AVGAS 100 LL, special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and Unmanned Ariel Vehicles launched today Nation will save precious foreign exchange with launch of indigenous AVGAS 100 LL IndianOil becomes the first Oil Marketing Company to produce and market AVGAS 100 LL in the country Highlighting the importance …
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NATIONAL EXPO ON ECO-ALTERNATIVES TO BANNED SINGLE USE ITEMS AND STARTUP CONFERENCE 2022
In one of the first initiatives to promote eco-alternatives to banned single use plastics and innovation and startup ecosystem in the country, the National Expo on alternatives to banned single use plastics items and Conference of Startups -2022, was inaugurated today at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, On this occasion, a …
Read More »GOVT COMMITS RS. 7,385 CRORE UNDER FUND OF FUNDS FOR STARTUP INDIA INVESTMENT
Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), launched under Startup India initiative in 2016 by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has committed Rs. 7,385 crore to 88 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) as of 24th September 2022. These AIFs in turn have invested Rs. 11,206 crore in 720 startups. FFS has …
Read More »LIVE-STREAMING, ONLINE RTI PORTAL: SC TAKES BIG STEPS ON TRANSPARENCY
Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Monday assured a litigant that a dedicated platform is being planned to livestream Supreme Court proceedings. The Chief Justice’s remarks came a few days after Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, in a similar fashion, spoke in open court about the opening up of a Right …
Read More »SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN INDIA
In a bid to make India’s $10 billion chip-making initiative more attractive to investors, the Centre on September 21, approved changes to the scheme for the development of a semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem. Semiconductors are the thumbnail-sized building blocks of almost every modern electronic device from smartphones toconnected devices …
Read More »NAVIC SYSTEM
The Union government is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its homegrown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes, according to two industry sources and government documents seen by Reuters. NaviC …
Read More »INDIA-UAE CEPA MAKES SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON INDIA-UAE TRADE
Post India- UAE CEPA, India’s non-petroleum exports to UAE grow by 14% Year-on-Year during June-August 2022 Growth in exports achieved amidst significant global macroeconomic headwinds India-UAE CEPA bears fruit; India’s non petroleum exports to UAE grow by more than 5 times The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which came …
Read More »AROGYA MANTHAN 2022
“PM-JAY beneficiaries are the most important stakeholder in the largest public health insurance scheme”: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya “PM-JAY has been successful in bridging gap between the rich and underserved population groups in terms of accessibility of healthcare services in the country” “Target of 10 lakh Ayushman Cards to be made …
Read More »SWACHH VAYU SARVEKSHAN- RANKING OF CITIES UNDER NATIONAL CLEAN AIR PROGRAMME (NCAP)
A two day National Conference of Ministers of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was held in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 23-24th September, 2022. The conference was inaugurated by the Prime Minister virtually. During a parallel session on Control and Prevention of Pollution, the States were informed regarding guidelines on ‘Swachh Vayu …
Read More »‘MAKE IN INDIA’ COMPLETES 8 YEARS, ANNUAL FDI DOUBLES TO USD 83 BILLION
Centre to focus on key sectors like semiconductors to achieve PM Modi’s vision of an ‘aatmanirbhar Bharat’ Reduction in compliance burden brings down cost and enhances ease of doing business in the country Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) gives huge boost to localised manufacturing with all 14 schemes being operational …
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