Tag Archive | Current Affairs and GK

News for April 15, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

C-295 plane deal in final stages
[Important for: Defence, Foreign Policy]
‘Chennai-Salem corridor will be implemented’
[Important for: Polity, Infrastructure]
UPI sets searing pace while e-wallets wobble
[Important for: Business]

News for April 14, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

Jallianwala Bagh, a shameful act in history: envoy
[Important for: History, Foreign Policy]
INS Kozhikode sails off into sunset after 30 years of service
[Important for: Defence]
F-16, claims and proof
[Important for: IP, IR]
ICGEB’s novel yeast strain increases ethanol production
[Important for: Science & Technology]
What drives tiger dispersal
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
A coil in the stomach for better TB treatment
[Important for: Health & Medicine]

News for April 13, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

SC asks parties to give details of contributors to electoral bonds
[Important for: Polity]
HC wants carbon dating of excavated artefacts
[Important for: Polity]
Industrial growth declines to 20-month low, inflation up
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Policy rate changes need not be in tranches of 25 bps: RBI governor
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Manmohan Singh vs Narendra Modi: The real India growth story
[Important for: Economy, Business]

News for April 12, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

India stares at a pile of solar e-waste
[Important for: Science & Environment]
Impressions of a painful chapter of freedom struggle
[Important for: Polity, History]
Too late to order probe into Dabhol project: SC
[Important for: Polity, Infrastructure]
Rail Vikas Nigam makes tepid debut
[Important for: Business]
Mutual funds’ FMP investments worth Rs. 1,400 cr. at risk
[Important for: Business]

News for April 11, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

SC rejects Centre’s plea on Rafale papers
[Important for: Polity, Indian Judiciary]
NGT sets up Central monitoring panel
[Important for: Polity & Governance]
High stock of non-performing assets in India, more progress needed: IMF
[Important for: Economy]
May expresses ‘regret’ for Jallianwala Bagh
[Important for: Foreign Policy]

News for April 10, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

Jurisdiction no bar in dowry harassment case
[Important for: Indian Judiciary]
Centre denies RTI plea on CIC appointments
[Important for: Politics & Governance]
IMF forecasts dip in global growth in 2019
[Important for: Economy]
No apology for Jallianwala Bagh for now, says U.K.
[Important for: Foreign Policy]
India’s gold reserves increase marginally in February: WGC
[Important for: Economy]
India becomes YouTube’s largest and fastest growing market
[Important for: Business]

News for April 9, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

Army gets Dhanush artillery guns
[Important for: Defence, Internal Security]
Facebook says it removes nearly 1 million accounts every day, ahead of polls
[Important for: Computer & IT, Politics]
ICMR’s ethical guidelines for biomedical research now mandatory
[Important for: Science & Technology]
Sri Lanka seeks enhanced military training from India
[Important for: Foreign Policy]

News for April 8, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

India rejects Pak.’s claim of planning another attack
[Important for: Foreign Policy, Internal Security]
About 85% of Ujjwala beneficiaries in four States still use earthen stoves
[Important for: Programmes & Policies]
No threat to biggies yet but SFBs gathering steam
[Important for: Economy]
BPEA will invest Rs. 2,600 cr. in NIIT
[Important for: Business]

News for April 7, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

India’s imports from China decelerating, says report
[Important for: Economy, Business]
H-1B visa cap for 2020 reached in 5 days: USCIS
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
All low earth satellites in reach of ASAT missile: DRDO chief
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
IIT Bombay’s bacteria preferentially degrade aromatic compounds
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Meteorite sheds light on the Sun’s infant years
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Now, culture more skin cells in less time
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
India might soon have the most Caesarean births
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Tree crickets face low predatory risks during mate-searching
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for April 6, 2019

Important News from The Hindu:

Govt wants taxpayers to disclose more info in new ITR forms
[Important for: Economy, Business]
RBI rate cut may warrant minor tweaks in our debt portfolio, but there is no cause for big shifts
[Important for: Economy, Business]
‘RBI must introspect role in slowdown’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Brexit leaves leading political parties divided
[Important for: IP, IR, Economy, Business]