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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.
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.
Earlier last month, India delivered 1.6 tonnes of medical assistance to Afghanistan through the World Health Organization (WHO). “In coming weeks, we would be undertaking the supply of wheat and the remaining medical assistance.
he Consumer Protection Act, 2019 promulgates a three-tier quasi-judicial mechanism for redressal of consumer disputes namely district commissions, state commissions and national commission. The Act also stipulates the pecuniary jurisdiction of each tier of consumer commission.
Russia has unveiled the ‘Sibir,’ a new nuclear-powered icebreaker that will join a fast-growing fleet of lethal icebreakers to maintain the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic, allowing India to expand its footprint in the region.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday that India and Australia are on track to finalise discussions for an interim free trade agreement (FTA) soon, with the goal of strengthening economic links between the two countries. The full agreement, technically known as the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2022, according to the report.
India is poised to receive an export order for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from the Philippines soon, in what could be a big win for India’s defence export campaign.
CESL is providing high quality 7-Watt and 12-Watt LED bulbs with 3 years guarantee at a cost of INR 10 per bulb in exchange of working incandescent bulbs. Every household can exchange a maximum of 5 bulbs. The distribution has resulted in energy savings of 71,99,68,373.28 units per year with cost savings of 250 crores per year in the rural areas of aforementioned states. The programme is active till March 31, 2022.
IndusInd Bank said in a statement to Reuters on Monday that it has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to deliver real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI IDs for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners.
India and Singapore further consolidated their strategic relations in 2021 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with high-level bilateral visits and meetings leading to increased collaboration in defence, information technology and cybersecurity that are likely to shape the future of both the countries.
