In Budget 2013-14, Finance Minister P Chidambaram proposed 0.01% tax on the trade of non-agricultural commodities futures, the new tax is called Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT). As per...
Delhi placed lowest in pollution survey India’s national capital Delhi has been ranked last in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) evolved by the Planning Commission which makes it...
Owing to increased popularity of Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, there is also a demand for higher travel comfort. Thus, was felt the need for the special AC luxury...
Rajat Gupta has been ordered to pay $6.2 million for legal expenses incurred by his former employer Goldman Sachs during his trial. Rajat Gupta (64) is India-born former...
Every year February 28 is celebrated as the National Science Day Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas (राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस). Why National Science Day is celebrated? 1928- To mark the discovery...
Court of Arbitration the Court permits India to go ahead with the construction of the Rs. 3600 crore KHEP In a key decision, the Court of Arbitration the...
First phase of TOD pilot projects approved in Delhi Approval has been granted for the implementation of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) pilot projects along four metro corridors and another...
China assumes control of Gwadar Port China has taken control of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf just outside the strategically important Strait...
Mercury treaty to be adopted by 140 countries Around 140 nations will adopt the world’s first legally binding treaty on mercury. Objective: The Treaty aims at reducing global...
About Europa: Moon of Jupiter 6th closest moon of Jupiter Smallest of Jupiter’s 4 Galilean satellites Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei Slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon Composition:...
