Since 1976, 55 idols have been returned to India. 75% of the idols that have been returned were done so during the tenure of Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi .Out of the 55 antiquities, 42 were returned after 2014 with the Annapurna Devi being the last addition to this.
In order to further reduce carbon footprint, Coal India Ltd (CIL), Ministry of Coal has recently initiated the process of retrofitting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) kits in its dumpers – the big trucks engaged in transportation of coal in mines. CIL, the world’s largest coal miner uses over 4 lakh kilolitres of diesel per annum with an expense of over Rs. 3,500 crore.
Key approvals of procurement from domestic sources include twelve Light Utility Helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL); Lynx U2 Fire Control System from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) which will enhance the detection tracking and engagement capabilities of Naval war ships and Mid Life Upgradation of the Dornier Aircraft from HAL to increase the Naval capacity of maritime reconnaissance and coastal surveillance.
According to data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Unified Payments Interface (UPI) crossed US$ 100 billion in a month for the first time in October, further cementing its position as India’s most popular digital payments system. A mammoth 4.2 billion UPI transactions amounting to Rs. 7.71 lakh crore (US$ 103 billion) were recorded in the month, indicating all-time highs on both counts for the five-year-old payments channel.
Pakal Dul HE Project (1000 MW) is being constructed by Chenab Valley Power Projects [P] Ltd. a joint venture company of NHPC Ltd (Govt of India Enterprise) and JKSPDC (Govt of J&K Enterprise). CVPPPL has been entrusted 3094 MW Hydro Power Projects for construction in J&K. Marusudar River is a major tributary of Chenab River. Diversion of River will pave the way for acceleration in construction activities of the Project.
Indian weapons company SSS Defence will begin manufacturing and testing small arms at its new facility that will be operational in Bengaluru in January 2022, with the complex also housing a first-of-its kind underground weapons testing tunnel to determine their effectiveness, the firm’s CEO Vivek Krishnan said on Monday.
Sources said the troops had been pre-acclimatised. They said the troops, “along with specialist vehicles and missile detachments, were transported via C-130 and AN 32 aircraft from five different mounting bases to validate inter-theatre move, precision stand-off drops, rapid grouping and capture of designated objectives with speed and surprise”.
According to provisional data released by the government, India’s merchandise exports in October rose 42.33% to US$ 35.47 billion.
Manufacturing activity enhanced to an 8-month high in October due to festival demand, but it failed to arrest employment cut off by firms as existing manpower were adequate to meet the rising demand, revealed IHS Markit Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey.
The Amit Shah-headed cooperation ministry created by the Narendra Modi government is likely to launch an open, digitised platform for cooperatives, the first of a series of tasks being taken up to overhaul the sector, said a person familiar with the matter.
