths in Alappuzha
The sudden mass turtle deaths in different parts of the district have sparked fears of disease outbreak as authorities remain clueless about the cause.