Day: June 25, 2020

Russia opens polls for vote on extending Putin’s rule

MOSCOW — Polls opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The vote on a slew of constitutional amendments, proposed by Putin in January, was initially scheduled for April 22, but was […]

WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases set to top 10 million

GENEVA – The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark, the World Health Organization head said on Wednesday. “Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told […]

Satellite images show new Chinese structures near site of border clash with India

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI – China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about further flare-ups between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed on Monday to step back […]

Images show new structures near site of border clash

China appears to have added new structures near the site of a deadly border clash with India in the western Himalayas, fresh satellite pictures show, heightening concerns about further flare-ups between the nuclear-armed neighbours. June 22, 2020 Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed on Monday to step back […]

Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 25: The National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to April, 2020 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches the IAS Civil List 2020 and its e-version

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 25: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh today launched the IAS Civil List-2020 and its e-version here. He said that the dynamic […]

Decline in Arctic sea ice does not sound good for the environment, warns NCPOR

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 25: The NationalCentreofPolarandOceanResearch(NCPOR) has foundadramaticdeclinein the Arcticseaice due to globalwarming.Thedeclineofseaicehasledtolocalized increase in evaporation, air humidity, cloud cover, and rainfall. Arctic sea ice is a sensitive indicator of climate change and has strong retaliatory effects on other components of the climatesystem. In […]

Highest-ever daily jump in COVID-19 cases; death toll rises by 418

Mumbai, Jun 25: European aviation major Airbus on Thursday said it has appointment R mi Maillard as President of Airbus India and Managing Director of South Asia region, replacing incumbent Anand Stanley who is moving to Singapore in a different position. Maillard, who is the head of Airbus […]

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