Page-18 of Current Affairs - April, 2019
RTI Act supersedes Official Secrets Law
Delivering a separate judgment in the Rafale case, Justice K.M. Joseph has made the following observations: The Right to Information Act confers on ordinary citizens the ‘priceless right’ to demand information even in matters affecting national security and relations with ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Financial Sector Assessment Programme for India
The Report of the Financial Sector Assessment Programme for India by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) makes the following recommendations: The level of non-performing loans in India remains high and the IMF has favoured bolstering the level of capitalisation of some banks, particularly government-owned ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
State of World Population 2019
The United Nations Population Fund has released the State of World Population 2019 report. Findings of the Report India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion. It was more than double the annual ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Jamia Millia Islamia gets its First Woman Vice-Chancellor
The Ministry of Human Resources and Development has issued a statement about appointing Professor Najma Akhtar as vice–chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) by the President of India. She has been appointed for a period of five years. Professor ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Utkarsh Bangla and Sabooj Sathi Schemes of West Bengal gets Global Recognition
The schemes of the West Bengal government ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ (skill training of youth) and ‘Sabooj Sathi’ (cycles for students) won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards of UN. Utkarsh Bangla got the topmost award and emerged as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Indian Cities and Air Pollution
The Air Pollution levels at the Indian cities are at an alarming level. Various Reports have time and again tried to shed light on the quantum of the problem. Air Pollution and Indian Cities A Delhi based Environment Body claims ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2018
The Wisden has named Virat Kohli as the Leading Cricketer of the Year for 2018. Wisden Cricketer of the Year Indian Skipper Virat Kohli is joined by Tammy Beaumont, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Rory Burns. Indian player Smriti Mandhana bagged ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Hong Kong’s stock market overtakes Japan to be world’s third largest
Hong Kong’s equity market has overtaken Japan to be the world’s third largest in value, behind only the U.S. and mainland China. This is due to the rebound witnessed in Hong Kong stocks after their worst year since 2011. Hong Kong Equity ..