Current Affairs - November, 2016
Industries should use recycled groundwater: Water Ministry
The Union Water Ministry is planning to impose restrictions on how industries, farmers and various groups can use groundwater by amending to a Bill on groundwater management. It was announced by the Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti at a ..
Tags: Bills and Acts • Environment • Groundwater • National
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
ISRO drones help to map disasters in north-east
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is using drones to map disasters in north-eastern States by collecting land details and add it to data from remote sensing satellites. In this regard, ISRO’s Shillong-based North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) has tested ..
Tags: Drones • ISRO • National • NESAC • North East
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Worst coral die-off recorded at Australia’s Great Barrief Reef
Scientists have recorded worst mass coral bleaching event on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. It has killed more corals than ever before, sounding the alarm over the delicate ecosystem. It is estimated nearly two-thirds of 2,300-kilometre long reef or 700 km ..
Tags: Australia • Climate change • Coral bleaching • Environment • Global warming
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Sex Ratio at Birth at decline in India: CRS data
According new data from Civil Registration System ( CRS) released by the Office of the Registrar General of India, Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) continues to worsen in India. The SRB has declined to 887 in 2014 from 898 in ..
Tags: Gender gap • National • sex ratio • Sex Ratio at Birth • Women Related Issues
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Asia’s first cycle highway inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh
Asia’s first and longest cycle highway was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh. It is also India’s first cycle highway. The 207-km-long cycle highway runs between Etawah and Agra. It was inaugurated by state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Key facts The cycle highway ..
Tags: Cycle Highway • infrastructure • Places in News • States • Uttar Pradesh
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Gross NPAs of PSBs touch over 6 lakh crores in July-September 2016
The Union Government has announced that the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the Public sector banks (PSBs) have touched around 66 lakh 40 thousand in the three months period from July to September 2016. As on September 30, 2016 gross ..
