MoD signs contract with Airbus Defence & Space, Spain for acquisition of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for IAF Key Highlights: Big step towards modernisation of IAF transport fleet 5-10 tonne capacity aircraft equipped with contemporary technology Airbus to also directly purchase eligible products & services from Indian Offset Partners Unique opportunity for domestic private sector…
Meeting between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Mr. SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Mr. Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, in Washington DC on 23 September 2021 on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit. The two Prime Ministers expressed happiness at their first in-person…
CSIR-NCL and RIL join hands to make useful products from COVID-19 PPE waste CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune jointly with Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and several other companies from Pune have achieved a breakthrough to manufacture useful moulded plastic components from COVID-19 PPE waste. The undertaken pilot project has the potential to scale up and…
H.E. Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates, calls on Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman H.E. Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates, here today called on Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister. Both sides…
Vice President urges industry to work with government on implementing reforms for sustained economic growth Need of the hour is to initiate actions that return the economy to a high-growth track: VP VP calls for creating global hubs in manufacturing, agriculture and other areas The aim of South India to become a $1.5 Trillion Economy…
Housing Minister Dr Jitendra Awhad at his literary best: “Chaw-leet-le Tower” A literary tribute to poet Namdeo Dhasal ‎‎Panther Namdeo Dhasal‎‎ “… our sharp “youth” like “swords” have grown, we have put ashes in our heads, you say happy, we are mad, we are really crazy, and we have put ashes in our heads, because…
Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 Notified Centre Encourages Innovation and Creativity in a Knowledge Economy In a yet another significant push towards Mission Aatmanirbhar Bharat, benefits related to 80 Percent reduced fee for patent filing & prosecution have been extended to Educational institutions as well. Centre has notified the amendments to the Patents Rules in this regard…
COVID-19 UPDATE 83.39 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.90%; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,01,640; lowest in 187 days 31,923 new cases in the last 24 hours Recovery Rate currently at 97.77%;…
DRI seizes 3004 kg of Heroin at Mundra – arrest of eight persons In its continued crackdown on smuggling of Heroin into India,Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained two containers on 13.09.2021for examination that had arrived at Mundra Port from Kandhar, Afghanistan via Bandar Abbas, Iran. The containers were declared to contain Semi-processed Talc Stones. Detailed…
National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses Launched by Shri Piyush Goyal National Single Window System, a giant leap, towards making India Aatmanirbhar – Shri Piyush Goyal NSWS will usher in Azadi from legacy of running to Govt. offices for approvals and registrations- Shri Piyush Goyal NSWS to have solutions for all at one…
