Delhi Metro network set to become 5th largest in world
The over 11-km Mundka-Bahadurgarh section of Delhi Metro’s Green Line connecting the capital to Haryana was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New clue to Huntington’s disease
A study by researchers at the Department of Genetics, Delhi University, has shown that it is possible to restrict the progression of Huntington’s disease by increasing insulin signalling in the brain’s neuronal cells.
Rhino habitat under threat of mining
Outlining the threat posed to the rhino habitat, also a tiger reserve, environmentalist and RTI activist has complained about the non-implementation of the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) by the Assam government for stopping all mining, quarrying and stone crushing activities in the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape.
India targets plastics exports worth $10.6 billion in FY19
According to the Plastics Exports Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL), India has targeted plastics exports of $10.6 billion in FY19 and plans to corner 3% of the global plastics exports market by 2025 from the current size of less than 1% through a multipronged strategy.
GI product stalls on Airports
Commerce Ministry is to prepare a policy to set up stalls of GI products at all the airports of the country
Seychelles stalls project for Indian naval base
• The Seychelles National Assembly will not ratify India’s plans to build a naval base in the western Indian Ocean region.
India to teach satellite tech to students from abroad
India has thrown open its satellite-building expertise to engineering graduates chosen from other countries.
OPEC for increase in oil output
· The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), meeting in Vienna, agreed to boost output from July after its de facto leader Saudi Arabia persuaded archrival Iran to cooperate in efforts to reduce the crude price and avoid a supply shortage.
Third AIIB Annual Meeting to be held in India
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will jointly host the third Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Govt plans Pariwartan scheme for power sector revival
The government plans to warehouse stressed power projects totalling 25,000 megawatts (MW) under an asset management firm to protect the value of the assets and prevent their distress sale under the insolvency and bankruptcy code till demand for power picks up.