Archive | August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019

News for August 12, 2019

Important News for Today:

Editors Guild expresses concern over J&K situation
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Essay]
Doordarshan, telcos lock horns over niche 5G spectrum band
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Essay]
When a large asteroid crashed into Jupiter
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Democrats’ 2020 Problem: How to be tougher on trade than Trump
[Important for: IR, IP]

August 12, 2019

News for August 11, 2019

Important News for Today:

‘Draft policy on logistics ignores express industry’
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
Lexus targets high-networth buyers for growth in India
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
IIT Madras registers initial success with iron ion battery
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Irrigation, agriculture shift rainfall to northwestern India, IIT-B finds
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Mapping world’s soil worms
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Cancer stem cells can form blood, lymph vessels within tumours
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Eye-movement test to detect sleep loss
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
The forms of federalism in India
[Important for: Polity]

August 12, 2019

News for August 10, 2019

Important News for Today:

Russia supports India’s move on J&K
[Important for: Polity, IP, IR]
President approves Motor Vehicles Amendment Act
[Important for: Polity]
‘FPI tax issues put divestment at risk’
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
Govt seeks used cooking oil to cut down on energy imports
[Important for: Polity, Economy]

August 12, 2019

News for August 9, 2019

Important News for Today:

No income tax on interest from accident compensation: High Court
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
CBDT eases plight of start-ups with pending angel tax cases
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
Trump is a white supremacist: Warren
[Important for: IP, IR]
Indian equities surge on hope government may roll back surcharge on FPIs
[Important for: Polity, Economy]
Cyberattacks grew 22% on India’s IoT deployments in Q2
[Important for: Polity, Science & Tech.]