Current Affairs

India will not accept an inferior permanent solution on public stockholding for food security purposes at the Buenos Aires ministerial conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Indian commerce ministry officials said on Saturday.

Once thought to be keen on investing in the strategic Chabahar port development project in Iran, Japan now seems to be hedging its bets.

Presenting the Colours, President Ramnath Kovind noted that the sea is an unforgiving medium for those who do not respect it, no one knows this better than the valiant submariners of the Indian Navy, who have rendered great services to the nation..

Japan defence minister Itsunori Onodera announces the planned acquisition and said the new missiles would be for defence, with Japan still relying on the US to strike any enemy bases.

India’s bankruptcy court allowed the government to appoint new management for real-estate giant Unitech Ltd. in a rare move, as the corporate affairs ministry sought to take control of the embattled company.

Scientists have discovered the farthest known supermassive black hole—a matter-eating beast that is 800 million times the mass of our Sun.

Steel shares have been volatile in recent weeks, although the general trend has been downward. This may seem a bit surprising considering that market conditions support a bullish case for steel producers.

Defending the provisions of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017, or FRDI Bill, the government on Thursday said the clauses in the legislation are aimed at protecting the interests of depositors..

The Kumbh Mela has been recognized by Unesco as an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity”, a tweet posted on Thursday by the international organization said.

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) kept the key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, noting risks to inflation, but expressed optimism that the slowdown in economic growth had bottomed out.