Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station has been awarded a 5-Star 'Eat Right Station' certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
The certification is granted by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to railway stations adhering to standard food storage and hygiene practices.
Karnataka Hampi And Mysuru are enlisted in the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, a Central Sector scheme launched in 2014-15 by Ministry of Tourism & Culture to promote, develop & harness potential of tourism & integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits.
Mysuru and Hampi are among the 36 destinations that have been chosen for development under the scheme.
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been ranked 1st in the Services Sector across categories Gross Block, Value Addition, Net Profit, Net Worth, Dividend Declaration and Contribution to Central Exchequer and has also been ranked 3rd amongst Top 10 Top 10 Profit Making CPSEs in the recently published Public Enterprises Survey 2021-22 by DPE.
Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), is under Ministry of Finance,Government of India.
"The projects include, Churachandpur Medical College built at a cost of Rs 46 crore, Marjing Polo Statue built at a cost of Rs 39 crore, Manipur Olympian Park at Sangaithel, Manipur Exhibition Center in Imphal-East, District Youth Skilling and Employment Centres, Fruit Preservation Factory, Neelakuthi across five districts of the state,".
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.
President of India Droupadi Murmu, laid the foundation stone of SJVN Limited’s 1000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project at Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Governor of Rajasthan Kalraj Mishra and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot. This Project is being implemented by SJVN Limited through its wholly-owned subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL).
SJVN Limited’s Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Nand Lal Sharma.
Squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, the first female fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), is scheduled to participate in the inaugural air exercise Veer Guardian 2023. The exercise is intended to strengthen bilateral air defence cooperation between India-Japan. Veer Guardian 2023 will be held in Japan from January 16 to January 26 at the Hyakuri Air Base.
The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP) has announced Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud as the 2022 recipient of its “Award for Global Leadership” in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world.The said Award is the Center’s highest professional honor.
IndusInd Bank, British Airways Executive Club and Qatar Airways Privilege Club announced their partnership to introduce the unique multi-branded credit card, with two leading international airlines, powered by Visa. The multi-branded credit card is slated to be launched and made available to consumers in the first quarter of the financial year 2023 - 2024.
The proposed fertilizer plant in Odisha’s Talcher will start urea production in 2024. It will be India’s first and largest coal gasification-based urea plant. It is a Rs 13,200 crore worth project which will revive the shut-down fertilizer plant formerly owned by Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL).
According to Cirium Aviation Analytic's list of the top-performing global airports of 2022 Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport won the 2nd rank, whereas Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport acquired the 7th spot. While Kempegowda International Airport saw on-time departure for 84.08% of 201,897 flights, Delhi’s IGI witnessed 81.84% on-time departure.
India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA). The Indian contingent consists of two officers and 25 other ranks. India is among the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping.
India is deploying largest single unit of female Blue Helmets in a UN mission since 2007.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with The JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, which will start on 13 January 2023. The 15th edition of FIH’s flagship event for men will be played from 13 to 29 January in Odisha, India.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendar singh said all 37 CSIR Labs in India will be turned into Global Centers of Research and Innovation in their fields of specialization at the launch of “One Week One Lab” campaign in New Delhi. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Labs spread across the country are dedicated to different exclusive areas of work.
The Indian economy may grow at 7% in FY23, which is higher than projections made by the Reserve Bank of India and the World Bank, according to the latest estimates by the National Statistical Office, which implicitly assumes lower impact of intensifying global headwinds. The economy grew 9.7% in the first half (April-September) of FY23 according to the data released in Nov.
The RBI and the World Bank have projected 6.8% and 6.9% GDP growth for FY23 respectively.