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Exports rise for first time in seven months

India’s exports grew for the first time in seven months, while imports returned to positive territory after falling for eight months, although traders are bracing for a fresh bout of slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Yoga can Improve Sperm Motility, says CCMB-AIIMS Study

A collaborative study from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has now shown that the traditional practice of yoga has positive effects on the quality of sperm. The beneficial effects have been correlated with epigenetic changes in the sperm.

India’s First-Ever Unmanned War Machine is Here

“SOORAN is field-tested and ready to go for manufacturing. We are still upgrading its autonomous capabilities and working on documentation works,” Dennis Ebenezar, MD of a start-up Defence Master India Pvt Ltd, tells Financial Express Online.

Parliament Passes The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, will open a new era in Indian coal & mining sector specially to promote Ease of Doing Business. Union Coal & Mines Minister Sh. Pralhad Joshi said that this Bill will transform the mining sector in the country boosting coal production and reducing dependence on imports.

Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 Introduced in The Loksabha

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had approved the proposal of Ministry of Shipping to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 by the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020. This will empower the Major Ports to perform with greater efficiency on account of full autonomy in decision making and by modernizing the institutional framework of Major Ports.

Thermal Power Plants to Have 2,43,034 MW Capacity by 2021-22

The Minister of State (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) for Power, New& Renewable Energy Shri R.K. SINGH informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that as per the extant National Electricity Plan, the installed capacity of thermal power plants of the country, comprising of Coal based and Gas &diesel based plants, is likely to be 243,037 MW in 2021-22 out of a total projected Installed Capacity of 479,419 MW. The Plant Load Factor (PLF) of Coal based capacity in 2021-22 is likely to be 56.5 per cent.

CSIR, HAL Sign Defence Aircraft MOU

State-owned aerospace giant HAL and CSIR-NAL (National Aero Space Laboratories) on Friday inked a pact for design, development, production and maintenance of SARAS MK II aircraft, which is intended to be sold to Indian defence services, civil aviation sector and export customers.