Overall coal stock position has touched 110.58 million tonnes as of the 13th of June. The Coal Ministry said, this indicates a substantial increase of 44.22 per cent as compared to the stock of 76.67 MT last year. It added that this higher coal stock position indicates the commitment to maintaining an ample supply of coal by the Ministry.
UN General Assembly has adopted a Resolution to establish a new Memorial Wall for fallen Peacekeepers, piloted by India. India piloted the adoption of the Resolution in the UN General Assembly to establish a Memorial Wall for fallen Peacekeepers. The Resolution received a record 190 co-sponsorships, which is a testimony to faith in India's contributions and intent.
The Government has reduced the basic import duty on edible oils to ensure their availability to consumers at affordable prices. The basic import duty on refined soyabean oil and refined sunflower oil was reduced from 17.5 percent to 12.5 percent. This came into effect on 16th April 2023 and will remain in force till the 31st of March next year.
India is participating at the Annecy International Animation Festival (AIAF) for the first time this year in France. An Indian delegation led by the Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra with eminent personalities of the animation industry have been showcasing India's prowess in creating animation and VFX content for global audiences at the AIAF.
Five of the landmark building structures in Telangana have been adjudged winners of the ‘International Green Apple Awards for Beautiful Buildings’ by a London-based non-profit. The awards are given by The Green Organisation under the Urban and Real Estate Sector 2023 category for promoting ‘best environmental practices’.
The Reserve Bank of India hosted this Conference of Directors of Supervision. SEACEN Research and Training Centre and FSI curated an excellent line-up of topics that are both timely and pertinent, covering key banking risks in the Asia-Pacific region, lessons learnt from recent bank failures in the US and Europe, and strategies for building resilience in banks.
Reserve Bank deputy governor Mukesh Jain attended it.
Tata Steel and Germany’s SMS group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the decarbonisation of steel making process.
As part of the MoU, the companies shall undertake further technical discussions and initiate actions for conducting a Joint Industrial Demonstration of the EASyMelt technology, developed by the SMS group.
T. V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel.
Burkhard Dahmen, CEO of SMS group.
The Ministry said, the country’s overall exports including merchandise and services are estimated to be over 60 billion US dollars in May this year. Merchandise exports were 34.98 billion US dollars in the last month while the estimated value of services export for May 2023 is 25.30 billion US dollars.
RITES Limited has signed a contract worth USD 81,175,500 with National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) for the supply of rolling stock (3000 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives and High Sided Open Wagons).
RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, is a Miniratna Schedule 'A' Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways.
The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is a universally-recognized observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and celebrated every year on 16 June. The Day recognizes the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home, and to create a future of hope for their children.
Theme for 2023- "Digital remittances towards financial inclusion and cost reduction."
Cyclone Biparjoy made its much awaited landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat's Kutch district on 15th June evening after churning across the Arabian Sea for over 10 days as multi-agency response teams remained alert for relief and rescue efforts, while one lakh people were moved to safer places. Landfall indicates a cyclonic storm moving over land after being over water.
The Global Slavery Index (GSI) provides national estimates of modern slavery for 160 countries.
It is presented by Walk Free, a human rights organisation, and is based on data provided by the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, which, in turn, is produced by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Walk Free, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Indian Oil Corp to set up aviation fuel plant with LanzaJet in Haryana. The company is looking at an investment of about 23 billion rupees ($280.1 million). The refiner is also running a pilot project for green fuel in association with Praj Industries in the western state of Maharashtra.
The Ministry of External Affairs celebrated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Day under India's SCO chairmanship in Delhi on June 15th. An event was organized to mark the Day in which Ambassadors of SCO Member States, observers and dialogue partners took part. A postage stamp was also released to commemorate the occasion.
Indian Navy is conducting “Julley Ladakh", an outreach programme to Ladakh to increase awareness about the service in Ladakh and to engage with youth and civil society there. A five thousand kilometre Motorcycle Expedition was flagged off by Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Sanjay Jasjit Singh, from the National War Memorial
India’s defence ministry approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B armed drones from the US. The clearance for procuring the drones made by General Atomics was given by a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh.
The World Bank (WB) launched its first dedicated road safety project in South Asia with a USD 358 million financing agreement signed in Dhaka with the government of Bangladesh. The project seeks to improve road safety and reduce fatalities and injuries from road crashes in selected cities, high-risk highways, and district roads.