India's forex reserves see the biggest weekly jump in four months, as they went up by $12.74 billion to $609.02 billion, as per the Reserve Bank of India's update.
Previously, forex reserves had witnessed an uptick of $1.23 billion for the week ending on July 7.
Maharatna Power PSU Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has announced joining “Asia Transition Finance Study Group” (ATFSG) during the Bilateral Ministerial Meeting between Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh and His Excellency Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan on the side lines of G20 summit at Goa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 'Semicon India 2023' in Gandhinagar on 28th of July.
The exhibition will inform people about the manufacturing process of semiconductors and the progress made in this field. The exhibition will be open till 30th July.
The national-level event will showcase the latest technology related to semiconductors.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of 108 feet tall statue of Lord Shri Ram in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh through video conferencing.
The statue will be built at a cost of over 500 crore rupees.
The statue to be installed in Mantralayam will give the message of Sanatan Dharma to the entire world, and it will strengthen the Vaishnava tradition.
The Rajasthan government tabled the Rajasthan Platform-Based GIG Workers (registration and welfare) Bill, 2023 - the country's first such - which seeks to guarantee social security to gig workers. The bill provisions for monetary penalties if an aggregator fails to comply with the Act. The state government may impose a fine of Rs. 5 Lakh to Rs. 50 lakh for It's violation.
“On completing 32 years of illustrious service to the nation, Indian Naval Ship Kirpan has been decommissioned from the Indian Navy and handed over to Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) at Cam Ranh, Vietnam. According to the Indian Navy chief, this marks the first time India has handed over a full operational corvette to a foreign country.
Jammu is going to pioneer India's first Cannabis Medicine Project. ‘Cannabis Research Project’ of CSIR-IIIM Jammu is a first of its kind in India initiated the project in Private Public Partnership with a Canadian firm, which has great potential to put the substance of abuse for the good of mankind, especially for patients suffering from neuropathies, cancer, and epilepsy.
The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting conferred the 8th and 9th National Community Radio Awards, inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi. The award-winning Community Radio Stations are situated in the States of Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Tripura.
The 5th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit is to be jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Pawan Hans Ltd. and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 25th July 2023 in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. event's theme is "Reaching the Last Mile: Regional Connectivity through Helicopters & Small Aircraft".
On the occasion of a two-day national conference on 21st and 22nd July at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged between the Department of Drinking water and sanitation and Echo India to establish JJM Digital Academy to build the capacity of various stakeholders associated with water supply programme.
The inaugural session of the 3rd G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, under the Indian Presidency, started in Chennai. The establishment of this Working Group is a testament to the commitment of all G20 countries to finally change from reacting to disasters to proactively addressing their root causes.
An Internet ransomware virus ‘Akira’ that steals vital personal information and encrypts data leading to extortion of money from people has been reported in cyberspace, the country’s federal cybersecurity agency said in the latest advisory. This computer malware is targeting Windows and Linuxbased systems. “Akira is reportedly active in cyberspace.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) through their MAK Lubricants division introduced a revolutionary product in Agri Spray segment with the launch of MAK ADJOL Banana, an adjuvant for the fungicides used in Banana cultivation, in association in National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB).