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GST Council constitutes GoM to advice on Kerala’s calamity cess demand for flood rehabilitation

GST Council, the highest decision-making body of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime has decided to set up seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to suggest on cess demand...

September 29, 2018

UPSC Civil Services MAINS Examination- 2018 – GENERAL STUDIES (GS) PAPER 2

In the light of recent controversy regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), what are the challenges before the Election Commission of India to ensure the trustworthiness...

September 29, 2018

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are climate action plans submitted by individual countries under the framework of the Paris Agreement (2015) to outline their targets, policies, and measures for...

September 28, 2018

Neem Oil-Coated Urea

Neem Oil-Coated Urea (NOCU) is a form of nitrogenous fertiliser developed to enhance nitrogen-use efficiency and minimise environmental losses associated with conventional urea application. By coating urea granules...

September 28, 2018

Nicobar Megapode

The Nicobar Megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis) is a rare and distinctive ground-dwelling bird endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India, located in the eastern Indian Ocean. Belonging to the...

September 28, 2018

Government sets up 8-member search committee for Lokpal

Government has constituted eight-member search committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend names for posts of Lokpal chairperson and members. The selection...

September 28, 2018

Model code of Conduct kick in as soon as House dissolved: EC

Election Commission (EC) has announced that Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately in states where legislative assemblies have been dissolved prematurely. It also held that after...

September 28, 2018

Nino 3.4 Region

The Niño 3.4 Region is a key area in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, extensively used in climatology and meteorology to monitor and assess the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)...

September 28, 2018

Nipah Virus

The Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly contagious and often fatal zoonotic pathogen belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus. It is recognised as an emerging infectious disease...

September 28, 2018

2+2 Dialogue and COMCASA

Recently, the first 2+2 dialogue between India and the US was held in New Delhi. India and the United States have agreed to Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement...

September 28, 2018

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