Facebook releases messaging app Slingshot
i. Social media giant Facebook announced the release on Tuesday of its latest messaging app Slingshot.
ii. Slingshot lets users share selfies and other short-lived videos and pictures, but friends have to share something before they are able to see images from others, according to the announcement.
iii. Slingshot is an attempt to take users away from the popular messaging app Snapchat.
Rail passenger fare hiked by 14.2 per cent
i. Railway passenger fare was today increased by 14.2 per cent in all classes while freight charge was hiked by 6.5 per cent with effect from today.
ii. The decision of the Railways today restores an announcement of May 16, the day Lok Sabha election results came, when the same hike was effected but immediately put on hold.
iii. The Railways had then issued a notification effecting hike in passenger fare by 14.2 per cent across the board and freight charges by 6.
Govt constitutes Committee to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant
i. The Government has constituted an independent High Level Committee to inquire into the gas leakage incident in Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh last week.
ii. The Committee will be headed by K.K. Mehrotra, former CMD, Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited alongwith three other members.
iii. The Committee will submit its report to the Steel Ministry by 17th of next month. The incident reportedly happened following a leakage in a methane gas pipeline at a water pump house in the plant.
Nivea to set up first plant in India at Sanand
i. Global skin care giant Nivea today announced to set up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand near Gujarat.
ii. Apart from the manufacturing facility, Nivea India, an affiliate of Germany-based Beiersdorf AG, will also set up its R&D center at the Sanand-based factory, which will focus on innovations for Indian consumers as well as other markets, said Managing Director of Nivea India, Rakshit Hargave,
Import ban on milk items from China extended till June 2015
i. The government has again extended the ban on imports of milk and its products from China for one more year till June 2015.
ii. “Prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionery/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient) from China is extended for one more year, i.e., till 23.6.2015 or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
iii. The ban, which expired on June 23, is extended every year.
iv. India had first imposed the ban in September 2008 due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics and fertiliser.
v. India, however, does not import milk products from China, but as a preventive measure, it has imposed the ban.
i. Social media giant Facebook announced the release on Tuesday of its latest messaging app Slingshot.
ii. Slingshot lets users share selfies and other short-lived videos and pictures, but friends have to share something before they are able to see images from others, according to the announcement.
iii. Slingshot is an attempt to take users away from the popular messaging app Snapchat.
Rail passenger fare hiked by 14.2 per cent
i. Railway passenger fare was today increased by 14.2 per cent in all classes while freight charge was hiked by 6.5 per cent with effect from today.
ii. The decision of the Railways today restores an announcement of May 16, the day Lok Sabha election results came, when the same hike was effected but immediately put on hold.
iii. The Railways had then issued a notification effecting hike in passenger fare by 14.2 per cent across the board and freight charges by 6.
Govt constitutes Committee to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant
i. The Government has constituted an independent High Level Committee to inquire into the gas leakage incident in Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh last week.
ii. The Committee will be headed by K.K. Mehrotra, former CMD, Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited alongwith three other members.
iii. The Committee will submit its report to the Steel Ministry by 17th of next month. The incident reportedly happened following a leakage in a methane gas pipeline at a water pump house in the plant.
Nivea to set up first plant in India at Sanand
i. Global skin care giant Nivea today announced to set up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand near Gujarat.
ii. Apart from the manufacturing facility, Nivea India, an affiliate of Germany-based Beiersdorf AG, will also set up its R&D center at the Sanand-based factory, which will focus on innovations for Indian consumers as well as other markets, said Managing Director of Nivea India, Rakshit Hargave,
Import ban on milk items from China extended till June 2015
i. The government has again extended the ban on imports of milk and its products from China for one more year till June 2015.
ii. “Prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionery/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient) from China is extended for one more year, i.e., till 23.6.2015 or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
iii. The ban, which expired on June 23, is extended every year.
iv. India had first imposed the ban in September 2008 due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics and fertiliser.
v. India, however, does not import milk products from China, but as a preventive measure, it has imposed the ban.
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