India's gross collection from Goods and Services Tax rose 13% from a year earlier to Rs 1,60,122 crore, registering 2nd highest collection since implementation of GST in July 2017.
Gross GST collections crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore mark for a month for the 4th time in the last financial year.
Gross GST collection in the last fiscal year rose 22% on year to Rs 18.10 lakh crore.
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – ended the financial year (FY23) on a high, with March seeing 8.7 billion transactions being processed on the platform, the highest ever since its inception, amounting to Rs 14.05 trillion.
Launched in 2016, it took the platform three years to reach the milestone of processing a billion transactions a month in October 2019.
Dilip Asbe: Managing Director & CEO at National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI).
Sh. Durani played 29 Tests for India and took 75 wickets, with the best bowling figure of 10 for 177. With the bat in hand, he scored 1202 runs with the highest score of 104 against West Indies in 1962.
The former all-rounder was famous for his heroic performance in India’s series victory against England in 1961-62.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) completed the acquisition of Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd (KPPL) pursuant to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approval. Earlier, APSEZ was declared a successful resolution applicant under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of KPPL.
APSEZ CEO and whole-time director Karan Adani.
Savlon Swasth India Mission roped in master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as the world’s first 'Hand Ambassador'.While the brand coined this special term to catch the imagination of the public at large, the fundamental thought behind this campaign was to reinitiate the conversation around hand hygiene all over again with the masses for a healthier nation.
October 15 is marked as Global Handwashing Day.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission’ (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) at Chitradurga, Karnataka.
The RLV took off by a Chinook Helicopter of the Indian Air Force as an underslung load and flew to a height of 4.5 km.
The RBI released data on India’s International Investment Position (IIP) for the end of December 2022. As per data released, net claims of non-residents in India declined by USD 12.0 billion during October-December 2022 and stood at USD 374.5 billion at end of December 2022. Further, trade credits & loans were primary contributors to rise in India’s foreign liabilities.
The Second Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency took place in the city of Guwahati, Assam from April 03 to 05, 2023. The three-day event saw a gathering of over 72 delegates from over 19 G20 member countries, 7 guest countries and 5 International Organisations.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh assumed the charge of the vice chief of naval staff, the Indian Navy said. He succeeds Vice Admiral SN Ghormade who retired after over 39 years of service.
Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff, he was Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations).
The Ministry of Ayush is set to organise the ‘Yoga Mahotsav’ on April 7, 2023, to commemorate the 75 days to International Day of Yoga at Dibrugarh University campus.
The Yoga Mahotsav aims to promote inclusivity and celebrate diversity by involving different segments of society in activities that promote health.
April 7 is observed as World Health Day.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal.
The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence Shri Amitabh Prasad, while the Philippines delegation was headed by Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs, Department of National Defence Mr Pablo M Lorenzo.
In order to achieve saturation under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), an intensive three months saturation campaign is being rolled out from 01.04.2023 to 30.06.2023 by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) notified a levelized unified tariff of ₹73.93 per metric million British thermal unit (MMBTU) and created three tariff zones for unified tariff, where the first zone is up to a distance of 300 kms from gas source, second zone is 300 – 1200 kms and third zone is beyond 1200 kms.
The zonal unified tariffs are effective from 1 April 2023.