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Malaria cases declined by 24% in India: World malaria report by WHO
World malaria report by World Health Organisation (WHO) states that, India is the only country to have achieved a substantial decrease in malaria cases in 2017 out of the 11 highest burden countries throughout the world.
As per the report, India accounted for 4 % of global malaria cases in 2017.
It has made significant progress in reducing malaria since then.
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants opens in Mathura
India’s first specialized hospital for elephants was opened by Agra Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar at Farah block’s Churmura village, Mathura.
It is promoted by Wildlife SOS which had established first elephant conservation and care centre in 2010.
Winter session of Parliament to start from December
The Winter session of Lok Sabha will commence on 11th of next month.
Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a statement said that the Session will conclude on 8th January next year.
Earlier, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh had recommended convening the Winter session of Parliament.
Home Ministry says over 18 lakh foreigners visited India this year on e visa
Home Ministry said that around 18 lakh foreigners visited India on electronic visas this year.
The highest number of visitors (2,92,143) were from the U.K., followed by the U.S. (2,21,339), China (1,27,022), France (1,07,185) and Germany (89,863).
Over 17 lakh foreigners visited India on e-visa in 2017.
$137,527,270 [Rs. 993 crore approx] has been received as e-visa fees this year.
Bangalore ranked India’s most congested city, Pune Ranked 7th
According to a recent research by National bureau of economic research (NBER), analysis of the current status of mobility in urban India, using Google maps was conducted.
It is the first large-scale analysis of traffic congestion in 154 Indian cities using Google maps.
According to the findings, Bangalore tops the index for most congested city, and Mumbai ranked 2nd.
The other top 5 cities in the list of congested cities are: Delhi (3rd) , Chennai (4th) and Kolkata (5th).
India’s unemployment rate jumps to 2-year high of 6.9%
Unemployment rate in the country rose to 6.9 percent in October – the highest in two years – according to a report by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
The estimated number of people employed during October 2018 was 397 million.
This was 2.4 percent lower than the rate in October 2017.
India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022
India elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union-ITU Council for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022.
The elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai.
India secured 165 votes and ranked third among the 13 countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth among the 48 countries elected to the council globally.
India ranked 12th in web-borne threats
India is ranked 12th worldwide when it comes to the dangers associated with surfing the web, according to a recent report by global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab.
In the third quarter (July- September), 32.8 percent of the users were attacked by web-borne threats in India.
Jharsuguda Airport renamed as ‘Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda’
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as ‘Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda’.
Veer Surendra Sai is a well-known freedom fighter of Odisha.
India ranked 77th World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index
According to the World Bank, India ranked 77th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018.
The index ranks 190 countries based across the life-cycle of a business, from starting a business to resolving insolvency.
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