The Dokhlam issue
The Dokhlam issue recently triggered a war of words again
Mauritius largest source of FDI in India : RBI
According to the census by RBI, Mauritius was the largest source of foreign investment in India, followed by the US and the UK.
India admitted to Australia Group
India joined the Australia Group saying that the membership will be mutually beneficial.
EC recommends disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs over ‘office of profit’ charge
The Election Commission has recommended the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs finding them guilty of holding an ‘office of profit’.
2017 was the second or third warmest year: UN
Last year was the second or third warmest on record behind 2016, and the hottest without an extra dose of heat caused by an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean, the United Nations (UN) .
Microwaves could be as bad as cars for the environment, study
Microwave use across the European Union (EU) emits as much carbon dioxide as nearly 7 million cars, said a new study released by the University of Manchester.
Successful fifth test flight of Agni-V ballistic missile
Long Range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was successfully flight tested for its full range today at 0953 hrs from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. This was the fifth test of the Missile and the third consecutive one from a canister on a road mobile launcher. All the five missions have been successful.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) Forum at World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
In one of its first outreach programmes post-ratification, the ISA hosted a two Day Event ‘International Solar Alliance Forum’ during 17-18th January, 2018 at the Future World Energy Summit (WFES) 2018.
GST rate cut for more items
The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) cut tax rates on 29 products and 54 services at its 25th meeting and agreed to make the process of filing tax returns simpler.
Centre to tweak Capital gains tax rules
Government is expected to tweak rules relating to taxation of capital gains from shares and increase the holding period for long term capital gains from shares to over two years from one year at present.