13 DEC 2018 || Important news articles The Hindu || Daily GK

NATIONAL

The Indian Navy joined a select group of naval forces in the world on Wednesday when it inducted its first non-tethered Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) system at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

The DSRV can be operated at a depth of 650 metres and can rescue 14 people at a time.

‘NSG must have its own air wing’

A Parliamentary panel has recommended that the Centre urgently take steps to ensure that the National Security Guard (NSG) — the country’s premier counter-terrorist and contingency force — is equipped with its own dedicated air wing.

INTERNATIONAL

Britain backtracks on plan to suspend ‘golden visa’ scheme
Anti-corruption campaigners have condemned the British Home Office’s decision to backtrack on plans to suspend a “golden visa” scheme for wealthy investors, just days after announcing the suspension.

Pakistan rejects blacklisting by U.S.

Pakistan on rejected Washington’s decision to place it on a blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, branding the move “politically motivated” and defending its treatment of minorities

BUSINESS

IIP rises to 11-month high in October
Growth in the Index of Industrial Production ((IIP) came in at 8.08% in October, up from 4.47% in the previous month, and 1.83% in October of last year.

primarily led by the 7.04% growth in the mining sector and the 7.92% growth in the manufacturing sector,