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Canada becomes second nation to legalize marijuana
Canadian Parliament has passed a “historic” bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana nationwide, becoming the second country in the world to do so
US quits UN human rights council
US envoy to UN Nikki Halley, calling UNHRC a ‘cesspool of bias’ and blaming for its anti-Israel stance, announced to pull out of UNHRC.
India’s exports hit six month high in May
India’s exports grew 20.18 percent to $28.86 billion in May, recording the highest number in six months.
India’s trade deficit widened to a four-month high of $14.62 billion in May as imports surged nearly 15%.
11th Common Review Mission Report Released
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare released the 11th Common Review Mission (CRM) report of the National Health Mission.
Speaking at the function, Shri Choubey stated that India has registered a record 22% reduction in MMR since 2013, which is the highest percentage decline so far when compared to all the previous reductions in MMR as per the earlier rounds of SRS.
Wholesale inflation hits 14-month high
India’s inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose to a 14-month high of 4.43% in May as compared to 3.18% in April, government data revealed.
Vegetable prices grew by 2.51% in May, while primary articles that account for over one-fifth of the entire WPI, grew by 3.16%.
TCS becomes first Company to close over Rs. 7 Trillion Market Cap
India’s IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became first listed company in India to close day’s trade with market capitalisation (m cap) of over Rs. 7 lakh crore (over $103 billion).
Reliance Industries from India to rank under top-100: Forbese
Reliance Industries at 83rd place, the only from India in the top-100.
HDFC has been ranked as the 5th biggest public company globally in the ‘consumer financial services category’ compiled by Forbes in its 16th annual Forbes Global 2000 list.
American Express tops the chart.
Tata Motors at 385 , TCS at 404, L&T at 471st , SBI at 489th.
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT for first time
India has ranked 177 out of 180 countries in the Global Environment Performance Index (EPI) rankings, as per the State of India’s Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures that has been released recently.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) helps to publish it.
India at the bottom of EPI
Three Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru are ranked among the top 10 cities globally for GDP risk from terrorism threats, a recent study found out.
Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore stood at fifth, sixth and seventh in this aspect, in the latest edition of Lloyd’s India’s City Risk Index (CRI).
IIT Bombay Displaces IIT Delhi As Best-Ranked Indian University
Three Indian universities feature in the top 200 universities of the QS World University rankings 2019.
These includes-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and IIT Delhi.
Baba Kalyani heads group to study SEZ Policy
Government of India has constituted a group of eminent persons to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India.
The group will evaluate the SEZ policy, suggest measures to cater to the needs of exporters in the present economic scenario and make the SEZ policy WTO compatible, suggest course correction in SEZ policy, make
India among top 5 in e-waste generation
India is among the top five e-waste generating countries in the world besides China, the US, Japan and Germany, according to a report.
Among states, Maharashtra contributes the largest e-waste of 19.8% but recycles only about 47,810 tonne per annum (TPA), the report released by Assocham and NEC.
India’s Forest cover stood at 21.34% in 2015
India’s forest cover stood at 21.34% in 2015, an increase of 1.29 percent from 2009, according to a government report on the environment.
The Status of Environment Report, India 2015, was released by Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan.
IISc Bangalore back in world top university list
Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has made it to the list of top 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2018.
It ranked at 91, Indian Institute of Science is the only Indian University to have made it to the prestigious list.
The list was topped by Harvard.
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