Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, of the Indian Navy today (01 Sep 2020). The Admiral is a post graduate in Computer Science and Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru and a distinguished alumni of Naval Higher Command Course. During his illustrious career spanning over three and a half … Read more
The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sh. Ram Vilas Paswan recently reviewed the progress made towards the implementation of “One Nation One Ration Card” plan and while taking note of the requisite technical readiness of another 2 Union Territories of Ladakh and Lakshadweep, approved the integration of these 2 UTs with existing national portability … Read more
The following are the lists, in order of merit of 196 (106+76+14) candidates who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2019 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in September, 2019 and SSB interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to … Read more
Following is the text of the Joint Ministerial Statement adopted during the Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on supply chain resilience held on 1.9.2020 “1. Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, His Excellency Piyush Goyal, and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, His Excellency Kajiyama … Read more
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2020 is Rs. 86,449 crore of which CGST is Rs. 15,906 crore, SGST is Rs. 21,064 crore, IGST is Rs. 42,264 crore (including Rs. 19,179 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs.7,215 crore (including Rs. 673 crore collected on import of goods). … Read more
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has said, “It is a matter of sadness and shock that Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji is not amidst us today.” In his condolence message, Shri Amit Shah said, “For decades, Pranab da had been working true to his name in the horizon of Indian polity. He worked … Read more
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is visiting Moscow from September 3-5, 2020 at the invitation of Defence Minister of Russian Federation General Shergei Shoigu to attend the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member States in commemoration of the 75th … Read more
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in collaboration with MyGov.in, conducted a ‘National Online Quiz on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016’ from 1st July to 31st July, 2020 to promote awareness and understanding of the Code among various stakeholders across the country. The Quiz was open for all Indian citizens above 18 years of age, … Read more
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas has condoled the sad demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. In a tweet message Shri Pradhan said, “A statesman, a doyen of Indian politics, Pranab da’s passing away is a personal loss for me. He leaves behind a lasting legacy and a void in Indian … Read more
The Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan (GKRA) has been launched to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages and similarly affected citizens in rural areas, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. The Abhiyaan is taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages of … Read more
Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries has stated that new integrated cold chain projects are likely to generate direct and indirect employment for 16,200 and are likely to benefit 2,57,904 farmers.27 projects were approved in Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meetings under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value addition infrastructure … Read more
In wake of the situation created by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India in May, 2020 had announced a set of economic measures under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) to help mitigate the problems of the migrant workers across the country. Pursuant to this, with an intent to help maximum … Read more
The discussion on the entire gamut of India-Nigeria bilateral relations was held in virtual mode. The foreign ministers’ discussions covered a wide spectrum of cooperation on political, economic and trade, defense and security, developmental assistance, and cultural cooperation. India and Nigeria have extensive cooperation in the field of defense training and capacity building, and it … Read more
Samsung pioneered a new mobile category with the Galaxy Fold – a smartphone with the world’s first 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a cover display. Now, that innovation journey is going even further. With the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold2, Samsung is taking the groundbreaking design of … Read more
“Engagement and involvement of all concerned stakeholders in company’s affairs will reduce and uncover the project risks. Such two-way interactions help pave way for mutually beneficial newer ideas, improvement areas and project related expectations.” Joshi Said. Addressing the stakeholders, the Minister said that avenues for business opportunities with Coal India are huge. The company would be … Read more
Sharing this information on Tuesday, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it is a matter of pride that India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory “AstroSat” has detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years … Read more
India has taken up the matter of recent provocative and aggressive actions with the Chinese side through both diplomatic and military channels and have urged them to “discipline and control their frontline troops from undertaking such provocative actions,” added Srivastava. The latest attempt came just a day after the Chinese troops were engaged in provocative … Read more
Facebook has decided to remove misinformation that could lead to voter suppression or damage the electoral process. Misinformation and rumours would be removed from the Facebook platform Announcing measures to combat hate-speech, Facebook said it will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify hate speech. It claimed that in the second quarter of 2020 it took … Read more
12 members of 16 member team climbed the peak. The leader of this extremely challenging expedition was Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh and Deputy Leader was Deputy Commandant Dharmendra. Head Constable Pradeep Negi, native of Chhitkul,the last border village in Kinnaur, climbed it second time. He has climbed world’s largest mountain Mt Everest two times. These team … Read more
T oll Free Cleft Helpline Assists Cleft Patients Across India Udaipur : The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected all non-Covid related health issues since OPDs and regular hospital services had been paused due to government guidelines. This not only led to postponement of time sensitive cleft lip and palate surgeries, but also left cleft patients and their … Read more
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has introducedits customer service chatbot ‘LiGo’ on ‘Google Assistant’.This would enable theCompany’s policyholders to have their queries addressed by simple voice commands such as “Ok Google, I want to speak to ICICI Prudential Life LiGo”or “May I talk to ICICI Prudential Life LiGo”. Expanding its innovation quotient by leveraging digital technologies … Read more
The committee, which also included Secretaries of School Education and Literacy, Higher Education, Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Ayush, besides others, shared the initiatives they have conducted and have planned to take forward to make the campaign a wider success. “I’m very happy to be a part of this committee and it is … Read more
Samsung Electronics today unveiled the next generation of its category-defining foldable device, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2. Packed with enhanced refinements and meaningful innovations, the Galaxy Z Fold2 delivers new foldable experiences for those who enjoy being on the cutting edge of technology. With a larger Cover Screen and massive Main Screen, the Galaxy Z … Read more
The solar tree has been designed in a manner to ensure maximum exposure of each solar photovoltaic (PV) panel to sunlight and also creation of the least amount of shadow area beneath. According to Dr Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, the installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp (kilowatts peak). It has the … Read more
Trade and Commerce ministers of India, Australia, and Japan have underscored the necessity and potential to enhance the resiliency of supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region. The ministerial-level meeting on Supply Chains was attended by India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Simon Birmingham, and Japan’s Minister … Read more
The area has villages ahead of the anti-infiltration fence. The suspected modus operandi is to drop war like stores in caches near the Line of Control, subsequently OGWs or terrorists would pick the same for further transportation into the hinterland for terror activities. As reported earlier, similar attempts were made on 22 July 20, when … Read more
During the meeting, the senior officials presented the current status of the project. Union Minister Piyush Goyal directed the DFFCIL management team and the contractors to take all possible steps to speed up the pace of works on all the sections of the Western DFC (1504 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1856 route km). In … Read more
World Youth Organization and National Awardees Federation of India organized “ International Women’s Virtual Youth Summit 2020” on 30.08.2020 with Shri Bhaskar Rao IPS ( DGP of Internal Security Karnataka State) as the Chief Guest. Dr. Javid Jamadar ( Chairman of World Youth Organization) was the main organizer of the event and JSR Annamayaa was … Read more
Born on 19thFebruary 1960, Shri Rajeev Kumar is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer. During the span of more than 36 years of Government of India service, EC Rajiv Kumar has worked in various Ministries at the Centre and his state cadre of Bihar/Jharkhand. Acquiring his academic degrees of B.SC, LL.B, PGDM and MA Public Policy, … Read more
The Cabinet on Tuesday passed the following resolution: “The Cabinet expresses profound sorrow at the sad demise of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India. In his passing away, the country has lost a distinguished leader and an outstanding parliamentarian. Pranab Mukherjee, 13th President of India was a man of unparalleled experience in governance who … Read more
After opening on a choppy note, the BSE Sensex was trading 399.53 points or 1.03 per cent higher at 39,027.82; while the NSE Nifty was up 116.70 points or 1.02 per cent at 11,504.20. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 4 per cent, followed by NTPC, Tata Steel, Bajaj … Read more
The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has reached over 28 lakh 39 thousand and 882. It said, the constantly increasing recoveries have ensured that the actual caseload of the country has reduced and currently comprises only 21.29 per cent of the total positive cases. It said, effective implementation of Centre’s strategic and … Read more
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun made the comments at the third India-US Leadership Summit organised virtually by the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Monday. Beigun said the partnership between the world’s oldest and largest democracies has gone from strength to strength in the last two decades and that he expects … Read more
The overall rainfall recorded in India from June 1 to August 31 was 10 per cent more than normal. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in parts of north, northeast and south India for the next three days. The IMD also said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places on … Read more
Hindu prayer will open the meeting of Canton City Council (Illinois) on September 15, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures via Zoom before Canton City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is … Read more
Mumbai will have a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain. The city witnessed a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and will have a maximum of around 29 degrees. In Chennai, the temperature will hover between 27 and 36 degrees Celsius. Generally cloudy sky with Light rain. Kolkata will have Generally cloudy sky with one … Read more
Union Minister said 60 thousand food packets were distributed by al department in Bihar and over one lakh in India. al department have delivered 10,133 tonnes of medicines,besides ventilators and personal protective equipment kits across the country. Speaking at the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony via videoconferencing for various projects of Bihar circle yesterday, Union … Read more
The El Al airliner made the three-hour trip carrying a top level Israeli delegation led by National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat while the US delegation was headed by US President Donald Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner and US NSA Robert O’Brien. The flight was allowed to cross Saudi Arabian airspace, normally blocked to Israeli air … Read more
The Notes were exchanged between the Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs Dr C.S. Mohapatra and Ambassador of Japan to India Suzuki Satoshi for a Health sector programme loan to fight the COVID-19 crisis. Subsequent to the Exchange of Notes, Loan Agreement for the programme loan was signed between Dr Mohapatra and Chief … Read more
About 9.58 lakh aspirants have registered for the exam to be conducted from September 1 to 6 across 660 centres. Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh governments have arranged free transportation for candidates. A group of IIT alumni and students have also launched a portal to provide transport facility to exam centres for needy aspirants. … Read more
The Home Ministry on Saturday issued new guidelines for opening up of more activities in areas outside containment zones, as a part of Unlock 4. According to the guidelines, metro services across the country will resume from September 7 while schools and colleges will remain shut. The Centre has also allowed religious, political, social and … Read more
Rajya Sabha will also meet at a different time on the same day, as it has been decided to stagger the sitting of the two houses due to the COVID-19 guidelines. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs had earlier recommended that Parliament’s Monsoon session be held from 14th September 14 to 1st October. Hectic preparations are … Read more
BEML has bagged a prestigious order from Ministry of Defence for supply of 330 High Mobility Vehicles, for Pinaka Project at a value of Rs 842 crore. Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher developed indigenously for the Indian Army and produced in India by involving Public Sector and Private Sector Defence Industries. The multi-barrel launcher … Read more
Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli said, in his demise, Nepal has lost a great friend. He said, people of Nepal remember his contributions in strengthening Nepal-India relations in different capacities of his public life. Nepal’s PM expressed heartfelt condolences to the government and people of India as well as the bereaved family … Read more
The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Index of Eight Core Industries for the Month of July, 2020. 2. The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 119.9 in July, 2020, which declined by 9.6 (provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of July, 2019.Its … Read more
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare along with Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka digitally dedicated the Super Speciality Trauma Centre (SSTC) in Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari to the nation. Afterwards, Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the Express Feeder Line, ICU … Read more
Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Road Transport & Highways inaugurated Technology Centre set up at Bhiwadi in Alwar District of Rajasthan today via video conferencing. He said that manufacturing sector contributes around 22 to 24% in the GDP of the Country and in wake of ‘Atmanirbharat Bharat’ … Read more
According to National Weather Forecasting Centre: Forecast: 31 August (Day 1): Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam & Meghalaya and Saurashtra & Kutch; and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Punjab, East Rajasthan, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram … Read more
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has received a repeat order and the biggest order so far for supply of 10.5 lakh high quality face masks to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). The new purchase order comes less than a month after its previous order for 1.80 lakh face masks out of which KVIC … Read more
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1 of 2020-21, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP. 2. GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q1 … Read more