World Gold Council (WGC) What is the News? WGC has released a report on gold demand in 2019. Increased market uncertainty and expansion of protectionist economic policies will make gold increasingly attractive as a hedge in 2019, says Read More ……
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System What is the news? China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), touted as a rival to the widely-used American GPS, has started providing global services. Pakistan became the first country to use the BeiDou Read More ……
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) What is the News? Pakistan has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a bilateral economic project and has no military dimensions. A US media report alleged that China has hatched a secret Read More ……
National Register of Citizens (NRC)
National Register of Citizens (NRC) What is the News? The Centre has given an extension of six months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by June 30. In a Read More ……
India’s Second Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC
India’s Second Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC What is the News? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Submission of India’s second Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Read More ……
FDI Policy on E-commerce
FDI Policy on E-commerce What is the News? Department of Industrial Policy &Promotion(DIPP) recently issued a clarification to the existing rules pertaining to Foreign Direct Investment in e-commerce companies. The updated norms for foreign direct investment in ecommerce Read More ……
Significance of Chabahar Port
Significance of Chabahar Port What is the News? The opening of the first office of Indian Ports Global Limited at Iran’s Chabahar and the takeover of operations of the Shahid Beheshti port is a milestone in India’s regional Read More ……
Hongyun Project
Hongyun Project What is the News? China launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide in an apparent bid to rival Google and other international firms. The satellite was launched from a Long March 11 Read More ……
Public Credit Registry
Public Credit Registry What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shortlisted six major IT companies, including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Read More ……
ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV) and How it differs from PSLV
ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV) and How it differs from PSLV What is the News? ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) at Thumbahas completed the design for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), the ‘baby rocket’ billed as Read More ……