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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Central government prohibits onion seed exports with immediate effect
The central government recently banned the export of onion seeds. In this regard, a notification issued by the central government has said that this ban will come into force with immediate effect. Let us know that onion prices in the country are touching the sky. It is noteworthy that the Indian government has already imposed […]