The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has relaxed the domestic content requirement (DCR) norms for solar cells under Component C of the PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) scheme till March 2024.
In August last year, the Ministry waived off domestic requirement norms for projects awarded on or before June 20, 2023.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Maharashtra (BoM).
According to IREDA, this collaboration aims to promote and facilitate co-lending and loan syndication for a diverse spectrum of Renewable Energy projects across the nation.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the integrated office complex for aviation regulators in the national capital.
The integrated office complex 'Udaan Bhawan' in the national capital will house DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security), AERA (Airports Economic Regulatory Authority), AAIB and AAI.
Operation Sajag’, a drill involving all stakeholders of the coastal security construct, was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard along the west coast.
The drill facilitates revalidation of the coastal security mechanism and bring awareness among the fishermen at sea.
Karnataka's Hoysala Temples' sacred ensembles have been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.
Notably, the Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnathapura in Karnataka that are now included in the UNESCO World Heritage list make them the 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site of India.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) added two new B-360 type of aircraft to meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational aids installed at airports in India.
The new B-360 type of aircraft equipped with an advanced state-of-the-art Flight Inspection system into the AAI Flight Inspection Fleet.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the names of 15 non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) placed under the upper layer as per scale-based regulation (SBR) for 2023-24.
TMF Business Services (formerly Tata Motors Finance), eligible for categorisation under the upper layer, is not included in the current list due to ongoing business reorganisation.
Some of the NBFCs in the upper layer include LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, and Tata
Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting unveiled “People’s G20”, an eBook on India’s G20 Presidency in New Delhi.
The book presents a complete journey of India’s G20 Presidency.
The National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML), under the aegis of National Highways Authority of India has signed an agreement to develop a multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) in Bengaluru under public-private partnership at an estimated cost of ₹1,770 crore.
The MMLP will be spread across 400 acre at Muddelinganahalli in Bengaluru rural.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully performed a key manoeuvre of its solar mission Aditya-L1.
The Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvre marks the beginning of the spacecraft's about 110-day trajectory to the destination around the L1 Lagrange point, a balanced gravitational location between the Earth and the Sun.
India's direct tax collection recorded over eight lakh 65 thousand crore rupees (till mid september of this financial years) which is 23.51 percent higher than the corresponding period of last year.
The Direct Tax collection for the last financial year stood at seven lakh 416 crore rupees.
The 35th edition of the annual Gandhi Walk in Johannesburg, South Africa took place yest The event was organised after three years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 2,000 people joined the new format of a fun six-kilometre walk that ended with a wide range of entertainment.
The Centre approved a series of welfare measures for agents and employees of Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC), such as increase in gratuity limit, eligibility for renewal commission, term insurance cover and a uniform rate of family pension.
For LIC agents, the gratuity limit has been raised from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
Celebrated fashion designer Rahul Mishra was on conferred with the insignia of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at a function at the Residence of France.
Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain presented the medal to Mishra for his career and connection to France.
Abhay Karandikar, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, was appointed the secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
He will take over from Rajesh S Gokhale, who assumed additional charge in July this year, over his role as Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology after S Chandrasekhar quit as DST secretary.