1. Earthquake in Nepal has caused severe devastation in the mountain bound nation. Already 2300 people are dead by now and rescue work is going on in full swing. Today aftershocks occurred with 6.9 being the highest of them all. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has assured to give all support to Nepal in dealing with this humanitarian crisis. India, being the first to respond has already given support.
- Telecom operators BSNL, AirTel have reduced call rates to Nepal.
- Indian Railways has dispatched 1 lakh bottles to crisis struck nation.
- NDRF has send seven teams for assisting in relief and rescue operations.
- India has sent 5 MI 17 helicopters.
2. Earthquake causes Avalanche in the Everest: Recent earthquake and aftershock has triggered avalanche in the Mount Everest resulting in death of 22 mountaineers and leaving 217 missing.
3. Aftershocks felt in various parts of India resulting in fear among people.In Bihar the death toll rises to 50 due to the earthquake. Centre has announced 2 lakh compensation to the families of the dead in the quake.
4. Axis Bank launched Suvidha Prepaid Card in association with Suvidha Infoserve. Under the scheme , customer gets the card at any business correspondent outlet through eKYC which enables them to load funds and use it at any POS terminal.
5. Foodpanda has launched its own delivery services in Delhi, Mumabi, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad. This number is expected to grow up to 12 in the recent months.
6. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated in LS that Fiscal deficit would come to 3% from the current 4.1%.
7. Home Minister has flagged off double Decker train from New Delhi to Lucknow.
8. Major fire broke out today in Kolkata's New Market resulting 27 fire tenders to be pressed for the work.
9.Ratan Tata has bought unspecified stake in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi.
10. Google has pulled out Nexus 7 Tablet from its online store however Nexus 9 continues.
3. Aftershocks felt in various parts of India resulting in fear among people.In Bihar the death toll rises to 50 due to the earthquake. Centre has announced 2 lakh compensation to the families of the dead in the quake.
4. Axis Bank launched Suvidha Prepaid Card in association with Suvidha Infoserve. Under the scheme , customer gets the card at any business correspondent outlet through eKYC which enables them to load funds and use it at any POS terminal.
5. Foodpanda has launched its own delivery services in Delhi, Mumabi, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad. This number is expected to grow up to 12 in the recent months.
6. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated in LS that Fiscal deficit would come to 3% from the current 4.1%.
7. Home Minister has flagged off double Decker train from New Delhi to Lucknow.
8. Major fire broke out today in Kolkata's New Market resulting 27 fire tenders to be pressed for the work.
9.Ratan Tata has bought unspecified stake in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. 10. Google has pulled out Nexus 7 Tablet from its online store however Nexus 9 continues.
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