Discarded tents, equipment, human faeces turn Mt Everest world highest rubbish dump
Find: Almonds may help lower risk of developing heart rhythm irregularity/heart flutter
Asso PwC Jt Study: India need to collaborate with UK Japan Germany in AI, MEA DST may take lead
ICRA: 13states report avg 25% decline in fiscal deficit primarily due to contraction in capital outlay
Toll-operate-transfer model may fetch Govt 12-18K Crs, 26 projects of 1700KM to be sold
Discom’s loss reduction: Cost curbs, tariff hikes held key, Under UDAY halve loss to 17K Crs in FY18
Srikrishna panel asks MNCs to store personal data in India, restrict mandate to personal info
Air quality in Delhi almost back to normal after 5days, concentration of dust particles up 8times
Aurangzeb 15yr-old brother wants to join army as soldier’s last rites are held, Joining forces way of life
Bengal: Forest ranger catch 18ft python, wears like collar, Snake out of control to choke, then controlled
Nirav Modi may be in Belgium, fresh FIR for using 6Indian passport, all but one had only his 1st name
Govt to crack down on those blue-collar workers seeking jobs abroad w/o orientation programme
Kerala Nipah Comeback: Drs hit blind spot, But fought back/contained its secondary infection save 2
NITI Aayog: Agenda for strategy document New India 2022 to be finalised on State’s input
Forget blue! Now, Indian Rlys Mail/Express trains to sport new look, Huge task repaint 30K coaches
ABB to bring flash chargers to India, can top-up bus battery in 17Sec, charge E-automotive 200KM/8mins
5G panel: 6000Mhz spectrum available for next gen service, will enhance data speed up 50%
7 of 10 most valued Cos added 73,871Cr to their total market valuation led by TCS
ICICI board mull reshuffle of top Mgmt, life insurance CEO Sandeep Bakhshi to be Officiating CEO
No of office leasing deals up by 56% in last 5 yrs; Avg size down by 10% in Eight major cities
Govt panel Banks Board Bureau selects 22GMs for ED post at PSU Banks, 4 from PNB
1MN people ‘testing’ WhatsApp payments service in India, Co working with NPCI & Govt to expand users
State oil Cos to add unprecedented 25000 petrol pumps in one shot, 50%of operational now
Astronomers spot supermassive black hole ripped apart star that wandered too close to cosmic monster
India, Nepal To Have 4 New Air Gateways, aimed at facilitating movement of international traffic
Japan: Earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.9 rocked Osaka prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
Malaysia’s big jolt to China One Belt, One Road as agreements by Ex PM Najib not transparent
US: Melania joins Lawmakers to End Migrant Family Separations, bipartisan immigration to fix the issues
20injured in shooting at New Jersey art festival gathering of 1000people, 1 arrested, 1 shot dead
S Korea, US to announce suspension of major military drills this week, If N Korea fails on promise restart
Italy spark new migration crisis in Mediterranean by barring 2 rescue boats bringing refugees to shore
UK PM announced significant funding increase ($510MN)for beleaguered Ntnl Health Service post Brexit
FIFA World Cup 2018: Mexico stun German 1-0, Swizz hold Brazil 1-1, Serbia blew Costa Rica 1-0
Today’s Word – *Laccolith* – Mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds.
