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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 25, 2017
Google on rough track
Due to a record fine from the European Commission, Alphabet’s profits have been significantly hit. Google’s parent company saw its profits for the three months to the end of June, fall by 40%. In…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 24, 2017
Grab grabs $2.5 billion
South East Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has raised $2.5 billion in fresh funding. This is the biggest round of investment this region has ever witnessed. This capitalization has cemented Grab’s lead…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Dengue: A global human threat
Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease is currently a proliferating global health problem. With approximately 3 billion people at risk of being infected, dengue fever is now..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Privacy issues with Aadhaar?
On June 2017, the Supreme Court passed an order on compulsory linking of an individual’s income tax PAN and Aadhaar numbers. The central government has stood firm on giving welfare benefits only for…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Millions of diesel cars recalled
At least 3 million Mercedes Benz diesel cars and vans across Europe will be recalled over concerns of emission standards. The German car manufacturer Daimler has asked owners to update a software…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
US on the rise
Bank of America, a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has reported a strong quarterly profit. This is in trend with yet another US corporation, Lockheed Martin, that has also…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 18, 2017
Christians are Israel’s best friends
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu referred to an audience of evangelical Christians as Israel’s best friends. Netanyahu made the remarks while speaking in Washington, America. Israel…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 17, 2017
UBER- Not a ruler anymore?
Uber is scaling back in Russia by spinning off its operations to form a new company. The majority of this company will be owned by local rival, Yandex. The deal involves Uber’s ride-hailing and food…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 15, 2017
India-US to advance defence cooperation?
The US House of Representatives has passed a $621 million defence policy bill proposing to advance defence cooperation between India and the US. India had an uneasy relationship with the US during…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 15, 2017
London acid attacks
On 13th July 2017, London witnessed a series of acid attacks in a span of 70 minutes. First of the five attacks took place at 10:25 pm on Hackney Road where a 32-year-old man on moped was attacked by…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 14, 2017
OPIOID – the fault line
Opioid abuse and the resulted decline in labour force participation are analogous. This is an inference made by the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Janet Yellen.…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
INDIA- the start-up hub?
The Narendra Modi government had launched the Start-up India, Stand Up India campaign as soon as BJP came into power. It announced few measures like simplifying the regulations, offering some…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Mosul: 39 Indians missing
India on Monday welcomed the liberation of Mosul in Iraq from Islamic State and called it an important milestone in the global war on terror. However, the fate accompli of 39 Indians reportedly…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
#I Stand With India
The ‘Not in My Name’ campaigners, who had held a nationwide protest against mob lynching on June 28, held the protests in Gujarat & Delhi yesterday. Around 600 people participated in the rally…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Unravelling Case 3000
On 11th July 2017 former, Israeli Navy commander Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom was arrested by the Israeli Police in relation to the submarine case (dolphin-class). The arrest was made a day after…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Spirit of India
On 11 June 2017, seven Hindu pilgrims were killed and 20 injured in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir after their bus got caught in crossfire. The bus was returning from the Amarnath…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
FARC- granted amnesty AGAIN!
On 10 June 2017, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the FARC rebel group. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Mr…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
Boone County- The coal kingdom
Rich and abundant black rock were discovered in the verdant hills of Boone County almost three centuries ago. The county claims to be the birthplace of America’s coal industry. Almost everything has…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Dengue outbreak in Sri Lankas
Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year. Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Cholera crisis in Yemen
In the last two months, at least 1,500 people have died due to cholera and more than 246,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in conflict-riven Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…