IIT Kanpur develops TreadWill, online tool to help people deal with mental health issues
Sunil Chhetri wins 2017 AIFF player of the year, Kamala Devi woman player of the Year
Govt to roll out pilot project to fortify borders by Comprehensive Integrated Border Mgmt System
5-storey building collapses in Ghaziabad – 1 dead, several injured – Rainfall & Weak Foundation reasons
IIT-Bombay generates ₹17.99Cr revenue in 2017-18, highest among IITs, IIT-Madras 11Cr, IIT-Delhi 10Cr
Indian-origin entrepreneur in UK Lyric Jain, develops platform to combat fake news based on Algorithm
Public Affairs Index 2018: Kerala tops TN, Telangana, Kar, Guj follows in delivering good governance
Rise in surface temperatures due to climate change is likely to boost monsoon depressions over India
Just 35 goods remain in highest tax slab of 28% GST- AC, Digital Camera, Cement, Auto Parts, Tobacco
Alwar mob lynching: 3rd accused arrested; victim’s autopsy report reveals fractured ribs, broken wrist
US regulator’s audit finds India’s aviation watchdog ‘very satisfactory’ in operations/airworthiness
500 Syrian students to study in India under government’s new plan in Tops institutes IIT/NIT/DU/JNU
Hit by vacant posts in Jt Director rank, Govt extends tenure of CBI officials, CVC clears extension
500Cr property Do, 14Cr assets, 7.8Cr jewels, 5.7 Cr cash recovered from Bowring Institute lockers
CBDT asks taxman to dispose appeals of over Rs 50Cr on priority by year-end
8000Cr 12GW Solar energy scheme w/o violation WTO Rules in final approval, help Indian Solar Cos
Indian Railways’ testing borrowing limits, cost to double in 5 years, New Projects to get freezed
Infosys: Increased visa application rejections could result in delays, higher project costs
Oil PSUs spend 20%(18K Cr) of annual capex in Q1 on exploration, production, refining, transport
J & J to offer first TB drug in 40 years for $900 once conditional access prog ends with Indian Govt
Under probe & Headless since June AirAsia unable to find CEO, JetBlue’s Eash Sundaram declined
Federal Bank gets RBI nod to enter Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore – awaits local clearances for Operations
BSNL aims to sell 10,000 satellite phones by March 2019, Earned 100Cr revenue in 1year
PropTiger: Housing sales in Noida, Gr Noida rise 51% in Q2, dip 52% in Gurgaon, 2% fall in Top 9 Cities
Reliance, Infosys, TCS, Airtel: + 500 top Cos need to split CMD post to comply with SEBI directive on CoI
India’s top 12 major ports reported 19.32% surge in thermal coal import 28.28MN ton b/w Apr-Jun 2018
Kabul explosion kills 11, injures 14 shortly after Afghan VP Abdul Rashid Dostum’s return
Cuba ditches aim of building communism from draft constitution, recognizes private property, LGBT
At least 11 dead as heat wave continues to grip Japan, mercury hits 32.0 C, 57 locations hit 35.0 C
China offers $295MN grant to Sri Lanka in push for dominance, Comes at time over financing Rajapakse
China’s air pollution improve, deaths reduced in 74 cities, Avg Concen of PM2.5, PM10, SO2 drops
Iran jolted by two moderate earthquakes; 26 injured, 1st magnitude of 4.6 rocked, then 5.4 on richer
Hamilton wins German GP after Vettel crashes out, came from 14 on Grid to win
Today’s Word – *Udometer* – Instrument for measuring rainfall.
