Plastic bottle crushers installed at select railway stations

Railways to install plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations

To combat the rising number of plastic bottles disposed in and around railway stations, the Indian Railways has directed stations to install bottle crushers. Smaller stations will be covered under social responsibility schemes, larger stations to host bidding for selecting the operator. Jul 15, 2018
CM EK Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu opposes repeal of UGC Act

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami has written to the Prime Minister opposing the draft bill on replacing the UGC and AICTE with Higher Education Commission of India. Palaniswami's main issues are related to the financing of universities, which will now be overseen by MHRD. Jul 14, 2018
UPSC

UPSC 2018 Prelims results announced

The UPSC has published the results of the preliminary examinations and posted the dates for the Mains. Candidates can check the results on the official UPSC website. Jul 14, 2018
Infosys

Infosys net up 5.8% in first quarter, investors to be rewarded

Releasing its earnings for Q1 2018, the company reported Rs 3,613 crore consolidated net profit, growing 12 percent annually a year ago. The company has decided to celebrate its 25th year of public trading by issuing one bonus share for every equity share. Jul 14, 2018