Benchmark Equity Indices
Indian benchmark equity indices lost ground for the sixth consecutive session.
Fiscal Slippage
The Reserve Bank of India warned of the rising risks to fiscal consolidation of the states.
U.S. threatens to impose more sanctions on Iran
Recently, U.S. threatened to impose more sanctions on Iran “very soon” and warned Europe against doing business with Tehran via a system of non-dollar trade to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
WHO to target Trans fats- Elimination by 2023
Recently, WHO had met the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) representatives to discuss actions to eliminate industrial trans fats, and reduce salt, sugar and saturated fats in processed foods.
Purple frog, believed to have co-existed with dinosaurs, set to be crowned Kerala’s state amphibian
Herpetologists believe that the species should be rightly called a ‘living fossil’ as its evolutionary roots suggest it could have shared space with dinosaurs going back almost 70 million years ago.
One million species face extinction: Why biodiversity report matters
1 million different species, out of a total of an estimated 8 million plant and animal species, are facing the threat of extinction, more than at any previous time, because of changes brought about in natural environments by human activities.
One million species face extinction: Why biodiversity report matters
1 million different species, out of a total of an estimated 8 million plant and animal species, are facing the threat of extinction, more than at any previous time, because of changes brought about in natural environments by human activities.
Anti-Defection Law
Supreme Court stays disqualification proceedings against three AIADMK MLAs.
H1B visa-U.S. to propose hike in application fee
The U.S. plans to hike the H-1B visa application fee to increase funding for the expansion of an apprentice programme.
Discom debt to return to pre-UDAY levels
As per the note from CRISIL, the external debt of state-owned electricity distribution companies (discoms) is set to increase to pre-UDAY levels of ₹2.6 lakh crore by the end of this fiscal.