Click here to Install
You can give exam's on Computer as well as on Mobile phone's.
You can give exam's on Computer as well as on Mobile phone's.
GOVERNMENT-APPROVES- SCHEMES-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
GOVERNMENT-APPROVES- SCHEMES-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Government backs Sumitra Mahajan’s proposal for new Parliament building across Rajpath
The Central government has backed Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s proposal to have a new Parliament building. Responding to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the Ministry of Urban Development is believed to have suggested that the new building behind Vayu Bhawan, as proposed by the Speaker, can be connected to the existing Parliament complex through a tunnel across the majestic Rajpath. Mahajan had late
Govt to confirm CPI mid-point target at 4 pct - official
India will formally implement the inflation target agreed with outgoing Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, a senior government official said, adding that progress was being made on forming a new Monetary Policy Committee. The official, who requested anonymity, said the government would on Friday table the parliamentary notification of an inflation target of 4 percent, with plus or minus 2 percent - in line
3,000 Jan Aushadhi Stores to be opened across India
Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY), the central government will open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) pan India by the end of this fiscal to make quality drugs available at affordable prices. In order to open JAS proposed within government hospital premises, a one-time financial assistance is provided to the extent of Rs 2.50 lakh and the margin available for the retailers is 20 per cent so as to ensure
CCEA approves upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 August 2016 approved upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutes (GMCIs) under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The upgradation of medical colleges under PMSSY broadly involves strengthening of the existing departments as well as building Super Speciality Blocks / Trauma Centres or other necessary
Govt firm on April 1 deadline for GST
The finance ministry on Thursday went all out to convince everybody that all efforts were being made to roll out the goods and services tax from April 1, 2017, and allayed fears that it would have an impact on inflation even if the rate was kept at 20 per cent. A detailed roadmap to meet the deadline was ready, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, along with his junior ministers and top bureaucrats, told media a day after the Rajya
Union Cabinet approves amendments in Central List of OBCs applicable to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Andhra Pradesh government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft India. Microsoft India CEO Nadella has also agreed to set up a Centre for Excellence in Visakhapatnam. Key facts of the MoU between Microsoft and Andhra Pradesh govt. The state government will use the technical knowledge provided by Microsoft India. Microsoft India will support
Aadhaar-based e-signature launched
Online legal documentation startup, LegalDesk.com, has announced the launch of its electronic signing feature ‘eSignDesk’ that allows people to sign documents from remote places. Built on the Aadhaar platform, eSign is an initiative of the Government of India and meant to save money and time for citizens. It was launched here on Wednesday by Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of UIDAI — which rolled out the
Political updates: PMO app to be launched at Narendra Modi’s townhall
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday launch the new PMO app at a function organised by MyGov here, officials said. The app would correspond to the website of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). "Interestingly, the team that won the contest to develop the app is a team of young engineering students from Delhi," MyGov Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gaurav Dwivedi said here on
Lok Sabha approves Rs 1.03 lakh crore additional spending for government
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved an additional spending of Rs 1.03 lakh crore by the central government during the current fiscal, including a cash outgo of Rs 20,948.26 crore based on the Supplementary Demand for Grants moved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. During the debate, Jaitley said the states and central government need to stick to their fiscal expenditure. "We need to optimise tax revenues
Sexual offence: Central government staff can’t move court
NEW DELHI: While a private sector employee can drag a colleague to a court or tribunal if she is not satisfied with the verdict of an internal committee in a sexual harassment probe, central government employees will not be able to do so. Their appeal will lie before the government only if the committee throws out the case. Sexual offence: Central government staff can’t move court The Centre has decided that the
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-03-08-2016
34% state ministers have criminal cases, 76% crorepatis: ADR
NEW DELHI: As many as 34 per cent of the ministers from State Assemblies have declared criminal cases against them, while 76 per cent are crorepatis with average assets of Rs 8.59 crore, finds a new study. A total of 609 ministers out of 620 have been analysed from 29 State Assemblies and two Union Territories. "Out of the 609 ministers analysed from state Assemblies, 462 (76 per cent) are crorepatis," Delhi-based
India has just 18 judges per ten lakh people -Report
NEW DELHI: There are 18 judges per 10 lakh people as compared to 50 judges recommended by the Law Commission in its 1987 report which the Chief Justice of India had recently cited seeking an increase in the judges strength. According to the data put out by the Law Ministry in public domain, the judge to population ratio in India stands at 17.86 judges per 10 lakh people. Mizoram has the highest judge to
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Miss Universe Jamaica Passes Away
Miss Universe Jamaica 2011 Shakira Martin who was hospitalised and was on a life support machine in a Florida Hospital died on Tuesday night, August 2. The news about Shakira's condition was revealed by her mother Andrea Hall in a Facebook post late Tuesday evening. "As I sit here with my daughter Shakira Aminah on life support saying good bye with family and friends... sickle cell is no joke please learn about it.
CPI(M) leader Jiban Maitra passes away
Senior CPI(M) leader and Left Front convener of Malda district, Jiban Maitra, passed away in a nursing home here today following a cerebral attack. Maitra was 71. He suffered a cerebral attack at his home yesterday and he was taken to the nursing home where he breathed his last at 1.40 PM, CPI(M)'s district secretary Ambar Mitra said. Maitra, a former state committee member of the CPI(M) and ex-district
Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passes away
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IBNS) : Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati on Friday morning. He was 93.Bora, a Sahitya Akademy awardee, was admitted at GNRC hospital in the city on August 3 for cardiac problems. He was a former President of Asom Sahitya Sabha. Born in 1924, Bora had authored Rangajivya (The Red Dragon Fly), Adhani Mahir Hahi , Bohubhuji Tribhu,
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
IOC agrees to add five sports in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 3 August 2016 agreed to add five new sports to the progaramme for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The sports to be added include Baseball/Softball, Karate, Skateboard, Climbing Sports and surfing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The decision was taken by the 129th IOC session being held in Rio de Janeiro. The Organising Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Games proposed
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
CSIR-CFTRI Develops Nutrice Cream
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) constituent Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) Mysuru, in association with M/s Oleome Biosolutions, Bengaluru and M/s Dairy Classic Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd., has developed ‘Nutrice’. Nutrice cream is an Omega-3 and Vitamin-E enriched frozen nutritional dessert from vegetarian source. Dietary supplementation
Duck-billed dinosaur had arthritis 70 million years ago
Scientists have discovered evidence of arthiritis in the fossilised elbow of a 70-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur, suggesting the condition is not a modern malady. The finding is the oldest recorded case of septic arthritis - a condition in which a joint becomes inflamed, often from bacteria or fungus, researchers said. "Our (duck-billed dinosaur) seems to have been afflicted with septic arthritis, which completely destroyed the
Scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity
"Carbon capture" technologies -- chemically trapping carbon dioxide before it is released into the atmosphere -- is one approach. In a recent study, Cornell University researchers disclose a novel method for capturing the greenhouse gas and converting it to a useful product -- while producing electrical energy. Lynden Archer, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, and doctoral student
Scientist develop ‘smart uniform’ that may protect soldiers from chemical weapons
Scientists have created a highly breathable material that may act like a second smart skin for soldiers. This uniform is also designed to protect them from hazards like viruses and chemical weapons. According to scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the fabric, a technology they call “second skin” is more breathable than Gore-Tex. They have fabricated flexible polymeric membranes with
India was part of Antarctica billion years ago, claims Indian-origin geologist
A team of geologists researching on the evolution of the Earth’s crust have found evidence to support the hypothesis that the Indian subcontinent was part of Antarctica a billion years ago but were separated and re-united several times due to tectonic movement of plates before the evolution of mankind. “It is for the first time that we have been able to prove the hypothesis that the continent of Antarctica and subcontinent India
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Nepal: Former rebel leader elected as prime minister
Nepal's parliament has elected former communist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the country's new prime minister. The parliament's speaker, Onsari Gharti Magar, announced Dahal received a majority of MP votes on Wednesday. Minister Khadga Prasad Oli stepped down last week ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament, which he was expected to lose. The Nepali Congress, the biggest party in parliament, and a
AAP govt to move apex court after HC setback
With the High Court ruling against it in the turf battle with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday said it will challenge the order in the Supreme Court and questioned why the Constitution was amended to have a legislative Assembly, if the city was to be run by the L-G. "We respectfully disagree with the high court verdict," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, adding there
Setback to Sharif govt, Islamic council rejects proposal to teach Quran in Pak schools
In a major setback to the Nawaz Sharif-led government in Pakistan, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) today rejected the federal government’s proposal to include teachings of the Quran in school syllabus. According to a report in The Dawn, the Nawaz Sharif government had sent a set of books containing Quran verses with translation to the CII for vetting. The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training,
SUMMIT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
No ‘media blackout’ of Rajnath Singh's SAARC speech in Pakistan: Govt sources
As the media erupted over the reports of Pakistan’s blackout of Home Minister Rajnath Singh's statement during the SAARC ministerial meeting, India described these reports as "misleading". "With reference to the Home Ministers meeting in Islamabad earlier today, media reports of a 'blackout' of our Home Minister's statement are misleading,” a government source said. "It is the standard SAARC practice that the opening
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Trans-Himalayan railways connecting Tibet, India and Nepal is feasible, says China
Chinese officials say trans-Himalayan railway connecting Tibet with India and Nepal is economically and technically feasible as Beijing looks to make Tibet an economic and cultural hub connecting China with South Asia. “The construction of a railway crossing the Himalayan mountains is now economically and technologically feasible,” Zong Gang, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department at Beijing
Pentagon blocks over Rs 2000 crore military aid to Pakistan
In yet another sign of ongoing frustration with Pakistan for not acting against militants, the Pentagon has withheld USD 300 million (Over Rs 2000 crore) in military assistance to Islamabad. PTI reported that the decision to block the military aid to Pakistan was taken after Defence Secretary Ashton Carter declined to give a certification to the Congress that Pakistan is taking sufficient action against the dreaded Haqqani
BOOK IN NEWS--03-08-2016
Book “Interlinking of Indian Rivers” written by by Radha Kant Bharati released on 3rd Nov 2015
Book titled interlinking of Indian Rivers authored by Radha Kant Bharati was released on three November 2015 by Chairman of Central Water Commission (CWC) AB Pandya. The book based on a comprehensive research explains the social, economic and commercial significance of linking of rivers in the country. It conjointly discusses National Water Policy and disputes over the sub-continent of India. The book conjointly
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
World Bank adopts new social, environmental framework
WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday adopted a new set of policies aimed at preventing its projects from harming people and the environment. The global lender dedicated to fighting poverty, whose commitments rose to more than $60 billion this year, said the new environmental and social framework had involved the "most extensive consultation ever conducted" by the bank. "These new safeguards will build into
Environmental License Not Given to Amazon Dam Opposed by Tribes
Brasilia: Brazil’s environmental regulator, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) decided on Thursday to shelve the environmental licence request for a hydroelectric dam on the Tapajos River in the Amazon, a project that had been opposed by indigenous tribes and conservation groups. Ibama’s licensing office ruled the dam’s backers had not presented information in time to show its
India's first tiger cell to be set up in Dehradun
EHRADUN: The country's first tiger cell will soon take shape at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) campus in Dehradun. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the setting up of the cell will be signed between the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and WII on Saturday. The cell will house a database of tigers as well as DNA and stripes samples of the big cats from over 50 tiger reserves, and will
BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Neyveli Lignite plans to buy 1200 MW Raghunathpur Thermal Power Project
tate-run Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is planning to acquire Damodar Valley Corporation’s 1200 mw Raghunathpur Thermal Power Project (RTPP) through a joint venture company. NLC has initiated actions to acquire power assets and in this regard one of the proposals under consideration is the acquisition of 1,200 mw Raghunathpur Thermal Power Project (RTPP) of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) through a joint
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Brazil's shrinking economy is facing Olympic-size troubles
RIO DE JANEIRO: When Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympic Games seven years ago, Wagner Bastos was a hotshot car salesman for Rio Citroen-Peugeot. Some months he earned 17,000 Brazilian reais — about $5,200 now and much more back then. But Brazil's fortunes — and Bastos' — have taken a sickening tumble. His last monthly paycheck in June was for 1,400 reais ($425) — too little to cover
RBI launches Sachet portal to check illegal money collection
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Raghuram Rajan, on 4 August 2016 launched Sachet portal, sachet.rbi.org.in, to check illegal money collection. The portal will help anyone can obtain information regarding entities that are allowed to accept deposits, lodge complaints and share information regarding illegal acceptance of deposits by unscrupulous entities.
RBI sets up committee to look at household finances in India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it has set up a committee to look at the various facets of household finance in India and to benchmark the country’s position vis-à-vis both peer countries and advanced countries. The committee will benchmark the current depth of household financial markets in India vis-a-vis those in other major world markets and identify areas of priority for growth and change and
GST To Lead To Higher Growth In Long Run: Fitch
New Delhi: The passage of the long-awaited Constitutional Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an important reform that will remove barriers in trade, improve economic efficiency and lead to higher growth in the long run, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. "In addition, Parliamentary approval sends a further positive signal of the government's ability to enact major reforms following the passage of a national
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Meet Rhea - The 10-Year-Old Girl Of Indian-Origin Who Won The UK's 'Child Genius 2016' Title
If someone asked you to spell the word 'eleemosynary', do you think you'd be able to? Honestly, I had never even heard of this tongue-twister before. But Rhea, a child wonder aged 10, not only spelled it correctly but also clinched the title of 'Child Genius 2016' in the UK. She is now officially the brightest kid in the kingdom. She shot to fame after winning a popular television quiz on Britain's Channel 4. She was tied
Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
Singer Shubha Mudgal will be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. Shubha Mudgal is a well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. The award will be presented to Mudgal at a special ceremony on August 20 at Jawahar Bhawan auditorium. The award carries a citation and cash award of Rs
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-03-08-2016
Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman IOC member
Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 4 August 2016. She was elected by IOC members at the 129th Session of the world body in Rio de Janeiro. With this, she also becomes the first Indian woman to join the prestigious body which governs Olympic sports in the world. Nita, the owner of
D K Gayen assumes charge as General Manager of East Central Railway
D K Gayen on 4 August 2016 assumed charge of General Manager of East Central Railway (ECR) with headquarters at Hajipur in Bihar. Gayen succeeds Rajeev Mishra, GM of Eastern Railways, who was holding additional charge of ECR. Gayen is a 1979 batch officer of Indian Railway Service for Mechanical Engineers (IRSME). Gayen was earlier working as Chief Mechanical Engineer of South Eastern Railway at
Nimesh Kampani resigns as Managing Director of JM Financial Ltd
Nimesh Kampani on 3 August 2016 resigned as the Managing Director of JM Financial Ltd with effect from 30 September 2016. However, Kampani will continue to be the Non-Executive Chairman of the group and a director on the board of a few group companies at JM Financial. Nimesh Kampani will be succeeded by his son Vishal Kampani as the Managing Director of JM Financial with effect from 1 October 2016.
Vinod Rai steps down from IDFC Bank’s board
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai on 1 August 2016 stepped down from private sector lender IDFC Bank’s board. However, Rai will continue to be the non-executive independent chairman of IDFC Ltd. The decision was taken to avoid conflict of interest as Rai is also the chairman of Bank Board Bureau (BBB). THE BBB will not only select board members of public sector banks but will
Kerala: VS Achuthanandan named ARC chief
The Kerala Cabinet Wednesday rehabilitated CPM veteran V S Achuthanandan as the chairman of the Administrative Reforms Commission. The post with a Cabinet rank has been created to placate the senior leader, who stepped aside to let CM Pinarayi Vijayan lead the new LDF government after the recent state polls. The Assembly had recently passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications)
Microsoft India: Anant Maheshwari names president, Bhaskar Pramanik to retire
Anant Maheshwari will take over as President of Microsoft India from September 1, the company announced on Monday. He will be taking over charge of operations from Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, from January 1, 2017. Pramanik will retire from the company in March 2017. Maheswari will be responsible for all of Microsoft’s products, support and services across India and continue the
Youssef Chahed appointed as Prime Minister of Tunisia
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi on 3 August 2016 named Youssef Chahed as the Prime Minister of the country. Chahed's appointment came after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence because of his handling of economic reforms and security. Prior to this, Chahed was Minister for Local Affairs of Tunisia. He is an agricultural sciences specialist and academic who has taught in France and
