National
Parliamentary committee report highlights alarming rise in forest fires
According to report submitted by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, there is alarming rise in forest fires across India.............Read More
NGT bans open waste burning across the country
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a complete ban on burning of waste in open places across the country and announced a fine of Rs. 25,000 on each incident of bulk waste burning..............Read More
Union Government launches Coal Mitra portal to facilitate flexibility in utilization of domestic coal
The Union Ministry of Coal has launched Coal Mitra, a web portal for allowing flexibility in utilization of domestic Coal..............Read More
Business and Economy
India suffers from huge gender pay gap: ILO Report
Recently released Global Wage Report 2016-17 released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found that India suffers from huge gender pay gap..............Read More
International
China launches TanSat satellite to monitor global carbon emissions
China successfully launched TanSat, a global carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite to understand the effects of climate change..............Read More
Japan approves biggest defence budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved approved 5.13 trillion yen ($43.6 billion) in defence spending for the fiscal year starting in April 2017.It is Japan’s highest annual defence budget announced so far..............Read More
Awards
2016 Sahitya Akademi Award winners
The Sahitya Academy has announced the names of 24 poets and authors who will be conferred the prestigious 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award..............Read More
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