The Agreement would provide a legal framework for sharing of information between the Customs authorities of the two countries and help in the proper administering of Customs laws and detection and investigation of Customs offences and the facilitation of legitimate trade.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management.
According to provisional statistics, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 146.70 Cr (146,70,18,464) in the previous 24 hours, with close to 1 Cr Doses (99,27,797) vaccine doses administered. This was accomplished after 1,57,38,732 sessions.
India has declared that it will provide five lakh (500,000) free e-tourist visas to launch inbound travel, and the country is now opening up for international travel in a calibrated manner, according to a government release.
UJALA was successful in lowering the retail price of LED lights from Rs 300-350 (US$ 4.03- 4.7) to Rs 70-80 (US$ 0.9- 1) per bulb. The programme not only made affordable energy available to everyone, but it also saved a lot of energy. As of present, energy savings total 47,778 million kWh per year. 9565 MW of peak demand has been avoided, resulting in a saving of 3,86 crore tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The previous record high was of 90,000 employees in 2018-19, which was shattered in the first half of FY22 as they hired 110,000 employees. This has led to increased salaries due to which margins may be impacted in the next few quarters. Jefferies expects highest margin decline of Wipro and HCL Tech in the third quarter of FY 22.
Microgravity, an Indian-based gaming company, has been selected by the London Mayor’s Office to establish an augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) gaming arena in the city.
With outbound shipments expected to exceed $400 billion in FY 22, the commerce ministry plans to begin the Brand India Campaign to boost service and product exports to new markets. This effort will function as an “umbrella campaign” for boosting India’s exports of goods and services.
Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday released a set of manuals focused on prevention of cybercrime and inculcating cyber-hygiene across rural areas, in industrial bodies and among the general public.
To push digital transactions in rural and semi-urban areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday issued a framework allowing offline payments up to Rs 200 per transaction, subject to an overall limit of Rs 2,000.
