Central Bureau of Communications (CBC) chief Manish Desai will take over the government’s media outreach unit Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.
He will assume charge of PIB on the superannuation of Rajesh Malhotra, who has been at the helm of the media outreach unit since 2022.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) has been granted the Navratna status by the government of India. This is the highest status that can be given to a public sector enterprise (PSE).
RCF, established on 6th March,1978 is a leading manufacturer of fertilizers, chemicals, and specialty products.
The centre’s contactless digital payments framework, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), crossed 10 billion monthly transactions in August, confirmed the Reserve Bank’s non-profit agency, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Monthly transaction count on UPI crossed 10.24 billion on 30 August, with net transaction value of ₹15.18 trillion.
UPI crossed 1 billion monthly transactions for the first time in October 2019.
Reserve Bank of India released its quarterly house price index (HPI)1 (base: 2010-11=100) for Q1:2023-24, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in ten major cities (viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai).
Air India has signed an agreement with IATA travel partner AccesRail to enhance travel options for its passengers in Europe.
With the latest partnership with AccesRail, one can now have a seamless Europe Vacation with a single intermodal ticket.
Currently, intermodal tickets with Air India are available for booking through travel agents globally.
International Air Transport Association (IATA), Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.
Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the successful bidder for financially challenged Jet Airways, has deposited Rs 100 crore into the airline. This action follows the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) directive permitting the execution of the revival strategy.
With this recent contribution, JKC's total investment in Jet Airways has reached Rs 250 crore.
Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, has launched an ALT ID solution for guest checkout transactions.
ALT ID is a custom-made capability developed by Mastercard to create an alternate identifier for the real card numbers provided by cardholders during guest checkout transactions on e-commerce platforms.
The invoice incentive scheme - Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar begins. The objective of the scheme is to bring a cultural and behavioural change in the general public to Ask for a Bill as their right and entitlement. This scheme has been initially launched as a pilot in the States of Assam, Gujarat and Haryana and Union Territories of Puducherry, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu
The scheme will give an attractive reward of one crore rupees to the consumers.
The warship ‘Mahendragiri’ built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited has launched in Mumbai.
The warship has been named after a mountain peak in the Eastern Ghats located in the state of Orissa.
Mahendragiri is a technologically advanced warship and stands as a symbol of India's determination to embrace its rich naval heritage.
The India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index stood at 58.6 in August, the highest since May and up from 57.7 in July, according to IHS Markit. A print above 50 means expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
Demand strength was pivotal to August's robust performance, spurring the fastest upturn in new orders since January 2021.
The Archaeological Survey of India - ASI will launch the 'Adopt a Heritage 2.0' programme on, that seeks to invite corporate stakeholders to enhance amenities at monuments by utilising their CSR funds.
The ASI has 3,696 monuments under protection, spread throughout the country.
Union Minister of Culture,Tourism and DoNER: Sh. G Kishan Reddy.
The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and IIT-Guwahati have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop technology for production of marketable green carbon from bamboo dust.
As part of the project, a plant of capacity 5 MT/batch will be set up to produce green activated carbon by pyrolysing bamboo dust.
The state of Georgia in the United States has officially designated October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month’ to recognise and celebrate the contributions of the 'vibrant' Hindu-American community within the state.
The proclamation said that the celebration will focus on Hindu heritage's culture and spiritual traditions rooted in India.
The Global Fund has announced a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug to battle AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The agreement would make it possible to provide the advanced pill known as TLD (combination pill of three medicines for HIV, tenofovir-lamivudine-dolutegravir) for under $45 per person per year.
SEBI has come out with guidelines to strengthen the existing cyber security and cyber resilience framework for stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions (MIIs).
Under the guidelines, MIIs will have to maintain offline, encrypted backups of data and regularly test these backups at least every quarter to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
SEBI is India's capital market regulator.