Global models of tide, storm surge, and wave setup are used to obtain projections of episodic coastal flooding over the coming century. Recently, a study in journal Scientific reports made predictions that a large population and assets will be globally affected as a consequence of Sea Level Rise ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed the norms for preferential allotment for the companies that have stressed assets, thereby making it easier for such entities to raise funds. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Listed entities with stressed assets can ...

The government of India has extended the safeguard duty on Chinese solar power equipment by one more year till July 29, 2021 to help boost local manufacturing. The items also include digital offset printing plates, and a raw material used in making industrial chemicals. Daily Current Affairs ...

This year the Namami Gange project has been included in the prestigious ‘Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020’. There is a good opportunity for Uttar Pradesh to present the achievement of Ganga cleanliness, it will encourage the work of river sanitation across the ...

The government has notified changes in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms on civil aviation. It will permit non-resident Indian nationals to own 100 per cent stake of Air India. Last month, the government for the third time extended the deadline to bid for Air India. The deadline was extended ...

Asian Development Bank has approved USD 3 million grant to India from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to further support the government's emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The grant, which is financed by the Japanese government, ...

About 200 investment proposals from China are waiting for security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after new rules were notified in April, making prior government approval mandatory for foreign direct investments (FDI) from countries which share a land border with India. Daily ...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted the ban on export of surgical drapes, isolation aprons, surgical wraps and X-ray gowns while maintaining the ban on other personal protective equipment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The latest notification is part of ...

Google has set up a ‘Google for India Digitisation Fund’, through which it will invest $10 billion in the country over the next five to seven years through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, operations, infrastructure and ecosystem investments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the businesses like never before, but has also created an opportunity to invest in digital solutions that will build resilience in the long-term. The demand for digital solutions across cloud services, consumer-facing businesses, and education, among others, has ...