At the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in August last year, about 3.23 crore households out of a total 18.93 crore rural households had tap water supply. Goa had become the first state in the country to provide tap water connections to all rural households of the state. Jal Shakti Ministry organised … Read more
Malabar series of maritime exercises commenced in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy- United States Navy exercise. Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force joined Malabar in 2015 and the 2020 edition will now witness participation of the Royal Australian Navy in this joint maritime exercise.
The super typhoon Goni weakened after barrelling through the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon. The weather bureau downgraded Goni, to typhoon category, with 215 kph sustained winds and gusts of up to 290 kph after it made landfall in two places in the Bicol region. Goni is among the strongest … Read more
The Shanghai Stock Exchange has today decided to temporarily postpone the listing of Ant Group. A statement by Shanghai market operator, as quoted by local media, said, A meeting between Ant Group’s senior executives and China’s top financial regulators constituted ‘significant change’ in the regulatory environment, which may lead to the fintech company not fulfilling … Read more
Monk Wirathu is known for his hardline views on Rohingyas. Wirathu was accused of hate speech for which Facebook closed his page in 2018. The National Monks Council had also banned him from making speeches for one year but it was not strictly enforced. He is also known to be pro-military and opposed to … Read more