'After the deficient monsoon last year, the Maharashtra government declared many parts of the state to be drought-hit earlier this year.' Much of the Marathwada region received less than 75% of its Read More...
'A satellite jointly developed by China and France was launched into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province recently.' It is the most powerful satellite yet for studying Read More...
'Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain recently said those found assisting militants in J&K should be tried by investigating agencies under the Enemy Agents Ordinance, 2005. Read More...
'Recently, the Congress party demanded an “immediate suspension” of all clearances granted to NITI Aayog’s mega project on Great Nicobar island in the light of “violations of d Read More...
'Recently,Goa government formally applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Goan sweet called Dodol.' The All Goa Baker’s and Confectioners Association filed the application, wit Read More...
'Recently,more than 1,200 self-identified STEM students and workers have signed a pledge to not take jobs or internships at Google or Amazon.' Their reason: the companies’ involvement in Proj Read More...
'Leaders of the Group of Seven, the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, the U.K. and Italy, met in Italy’s Apulia region along with the European Union leadership, for a summit to discuss a hos Read More...
'The President has appointed seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the ‘Speaker pro tem’ of the 18th Lok Sabha.' Article 94 of the Constitution states that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha sh Read More...
'The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) recently successfully conducted the third and final Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Landing Experiment (LEX).' Pushpak, dubbed the “swadeshi space Read More...
'The 53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council met in Delhi under the Chairpersonship of Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs recently.' The council recommended tax Read More...
