The Environment Ministry has relaxed Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules that restrict construction near beaches to help States construct infrastructure and enable them to receive ‘Blue Flag’ certification. …
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The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act 2008 observing that the Government has right to appoint teachers in aided-minority educational institutions. …
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New Zealand batsman Leo Carter emulated the likes of Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh when he entered the history books by becoming the seventh cricketer in the world to hit six 6s…
Read MoreJanuary 2 is celeberated as Guru Gobind Singh Ji Jayanti, also called Prakash Utsav or Prakash Parv. Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj was one of the ten revered Sikh gurus. Gobind Rai,…
Read MoreGeneral Bipin Rawat has been named the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff. The Chief of Defence Staff will be a four-star General, the principal military advisor to the defence minister, and head the new…
Read MoreUnion Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.73 million hectares which…
Read MoreThe Citizenship Amendment Bill, which now, after being passed by both the houses has become an Act after President Kovind gives his nod. It entitles Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis,…
Read MoreIndia is ranked 102 of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2019, behind its neighbours Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.In 2018, it was ranked 103 out of 119 countries. In 2000,…
Read MoreThe 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been jointly awarded to William Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza for their pioneering research into how human cells respond to…
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of India has decided to lower interest rate as it reduced repo rate to 5.15%. Reverse repo rate has been revised to 4.90 per cent; The marginal standing facility (MSF) rate…
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