BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement regains momentum
By the agreement of Bangladesh, India and Nepal on operating procedures for movement of passenger vehicles, the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement seems to have regained its momentum.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits India.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is on a visit to India.
Trade deficit widens to $14.9 bn
Goods trade deficit in December, 2017 widened to $14.9 billion from $10.5 billion in December 2016 as imports outpaced exports, government data showed.
WPI inflation eases to 3.58%
According to the data release by Ministry of commerce and industry, Wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) eased to a three-month low of 3.58 per cent in December 2017.
Operation Digital Board in the offing
The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) passed a resolution to take steps towards Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard of 1987 which was started with the purpose of providing minimum basic facilities to all primary schools.
Face recognition option soon for Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India has decided to enable Face Authentication by July 1 this year for validating Aadhaar cards.
Doorstep delivery scheme gets L-G’s nod
An ambitious programme aimed at doorstep delivery of public services has been cleared by Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi.
Pollution is endangering the future of astronomy
Technological advances, which are capable of creating blinding pollution have the potential to create blinding pollution.
Farthest known galaxy in the universe discovered
NASA scientists have spotted the farthest known galaxy in the universe, a primitive cluster of stars just 500 million years old.
99% female: Climate change likely behind Green sea turtles’ skewed sex ratio
One of the world’s largest turtle populations is turning almost entirely female, and the cause is most likely warming temperatures in a changing climate.