The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of shares in SBI General Insurance by Honey Wheat. The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of around 9.99% of the equity share capital of SBI General Insurance Company Limited (SBI General Insurance) by Honey Wheat Investment Limited (Honey Wheat). Honey Wheat is a part of the […]
The Khadi and Village Industries products will get a major boost as Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently instructed the Director Generals(DG’s) of all para-military forces to use Khadi Fabric in their uniforms and Village Industries products such as pickles, papad, honey, soaps and detergents, shampoos, phenol, tea, mustard oil etc. in their canteens. […]
A written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha, stated that it has been decided that notification in respect of Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Artefacts would be issued on 15th January, 2020 and it would become mandatory in the country w.e.f. 15th […]
Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Russian Federation from November 5-7, 2019 to co-chair 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow. During his visit, the Defence Minister is expected to hold extensive discussions with Defence Minister of Russian Federation General Sergei Shoigu covering all areas of military-to-military cooperation and defence […]
A landmark container cargo consignment will sail on inland waterways from Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) to the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) terminal at Pandu in Guwahati on 4 November, 2019. Gopal Krishna, Secretary (Shipping) will flag off the inland vessel MV Maheshwari carrying 53 TEUs (containers) of petrochemicals, edible oil and beverage etc. […]
Identification of malware in Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) system is correct said the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on October 30th, 2019. The DAE also said that the matter was conveyed by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) when it was noticed by them on September 4, 2019. It also said […]
Planning to visit Saudi Arabia? Fret not because RuPay Card is here! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying an official visit to Saudi Arabia on October 29, 2019, at the invitation of King of Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud informed the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. Prime Minister will reach […]
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff is embarking on an official visit to Oman to witness the ongoing Bilateral Indo-Oman Joint Exercise: Eastern Bridge, between the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) and the Indian Air Force at RAFO base in Masirah, Oman. This is the fifth edition of Exercise Eastern […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed 30 licensing agreements for Transfer of Technology (ToT) with 16 Indian companies, including three start-ups, at Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019, which is being held at Goa University, Taleigao, Goa between October 17-19, 2019. The DRDO develops technologies for the Armed Forces and has been […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India yesterday signed a $190 million loan to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan. The signatories to the Tranche 2 loan agreement for the […]
