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China Bars Entry Of Indian Travellers
Recently, China has temporarily banned foreign travelers coming from India and now entry will not be granted despite visa and residence permit. However, the decision will not affect Chinese diplomats, foreigners with service and C visas. The Chinese embassy said that China had to take this step due to the corona virus epidemic. China has decided not to temporarily grant entry to Indian citizens with valid visa holders and residential permits, citing the corona virus epidemic. In view of this, many flights from India to China have been canceled. Due to this move of China, about 2,000 Indian professionals will
Whatsapp Payment Service Launched In India
WhatsApp said on 06 November 2020 that it has started its payment services in India after getting permission from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). According to NPCI, WhatsApp can increase its UPI user base in a phased manner. India currently has 40 crore WhatsApp users out of which WhatsApp payment option will be available for a selected 2 crore people. Presently, Paytm, Google Pay and Phone Pay are big players in the digital payment market. WhatsApp Pay has been in beta testing in India for two years. READ MORE :Â Government of India constitute committee to review guidelines of
Government of India constitute committee to review guidelines of television rating agencies
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India has constituted a committee to review the guidelines applicable to television rating agencies in India. The committee will be chaired by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati. This committee will re-review the existing television rating guidelines so that various procedures can be strengthened to make them more reliable and transparent. Led by Shashi Tharoor, the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology last month unanimously agreed that the current system of measuring audience estimates through television rating points (TRP) is flawed and its technology is outdated. Composition of Committee President – Shashi Shekhar
Local people will get 75% reservation in private jobs in Haryana
On 05 November 2020 in Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the bill for providing 75 percent reservation to local people in private sector jobs was passed. In this bill, there is a provision to give 75 percent reservation to local people in jobs with less than Rs. 50 thousand per month of the state. With this, a major election promise of Jananayak Janata Party, the constituent of the ruling coalition in the state, was fulfilled. This bill will become law after getting approval from the Governor. This decision has been approved by the BJP and JJP coalition government in the assembly. Chief
Panna Tiger Reserve gets status of Biosphere Reserve from UNESCO
Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been included in UNESCO’s ‘World Network of Biosphere Reserves’ list. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, while sharing the news on Twitter, congratulated the reserve for the situation and praised its work on tiger conservation. Adding the tiger reserve to the UNESCO list will help in discovering new measures towards the conservation and sustainability of wildlife. Environment, Forest and Climate Minister Prakash Javadekar has tweeted that the Panna Tiger Reserve has now been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. In his tweet, he congratulated the Panna Tiger Reserve for doing excellent work in tiger conservation.
NASA will launch US-European ocean-surveillance satellite on 21 November
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to launch the upcoming US-European ocean-surveillance satellite – Sentinel-6 (Sentinel-6) on November 21, 2020. The satellite will be launched with a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This information was shared through a series of tweets by Kathy Lieders, head of NASA’s manned spacecraft program. Lyders said that, after SpaceX testing and hardware inspection, it will replace a total of two engines in the first stage of the rocket. He further stated that, this work is now proceeding to complete the engine change work and all engine hardware replacements
Portugal MP Duarte Pacheco elected new chairman of Inter Parliamentary Union
Portugal’s MP Duarte Pacheco has been elected the new President of the IPU – Inter Parliamentary Union for the year 2020-2023. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament, Om Birla, has conveyed his best wishes to Duarte Pacheco on being elected as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and stated that in the ideals of democracy, consensus building, rule of law, and multilateralism Their confidence will help build a more focused and robust IPU over time. The election process for the selection of the IPU president was through remote electronic secret voting, with a 24-hour time limit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to announce incentive package soon
On November 03, 2020, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon announce another stimulus package to speed up the economy affected by the Coronavirus crisis. In a conversation with reporters through video conference, he said that the Finance Ministry is looking into the suggestions and requests received from various sectors of the economy. Tarun Bajaj further said that despite the situation of corona virus epidemic, our growth, which we feel is intact, is now being accepted by others too, who are ready to invest in India. We are seeing a steady recovery in the
Parliament Winter Session 2020: Center to hold two-week winter session in December-January
The central government has planned to organize a two-week winter session of Parliament from December 21, 2020. After the results of the Bihar state assembly elections are out on November 10, 2020, a final decision will be taken in this regard. The Center hopes that by the third week of November, all the formalities in the Bihar Assembly elections including the formation of a new government and swearing in Bihar will be completed. The winter session of Parliament usually starts in the third week of November. This year this session can be postponed till the third week of December. This
Bilateral talks between India and Greece to increase trade and technology relations
On October 29, 2020, the External Affairs Minister, S.K. Jaishankar held talks with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nicos Dandias and discussed how to improve overall relations, including ways to promote mutual cooperation in trade and technology between the two countries. S.Jaishankar, giving information about this meeting via Twitter, stated that, the agenda involved regional institutions in this agenda and also mentioned that, during a warm meeting with Nikos Dendias, the two ministers in various fields You have talked about increasing cooperation. Salient features of bilateral talks between India and Greece During this virtual meeting, the ministers of India and Greece discussed
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