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Lt Gen Anil Chauhan assumes charge as Eastern Army Commander

Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan assumed the charge of Eastern Command with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Eastern Command War Memorial, after the post was vacated by Lt Gen MM Naravane, who assumed charge of Vice Chief of the Army Staff.

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Eastern Command ,headquartered in Kolkata .

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GST collection up 4.51% in August at ₹98,202 crore

According to Finance Ministry, Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in August 2019 rose 4.51% year-on-year to ₹98,202 crore but remained below ₹1 trillion mark, which was collected in July this year.

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About 7.6 million GST returns were filed in August.

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins Belgian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc just held off Lewis Hamilton to win the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position ,securing the 1st victory of his Formula One career. Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was third, finishing ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

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Brussels is capital city of Belgium.

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NTPC, in collaboration with IOCL, commissioned its first EV charging station

NTPC Ltd. has announced the commissioning of its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station along with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). The charging station has been installed at an IOCL petrol pump in Greater Noida.

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Gurdeep Singh is the Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Ltd.

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IIT Roorkee & Microsoft join hands to teach students quantum computing

Microsoft partnered with IIT Roorkee to conduct lectures on quantum computing for a full semester. IITs, BTech and MTech students can now choose the course as a pool elective.

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It will provide the students,access to "Q# Programming Language"

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ECL Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Edelweiss & Central Bank of India tie up

ECL Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services, and Central Bank of India have signed an agreement for priority sector lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) customers.

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Edelweiss Group, HQs -Mumbai

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India manufacturing growth at 15-month low in August: PMI

As per Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, Expansion in India's manufacturing sector hit its slowest in 15 months in August as demand and output grew at their weakest pace in a year and cost pressures increased.

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It declined to 51.4 in August weakest since May 2018

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LIC assets rise to ₹31.11 lakh crore

LIC said its assets have grown to over ₹31.11 lakh crore. With the increased business, the market share of the insurer rose to 73.1% at the end of July 2019. Itstarted with an initial capital of ₹5 crore in 1956.

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LIC has over 4,851 offices & 29.09 crore plus policies

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Hindustan Zinc receives its first European patent

Hindustan Zinc received its first European patent. The patent was developed by ZnTech + , formerly Central Research and Development Laboratory(CRDL), Hindustan Zinc. Hindustan Zinc has filed 4 national and 2 international patents.

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HZL is the world's second largest zinc producer.

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Emmy Award-winning actress Valerie Harper,80 passed away

Actress Valerie Harper, the star of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and spin-off series "Rhoda" passed away. She was 80. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut in the musical "Take Me Along" in 1959.

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She was nominated for a Tony Award in 2010.