Month: December 2018

Consumer Price Index Numbers on base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the month of November 2018

open view web desk December 12: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015. 2.   In this […]

Impact of changing weather patterns on agriculture

open view web desk As per the Ministry of Earth Science, there is no evidence of change in weather pattern over the country. However, there have been extreme weather events in the recent past including extended dry periods, floods, hailstorms, cyclonic rains and winds etc., which caused damage […]

Atomic Energy Production

open view web desk The targets for nuclear power generation are set on an annual basis, as a part of annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a Public Sector Undertaking under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). However, the Government has planned […]

Manned Mission to Space

open view web desk It is proposed to undertake manned mission to space before 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence. The manned mission will be accomplished using ISRO’s launch vehicle GSLV MkIII. The manned mission will launch Indian astronauts from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota into an approximately 400 […]

Upgradation of Security Criterion in Railways

open view web desk Security has been identified as one of the priority areas by the Railways for strengthening and up-gradation. Measures initiated for strengthening of security over Railways in recent past include provision of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras at important railway stations, operationalisation and up-gradation of […]

UK disarray: May to face no-confidence vote by lawmakers

LONDON — British politics was thrown into chaos and Brexit into doubt Wednesday as Conservative lawmakers triggered a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May that will see her removed as party and government leader if she loses. May vowed to fight the challenge “with everything I’ve got,” […]

Yellow, green, saffron: Colors of protests around the world

When you’re an activist looking for a way to convey a complex message in a complicated world, you need a hook — something that can command attention across cultures in a memorable and visually arresting way. So what’s more elemental than associating yourself with a specific color? Just […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to be sentenced for hush money payments

NEW YORK  – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in the payment of hush money to women who said they had affairs with Trump and for lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia […]

Indian girl seeks father’s arrest over broken promise to build lavatory

CHENNAI, India – A seven year-old Indian girl has complained to the police to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said on Wednesday. Millions of Indians do not have access to sanitation and open defecation is a […]

Turkey will start operation east of Euphrates in Syria in a ‘few days’, Erdogan says

ISTANBUL – Turkey will start an operation east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria in a “few days” President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, a move that could further complicate relations with the United States. “We will start the operation to clear the East of the Euphrates […]

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