by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 26, 2020 | News in Brief
There is a steady rise in suicides by daily-wagers, doubling to 23.4 per cent in 2019 compared to six years ago. As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released in 2019, the daily-wage earners comprised the largest chunk of suicides at 32,563 almost a...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 26, 2020 | News in Brief
V.S. Gaitonde’s untitled oil-on-canvas painting (1974) has become the most expensive work of art by an Indian artist, which fetched Rs 32 crore at the auction held at Mumbai auction house, Pundole’s on September 3, 2020. It was bought by an unnamed international buyer...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 26, 2020 | News in Brief
The markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on September 2, 2020 issued a circular, thereby allowing asset managers to side-pocket their exposures to entities that have approached them to restructure their debt. There are fears that redemption...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 26, 2020 | News in Brief
The Candela Seven is the world’s first electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat, which can run at 55 km/hr or extendable to 90 km/hr speed. It cuts energy consumption by 80 per cent, compared to normal diesel-powered boats, and reduces noise as well as sea sickness by...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., which is among the myriads of flying car projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. As reported, on August 28, 2020 a contraption that looked like a slick motorcycle with propellers...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 10, 2020 | News in Brief
A dry run is a practice run, a testing process where the effects of a possible failure are intentionally mitigated. The 65 national sports awardees took part in the dry run ahead of the national sports ceremony amidst Covid-19. Wearing PPE Kits, undergoing Covid-19...
