With their Florida victory, they now have 52 seats; Mississippi will see a run-off Bill Nelson, incumbent Democrat Senator from Florida, conceded the Senaterace to his Republican opponent, Governor Rick Scott, on Sunday afternoon after a prolonged and bitterly fought battle. A Statewide manual recount of votes left Mr. Nelson, …
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May reaches out to businesses
Cites Indian software developers, JLR in bid to convince industry of Brexit deal British Prime Minister Theresa May continued to defy her critics as she reached out to businesses, with an attempt to focus on her vision for the post-Brexit immigration regime. EU nationals, regardless of skill level, could no …
Read More »Make elephant corridors eco-sensitive zones: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to consider declaring all elephant corridors in India as eco-sensitive zones. Following a plea that sought legal recognition for elephant reserves and corridors in the State of Assam, a Bench headed by NGT Chairperson …
Read More »Bihar to be declared ODF before state’s foundation day next
Bihar to be declared ODF before March 22: Sushil Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday said the entire Bihar should be declared Open Defecation Free before State’s foundation day on March 22 next year. The target has been set to declare the entire country ODF by October 2, …
Read More »Army selects Russian Igla-S missile
India has picked Russia’s Igla-S missile system as the choice for the Army’s multibillion dollar contract for man-portable air defence systems, officials said on Monday. “The Igla-S bid from Rosoboronexport of Russia has been declared the L1 in the Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) deal,” said a defence official …
Read More »Govt., RBI call truce after board meeting
“The Board also advised that the RBI should consider a scheme for restructuring of stressed standard assets of MSME borrowers with aggregate credit facilities of up to Rs. 250 million [Rs. 25 crore] , subject to such conditions as are necessary for ensuring financial stability,” the RBI said. On the …
Read More »CIC asks RGI to change data collection norms
An RTI applicant had sought details about deaths in all wards of Mumbai in 2016 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Registrar General of India (RGI) to change its practices of data collection, especially with regard to births and deaths. Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad issued the directives to …
Read More »Viewing Kartarpur via telescope
Govt. to instal instrument for across-the-border view of the gurdwara India plans to install a “high-powered telescope” in Punjab’s Gurdaspur for Sikh devotees to view Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib across the border in Pakistan, the Home Ministry said on Monday. This is part of a series of projects planned to commemorate …
Read More »A new bank scam using Google Maps loophole
Con artists edit bank details, get customers to share PINs Scamsters seem to have stumbled upon a gold mine in the form of a loophole in the Google Maps interface. Taking advantage of the fact that on Google Maps, an establishment’s contact details can be edited by anyone, a group …
Read More »‘Literacy levels in rural India suffer from migration of families’
UNESCO report says that 80% of seasonal migrant children in seven cities lacked access to education and 40% were likely to end up in work Literacy levels in rural households of India dip with seasonal migration, the UNESCO global education monitoring report 2019 has observed, bringing out the educational challenges …
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