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Short Note: Energy Conservation Building Code 2017

Energy Conservation Building Code 2017, ECBC 2017, developed by Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has been launched. The ECBC 2017 will prescribe the energy...

June 22, 2017

UN: India to become more Populous than China by 2024

According to the World population Prospectus: The Revision released by the United Nations, India with 1.3 billion inhabitants would surpass China’s population of 1.4 billion by 2024, to...

June 22, 2017

Impact of GST on Agriculture & Farmers

GST is hailed as one of the most transformational reforms carried out in India since 1991. GST is perceived to have mixed impact on agriculture. Impact on input-side...

June 22, 2017

Privilege of Legislators

On June 21, acting upon the recommendations of its privilege committees, the Speaker of the Karnataka assembly had ordered the imprisonment of two journalists for a year. The...

June 22, 2017

South China Sea Dispute: China launches Research Project to Compile Data on Disputed Region

China has launched a research project aimed at compiling historical data obtained during earlier expeditions conducted by its teams to the disputed South China Sea since the late...

June 22, 2017

UN Appoints Russian Diplomat Vladimir Voronkov as Chief of newly established United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Russian diplomat Vladimir Voronkov to head the newly established UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), despite growing tensions between the US and Russia. The...

June 22, 2017

India and Russia Celebrates 10 Years of Partnership in Science and Technology

This year, India and Russia are celebrating 70 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between them. Joint cooperation in science and technology was one of the important pillars...

June 22, 2017

Saudi Arabia: King names Son as new Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince and heir to the throne replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef. This also means that...

June 22, 2017

Railways to launch Operation Swarn to revamp Rajdhani, Shatabdi Trains 

Concerned over the complaints received from the public over the premium trains of Indian Railways like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express, Railways have decided to launch “Operation Swarn (‘gold’)“....

June 22, 2017

NASA tests ROSA on Space Station for First Time

NASA is testing the effectiveness of a flexible solar array, the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, on space station for the very first time. ROSA is expected to one day power satellites...

June 21, 2017

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