25/04/2019
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*A former has suggested to the -appointed environment watchdog, EPCA, that agencies should collect ($ECC) from heavy commercial vehicles at junction points of the entry roads to National Capital Region rather than at borders.
** has written to its different departments to ensure that they modify only 30% of the compulsory core papers while revising the undergraduate course.
***The is likely to become a little costlier for Delhi University’s undergraduate aspirants. The standing committee of DU’s academic council on Thursday cleared proposals to increase fees for registration and cancellation, and introduce form correction charges.
**** approaching Delhi’s IGI will soon have reduced separation, or will fly closer to each other, increasing ’s hourly flights handling capacity by 4 to 5 flights. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has started testing software at the new air traffic control (ATC) tower from April 12. After the mandatory month-long testing, the new tower will be operational from May 11. In another three months, the new tower — India’s tallest at 102.9 metres — will control the entire air traffic of Delhi’s airspace and IGI.
*****By the end of this month, you will have to buy a ticket to enter the group of
******Nearly a third of ’s energy needs, including train operations, will be met through solar power from now.
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*Two ships will participate in an international maritime parade off the coast of Qingdao in China next week, marking the anniversary of founding of the Chinese Navy. Indian Navy ships -- Kolkata and INS Shakti -- will arrive in Qingdao on Sunday to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR), Spokesperson Captain D K Sharma said
**The Indian Navy on Saturday launched guided missile destroyer Imphal at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders here.Imphal, the third ship under Project 15B, successfully slipped into the waters at 12:20 pm, eliciting huge cheers and slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and Vande Mataram from the huge crowd of staffers and officials that had assembled.
***Freshly released government data shows that 86% of Muslim women who will travel from India to Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage without a male companion (mehram ) this year are from Kerala.
****All patients with & Johnson’s faulty hip implant may not get compensation from the company as key changes to the mechanism are being considered by the regulatory expert committee on the issue, sources said.
International:
* is to hold its first "national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide" on Wednesday in a move that has already angered which has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron over the decision.
**China's national space agency said on Tuesday it will soon announce rules to regulate commercial rocket manufacturing, test flights and launches, state media reported, as the number of private startups in the nascent sector surged in the past year
***Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically up-ended the status quo and won the country's presidential election by a landslide.
Sports:
*At the March 18 meeting of the members of the Committee of Administrators ( ) this year, its chief Vinod Rai had reportedly said the following: "If every ex-cricketer's role in Indian cricket is going to be seen through the prism of conflict on every small matter, then there will be nobody left to serve very soon".
**PU Chitra defended her 1500m title to give India its third gold medal while Ajay Kumar Saroj and Dutee Chand won a silver and a bronze in men's 1500m and women's 200m respectively on the fourth and final day of the Championships on Wednesday.
***Former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth suffered a shock first round exit from the Asia Championships in Wuhan on Wednesday. However, PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma advanced to the second round with contrasting victories while Indian challenge came to an end in doubles
Thought of the day :
“ never turn down ur ambition because someone is uncomfortable with the volume.”
