India Records Highest-ever Monthly Exports at $37 Billion in December
India exported goods worth US$ 37.29 billion in December, the highest ever in a month, as demand for items such as engineering products continued to rise
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83% ISRO’s International Launches Came Post 2015
Isro, which carried out its first foreign satellite launch from Germany and South Korea on May 26, 1999, has since launched 342 satellites from 34 countries. In these 22 years, 83% of such international launches have come after 2015.
India’s Economic Growth Rate Over 8%, Foreign Investment at Record High: PM
“Our economy is currently growing at a rate of more than 8%. India has received unprecedented foreign investment. In the GST collection, old records have also been broken. We have also established new paradigms in terms of exports, particularly agricultural,” PM Modi stated.
Asian Paints Second Most Valuable Paints Company in the World
Asian Paints has risen to become the world’s second most valuable paints firm. The company’s market capitalization increased by 22% to US$ 43.7 billion at the end of December 31, compared to US$ 35.6 billion a year earlier. In terms of m-cap, it now ranks 450th in the world. On the BSE, the company’s stock ended the day 0.5% higher at Rs 3,382 per share.
BAT Action by Pakistan Army Foiled, Pakistani Terrorist Killed on LoC – Indian Army
An attempt by the Pakistani military’s Border Action Team (BAT) to push a terrorist into India was foiled after he was gunned down in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district around 3pm on January 1, the Army said on Sunday. Slain terrorist Mohammed Shabbir Malik was carrying an AK-47, seven grenades, ammunition, ration suited for a long haul in cold weather, certificates and a photo that showed him in army uniform with the name tab.
315 Water Supply Schemes to Benefit 7.97 Lakh Households in 4,424 Villages of Jharkhand
Only 3.45 lakh (5.83 percent) of rural families in Jharkhand had access to tap water on August 15, 2019, when the Jal Jeevan Mission was launched. Despite the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown disruptions, the State has connected 6.73 lakh (11.38 percent) homes to tap water in just 28 months. As of now, 10.18 lakh (17.20 percent) of the 59.23 lakh rural households in the state have access to running water.
Sri Lanka, Indian Oil Corp Unit to Sign Oil Tank Restoration Deal
The planned agreement will give LIOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), a 50-year lease on 14 tanks and a 49 percent stake in 61 other tanks held jointly with the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). The remaining 24 tanks will be kept by the Sri Lankan government. The cost of restoring per tank is estimated to be around $1 million.
Reliance Industries Arm Acquires Battery Tech Firm Faradion for GBP 100 Million
Faradion is one of the leading global battery technology businesses, according to Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), and has a competitively superior, strategic, wide-reaching, and large IP portfolio spanning numerous elements of sodium-ion technology.
PM Releases 10th Instalment of PM-KISAN
line with the continued commitment and resolve to empower grassroot level farmers, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released 10th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday via video conferencing. This enabled the transfer of an amount of more than Rs. 20,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families.
Indian Army Forces Realigned, Reorganised to Cater for Major Chinese Troops Augmentation: Defence Ministry
“Force levels in areas where disengagement has yet to take place have been adequately enhanced. Threat assessment and internal deliberations have resulted in reorganisation and realignment of forces in keeping with the Army’s mandate of ensuring territorial integrity and to cater for the major augmentation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces and military infrastructure,” the ministry said in its year-end review.