News Update THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) SIGNED A $1.5 BILLION LOAN TO SUPPORT INDIA’S COVID-19 IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. 30 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 About: They signed the loan agreement for the ADB’s COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme (CARES Programme). It will be used to implement (i) COVID-19 containment plan to rapidly…
News Update Mile-wide asteroid set to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth 29 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 An asteroid more than a mile wide will pass by Earth on Wednesday while travelling at a speed of about 19,000 miles (30,578km) an hour. The space rock, known as…
News Update Amazon launches “Amazon Pay later” feature 29 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 This is a new credit service where the customers can purchase products as well as pay their bills on credit basis. This feature also gives its customers the option of…
News Update NTRO: increase in cyber attacks due to work from home 29 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 According to the report presented by the National Technical Research Organization the number of Cyber attacks has been increased due to work from home. The report says that the critical…
News Update Irrfan Khan passes away at 53: A massive loss to the film industry 29 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 The actor was diagnosed with an endocrine tumour in 2018 and underwent treatment for the same at a Hospital in London. It attracted a lot of attention from his fans…
News Update Retired bureaucrat Sanjay Kothari was sworn in as the next Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind at an official oath-taking ceremony. 29 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 About Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): Background: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was set up by the Government in 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed…
News Update ACQUISITION OF 29% STAKE OF MAX LIFE INSURANCE BY AXIS BANK 29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 The purchase of 29% stake of Max Life Insurance was approved by Axis bank. This acquisition will led the total stake of private lenders to 30%. After the completion of…
News Update Supreme Court: One Court representative tests positive 28 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 Section IV representative of Supreme Court library has tried positive for COVID-19 creating it a first instance of Coronavirus in the Apex Court.As per the Sources near the Supreme Court…
News Update Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association vs. Union of India 28 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 FactsEarlier government had sole authority to appoint judges to the highest courts. This is a landmark case on judges’ appointment and is popularly known as the Judges Transfer case. This…
Articles… Covid-19 and Applicability of Force Majeure Clause 25 Apr 202025 Apr 2020 Akansha Chopra On 31st December 2019 China reported to WHO about the number of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, China. On 11th March, 2020 WHO…