Month: April 2019

PSLV-C45 successfully launches EMISAT and 28 customer satellites

open view news desk India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) today successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota. This flight marked the first mission of PSLV-QL, a new variant of PSLV with four strap-on motors. PSLV-C45 lifted off […]

Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) February, 2019

open view news desk The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure. 2.       The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  The combined Index of Eight Core Industries […]

Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report

The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom’s authorities, The Washington Post reported Monday. Khashoggi — a contributor to the Post and a critic of the Saudi government — was killed and […]

Auction for Sale (Re-Issue) of Government Stocks

open view news desk The Government of India has announced the Sale (Issue/Re-issue) of (i) ‘7.00 per cent Government Stock,2021’  for a notified amount of  Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘New Government Stock 2026’for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) through yield based auction,,(iii)‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2031’’ for a […]

Re-orient education system by moving away from the colonial mindset: Vice President

open view news desk Time for India to re-emerge as knowledge hub; Don’t hesitate to bring in structural changes in agricultural sector to make it profitable; Delivers 3rd Convocation address of IIM Visakhapatnam The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said it was time for the […]

IAF MIG-27 (Upgrade) Crash

open view news desk An Indian Air Force MiG-27 (Upgrade) aircraft got airborne from Air Force Station Uttarlai, Rajasthan at 1127 hrs today for a routine sortie. The aircraft crashed at 1145 hrs, approximately 120 km south of Jodhpur. The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered by […]

Education must lay the foundation for developing a society that is strongly grounded in ethics and moral values: Vice President

open view news desk Discard rote method of learning and promote innovative and creative thinking: VP tells Schools Inculcate a sense of volunteerism among young students; Become responsible, caring and empathetic citizens: VP tells students Align education with the best pedagogies, teaching methods and techniques to regain India’s […]

Create an ecosystem for rural entrepreneurship to thrive: Vice President

Bridging the urban rural divide essential for overall development; Reinvent and re-imagine ‘Brand India’ and revive dying industries through spirited young entrepreneurs; Women empowerment should not only be a national goal but a global agenda; Addresses Summit on “Empowering Young Grampreneurs to Create Jobs” The Vice President of […]

GST Revenue collection for March, 2019 crossed Rupees One Lakh Crore and recorded Highest Collections in the FY 2018-19

open view news desk Total Gross GST revenue collected in the month of March, 2019 is Rs. 1,06,577 crore of which CGST is Rs. 20,353 crore, SGST is Rs.27,520 crore, IGST is Rs.50,418 crore (including Rs. 23,521crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 8,286 crore (including Rs. 891crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of […]

NMDC surpasses 30 million tonnes production and sales for 3rd year

open view news desk National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), the largest producer of iron ore in the country, has once again surpassed the 30 million tonnes figure of production and sales for the year 2018-19 for the 3rd year consecutively. In spite of suspension of Donimalai Mine operations for […]

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