A bill to amend the regulations governing the compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the Centre for defence and security purposes was passed by the Rajya Sabha (RS).
RS adopted on 23 August 1954, pass any bill (except money bill).
The EU had slapped a record € 4.34-billion antitrust fine on Google for illegally using its Android operating system to strengthen the dominance of its search engine.
Google founded: 1998, CEO: Sundar Pichai, Headquarters: US
ISRO has roped in 3 partners- Alpha Design Technologies P Ltd and its six consortium members, BEL and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd to assemble 27 satellites over next 3 years.
URSC signed separate 3 year contracts with Alpha Design Technologies P Ltd.
U.R. Rao Satellite Centre: Nodal satellite division of ISRO
Andhra Pradesh government has begun tapping funds under National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) for Unemployed youth in tribal areas of state.
NSFDC Formation: February 08, 1989
Indian Railways has decided to provide free WiFi facility at all its stations, except at halt stations. RailTel has made an agreement with Mahataa Information India Private Limited (MIIPL) for providing WiFi facility at A1 and A category stations.
Minister of state for Railways Rajen Gohain and Shri Manoj Sinha
European Union and Japan have signed one of the world's biggest free trade deals, covering nearly a third of the world's GDP. Under the agreement, Japan will scrap almost all its tariffs on EU goods, particularly dairy items like cheese.
EU consist of 28 member countries, Hq: City of Brussels, Belgium
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has brought a positive change in the lives of farmers in West Tripura district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently presented an award to the district for the successful implementation of the scheme.
PMFBY was launched on 18th February 2016.
Rajasthan government approved a proposal to give bank guarantee for taking Rs 5,000 crore loan from National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for funding the state government's crop loan waiver scheme.
NCDC: established in 1963, Headquarters: New Delhi
Government increased FRP of sugarcane by Rs 20 /quintal to Rs 275 for the next marketing year starting October. CCEA approved the FRP for 2018-19 sugar season payable by sugar mills at 275 rupees per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10 % for sugar.
Minister of Finance: Shri Arun Jaitley
ONGC- the premier Public Sector Natural gas company has approved exiting its helicopter service provider Pawan Hans by selling its entire 49 %. The move is expected to cut debt and consolidate resources in this core oil and gas business.
ONGC CEO: Shashi Shanker, Headquarters: New Delhi