RBI’s disclosure policy
Supreme Court gives RBI ‘last chance’ to alter disclosure policy.
Share of tech patents on the rise in IP filings
As per a National Association of Software and Services Companies report, the share of technology patents has consistently increased to 64.8% in 2017-18 from 51% in 2015.
1 million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report
Draft UN report that catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources stated that, up to one million species face extinction due to human influence.
Scientists create speech from brain signals
Scientists have created a virtual vocal tract completes with lips, jaw and tongue that can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain signals.
1st Marsquake detection
NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
U.K. optimistic China will turn on Azhar
Recently, British High Commissioner said that The United Kingdom is “optimistic” that China will allow the UN Security Council terror listing of Masood Azhar.
RBI Ombudsman
As per the recent RBI data, the banking ombudsman received 24.9% more customer complaints in FY18 over the previous year.
China announces plan to build moon station in 10 years
Beijing plans to send a manned mission to the moon and to build a research station there within the next decade.
Bt brinjal
Recently, anti-GM activists claimed that Genetically modified (GM) brinjal is being illegally grown in the Fatehabad district of Haryana.
Khasi ‘kingdoms’ to revisit 1947 agreements
A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms that have a cosmetic existence today, plan to revisit the 1948 agreements that made present-day Meghalaya a part of India.