GOVERNMENT
SCHEME-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
To ensure unique identification number for everyone by March 2017, steps have been taken to provide for Aadhaar cards for new born babies. An Aadhaar card could be generate for a new born once he or she is 21 days older and is given a name. Newborns across the country will soon start getting Aadhaar as part of the Modi government's efforts to provide the unique identification number to all residents by March 2017.
The Union Ministry of Mines has launched web portal for Star Rating of Major Mineral Mines with an aim to promote sustainable mining. The portal was launched by the Union Minister of State (IC) for Mines, Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal. Key Facts The online portal was developed by IBM (Indian Bureau of Mining) through NISG (National Institute of Smart Government), Hyderabad. The
India will soon allow banks to pledge corporate bonds as collateral to borrow funds from the central bank's overnight repo window, although with some limitations, the country's capital market regulator said in a report on Thursday. As of now, banks can only pledge government securities to borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, and allowing them to pledge corporate bond could spur more buying of the debt by lenders. The
LEGAL-COURT
BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Islamabad: After decades of delay and inaction, the much-debated Hindu Marriage Bill 2016 that seeks to give a legal framework to the marriages in minority community, has finally been tabled in Pakistan's National Assembly. The report of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice on the Hindu Marriage Bill 2016 was presented in the National Assembly on Thursday and is just one step away from being approved as the ruling
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched a mobile app that integrates various social media handles of over 170 Indian missions on a common platform. The application will help to further expand digital presence of MEA and serve as a common platform to further its public outreach. Key Facts The application has been developed by social media giant Facebook for free. It will help people connect with
Researchers from the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavanagar, Gujarat have developed photocatalyst that can completely degrade three industrial dyes in the presence of sunlight. This photocatalyst is able to completely degrade three industrial dyes — methyl orange, methylene blue and reactive black-5. Key Facts The photocatalyst was developed using titanium dioxide doped with red
BANKING-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The State Bank of India’s (SBI’s) board of directors has approved merger of its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself. These five subsidiaries are State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore and Bharatiya Mahila Bank. Key Facts The board has finalised the share swap ratio for three of the listed subsidiaries and BMB. It also
The India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPB) on 17 August 2016 was incorporated. In this regard, it has received the Certificate of Incorporation (CI) from the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the Companies Act, 2013. The incorporation also paves the way for the constitution of the Board of the India Post Payments Bank Limited.
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The Government to import further 20,000 Metric tonnes Chana, 80,000 Metric tonnes Masoor to strengthen buffer stock. Inter Ministerial Committee on prices of essential commodities headed by Union Consumer Affairs Secretary, Hem Pande reviewed availability and prices of essential commodities specially pulses . The
Billions of people the world over couldn't imagine life without a smartphone. It's been 20 years since the first such gadget hit the markets. The IBM Simon was the first ever mobile phone to feature software applications. The app economy that sprung up around smartphones is 50 billion dollars and that's expected to double by 2020. There are now about 1.9 billion smartphone users globally, and that number is still rising
The total sown area as on 19 th August, 2016 as per reports received from States, stands at 992.76 lakh hectare as compared to 938.57 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 346.38 lakh ha, pulses in 136.04 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 180.20 lakh ha, oilseeds in 175.49 lakh ha, sugarcane in 45.55 lakh hectare and cotton in 101.54 lakh ha.The details of the area
Bangladesh Accounts for Highest Share of Tourist Arrivals Followed by USA and UK in July 2016 .Rs. 14, 319 Crore Foreign Exchange Earned Through Tourism in July 2016 . 17.1% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in July 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in July 2016. Rs.14, 319 crore Foreign Exchange earned through tourism
Six main industrial metals - copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, lead and tin - had deficits in the first half of the year, according to figures from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics. The London Metal Exchange's LMEX Index, which tracks their performance in a single gauge, has risen 9.5 per cent so far in 2016, rebounding after three years of losses. Zinc has led advances with a rally of more than 40 per cent, while copper and
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
A week-long "Tiranga Yatra" to evoke nationalism and patriotism is being undertaken across the nation on the occasion of 70th Independence Day celebrations. In the series, a number of union ministers and Parliament members conducted Tiranga Yatra on Thursday in various parts of the country and paid tributes to the freedom fighters. Minister of state for law and justice PP Chaudhary and Union minister Giriraj Singh
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday gave another extension to the Parliamentary Committee formed to probe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann till end of the first week of next session, news agency ANI reported. The probe committee received an extension of two weeks earlier in August as well. Mann, the AAP MP from Sangrur, had triggered a controversy in July by live-streaming the security
Chinese premier Li Keqiang and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday agreed on boosting energy cooperation and to look for a resolution that suits both countries to a suspended Chinese-funded hydropower project in northern Myanmar, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on Thursday.Myanmar’s State Counsellor Suu Kyi’s five-day official visit to China began on Wednesday. At
AWARD AND HONOUR
-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra is one of the cutest couple of Bollywood both off and on the screen. The couple spills pure magic every time they hit the silver screen. The two made their debut in 2012 with ‘Student Of The Year’ which went on to become one of the most successful movies of the year. And now their last release is also doing wonders. Alia and Sidharth were last seen in Shakun Batra’s ‘Kapoor & Sons’ this
Central Leather Research Institute’s Principal Scientist P Shanmugam has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education Department of Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presented the award comprising a certificate, Rs five lakh cheque and eight gram gold medal during the 70th Independence Day celebrations at Fort St George here today. The Kalpana Chawla Award
Dr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Chairman, Allcargo Logistics was bestowed with the Indian Maritime Businessman of the Year 2016 award at the Gateway awards held on Friday, 12th August 2016 at The Leela. Allcargo Logistics was also the proud recipient of the Container Freight Station (CFS) of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the award ceremony. The Containers India 2016 event organized by Maritime
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Argentina won their first Olympic men's hockey gold with a 4-2 victory over Belgium thanks to a 10-minute goal blitz in the first half. The title also allowed the South Americans to match their best gold haul at a Games of three which was last achieved in 1948. Belgium, also playing in their first final, had taken the lead after just three minutes through Tanguy Cosyns. But the South Americans hit back with Pedro Ibarra, Ignacio Ortiz
Moldovan canoe sprint bronze medallist Serghei Tarnovschi was provisionally suspended from the Rio Olympics on Thursday, after he failed a pre-Games drug test, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) said.
The 19-year-old paddler had been due to contest the C2M 1000m with brother Oleg, but will now no longer be eligible, the ICF said.
P V Sindhu scripted history by becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the finals of the women's singles competition at the Rio Olympics, as she stunned Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to assure India of at least a silver medal on Thursday. The two-time bronze medallist at World Championship notched up a sensational 21-19 21-10 victory over the All England Champion from Japan in a semi-final that lasted 49
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 18 August 2016 banned wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The CAS also ruled to disqualify all the competitive results obtained by Narsingh from 25 June 2016. The CAS panel further stated that there was no evidence to accept his claim that his food/drink was spiked. Yadav, whose suspension begins
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The death toll from historic flooding in the US state of Louisiana has gone up to eight , as the expanding flood zone prompted authorities to declare disasters in a dozen parishes. While waters were receding in parts of southern Louisiana, other areas were seeing rising waters. The National Weather Service issued renewed
The National Green Tribunal has ordered its experts committee to ascertain the cost of reparations needed to fix the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplain in Delhi by the earlier Art of Living event by September 27, when the tribunal will hear the case again. At the same time, both, the organisation headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the petitioners have been given time to send their views in favour or against the experts
BUSINESS-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has shut production at its plant at Dasna, Uttar Pradesh. The unit was under scrutiny of the National Green Tribunal since last year, following reports from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) suggesting that it was discharging untreated wastewater in the vicinity. According to India Resource Center (IRC), the firm was running the plant without a no-objection certificate (NOC) since
STATE -DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The Maharashtra Government became first state in the country to launch India’s first comprehensive ‘Crime Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS) in Mumbai. It was launched through the operationalisation of 34 cyber laboratories across the state in order to combat growing cybercrimes. Key Facts The CCTNS has been developed by Pune based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). Under it, all
MUMBAI: The debt-ridden Maharashtra government has decided to raise around Rs 2 lakh crore by selling unused land located at prime locations in the city and other parts of the state. A committee headed by D K Jain, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) has been set up to take the decision of selling government land located at Aarey colony here and in other parts across Maharashtra. A Government Resolution (GR) of the
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) inaugurated the nickel, copper and acid recovery plant at Indian Copper Complex, Ghatsila (Jharkhand). This is the first facility in India to produce nickel metal of LME grade from primary resource. The Singhbhum Copper Belt has unique ore characteristics which contains appreciable quantity of nickel. Hindustan Copper has installed and commissioned the technology to recover as nickel
Kerala police has a new addition- The Pink Police. These women officers will move around in pink coloured cars and they will have a special badge on their shoulders. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated a new beat of city police called the Pink Police Patrol, aimed at enhancing women’s security. The state has allotted five vehicles to the Pink police, three of the vehicles have been deployed in
Kerala will soon have a solar-powered three-wheeler. The project, conceptualised by an entrepreneur.The solar panels fitted on the roof of the three-wheeler will provide power, stored in a battery. The battery can be charged by electricity in the absence of solar power. The vehicle is being assembled by Lifeway Solar Private Limited, a Kochi-based enterprise, owned by Georgekutty Karianappally, who said the vehicle could
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
The air force’s western air command has asked Indian companies to bid for the pilot project that would then be replicated at air bases across the nation. NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has initiated its search for a new smart airfield protection system eight months after the Pathankot attack exposed several chinks in the perimeter security at a vital airbase, leading to the death of seven security personnel and a close call for
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-19-08-2016
New Delhi: For the second year in a row, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has made it to the prestigious Fortune India Next 500 list of Indian companies, with the Railway Ministry PSU improving its ranking to 199 from 328 in 2015. The awards, which recognize the outstanding contributions of the companies made during last year, will be presented on Friday (Aug. 19) as a part of Fortune India’s The
MISCELLANEOUS-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Melbourne in Australia has been named the most liveable city in the world for the sixth year in a row by The Economist. The Global Liveability Ranking 2016 has placed Vienna in Austria and Vancouver in Canada second and third respectively. The index, which was influenced by factors such as terrorism, has ranked
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has adopted five villages in Uttar Pradesh under the Namami Gange programme. These five villages are Ramel Nagar, Khoyra Katree, Pratapur, Hari Hindpur, and Katri Ladhva Khera. Key Facts Under the initiative, IIT-Kanpur will use its expertise to restrict the flow of sewage into the River Ganga. The task will be undertaken by the institute’s civil engineering department. It
The world’s largest (longest) aircraft the Airlander 10 has embarked its maiden flight at an airfield in Cardington in central England. It is a hybrid airship made by Hybrid Air Vehicles in United Kingdom. Its successful flight comes 85 years after another airship the ill-fated R101 took off in October 1930 from the same airfield before crashing in France. Features of Airlander 10 Airlander 10 is hybrid ship i.e. it is a partly
COMMITTEE-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Government has decided to constitute a National Steering Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, according to a PIB release. It also plans to set up a Technical Committee headed by Director, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP) Banguluru, on issues related to Feed and Fodder Development in the
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mr V.M. Sudheeran will continue as KPCC president with the AICC leadership deciding not to succumb to the group pressure to remove him. Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has asked Mr Sudheeran to go ahead with the organisational elections ignoring the groups’ demand that he should be replaced ahead of organisational elections. The high-power committee to revamp the party will
The HR Khan committee on corporate bond market has proposed that banks should be allowed to pledge corporate bonds as collateral to borrow funds from the Reserve Bank’s overnight repo window. As of now, banks can only pledge government securities to borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, and allowing them to pledge corporate bond could spur more buying of the debt by lenders. “To begin with, the RBI may
In a humiliating turn of events for the US Olympic Committee, the top US sports body was forced to apologized to Brazil on Thursday night for fabricated claims of a gunpoint robbery by a group of US swimmers in Rio de Janeiro. The American swimmers were found to have vandalised a gas station restroom, who then tried to pass off the altercation as a robbery, Brazilian police have said. Following police
AGREEMENT-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Indian Railways Ties Up with Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara for award of MBA Degree To Railway Probationary Officers In Specific Railway Fields . In a significant move aimed at professional enrichment of its manpower, Ministry of Railways has decided to send its officers for acquiring MBA degree. Accordingly, the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara, which is the apex level training
India and China have had "candid" exchange of views on some "specific issues" and they agreed not to let the "differences" affect their overall ties as they vowed to resolve the issues through dialogue and consultation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India just before the G20 Hangzhou Summit and the 8th BRICS leaders meeting, with the main purpose of having strategic
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-19-08-2016
Former BJP MLA from Singrauli Ram Charitra died today at a hospital in Bhopal today due to a prolonged illness. He was 81. Charitra is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Considered as the backbone of BJP in the district, Charitra became MLA for the first time in 1977 on Janata Party ticket from Singrauli Assembly seat. He won thrice in 1980, 1985 and 1996. In 2008, he won the Assembly election
Noted Odia actor and director Gobind Tej passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was 88. In his career spanning over 50 years, he has contributed in many Odia feature films either as an actor, director or producer. About Gobind Tej Gobind Tej had started his acting career with the movie ‘Kedar Gouri’ in 1954. He had started his career as a director in 1979 with film
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