Goods and Services Tax(GST) revenue collection jumped by 13% YoY to ₹1.72 lakh crore in October this year. This is the second highest-ever GST revenue collection ever.
Notably, this is the second highest gross GST revenue collection next to April month of this financial year. Out of the total gross GST, ₹30,062 crore is CGST, ₹38,171 crore is SGST, ₹91,315 crore is IGST.
Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon has been re-appointed as Chairman of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) for four years.
Justice Menon will serve as Chairman of the Tribunal till he attains the age of 70 years on June 6, 2027.
The former judge was first recommended to the post in 2019 and served for four years.
The IBBI proposed amendments to regulations to further streamline the corporate resolution process and prevent delays in the implementation of the resolution plan.
One of the proposals is to structure the corporate resolution plan into two parts -- inflow of funds and distribution to various stakeholders under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
IBBI is a key institution in implementing the IBC.
The 'Inflation Expectations Survey of Households captures subjective assessments on price movements and inflation based on their individual consumption baskets.
The 'Consumer Confidence Survey' seeks responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households' income and spending.
Tata Consumer Products Ltd. merged its three wholly-owned subsidiaries, NourishCo Beverages, Tata SmartFoodz and Tata Consumer Soulfull to ensure "more effective utilisation of the resources" and reduce 'compliance requirements'.
The board of the Tata group firm's FMCG arm approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of the three wholly-owned subsidiaries of the company.
According to official data, Seventy percent of rural households have been provided tap water connection till now under the Jal Jeevan Mission, according to official data.
The Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship initiative launched in 2019, aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all households in rural India by 2024.
SBI Card has partnered with Reliance Retail to launch the eco-friendly Reliance SBI Card credit card, granting shoppers at Reliance Retail access to rewards.
The card offers benefits across various shopping categories and comes in two variants. The collaboration aims to enhance the shopping experience and provide exclusive discounts and rewards for customers.
Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan visited Hub71, a global tech startup ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, in November 2, 2023.
Hub71 is a leading tech startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It provides startups with access to co-working space, mentorship, funding, and other resources to help them grow and succeed.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The Election Commission of India has designed in-house software for complete Candidate and election management through ‘ENCORE’ which stands for Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment.
It provides a seamless facility for Returning Officers to process candidate nominations, affidavit, Voter turnout, counting, results, and data management.
Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, a leading international non-fiction prize, for her book ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire'.
It has been described as the “true origin story of Britain and India told through England's first diplomatic mission to the Mughal Court".
The 15th Tribal Youth Exchange Program is going to conclude in 2nd November in Mumbai.
The aim of the program is to generate curiosity among the tribal youth and encourage them to become a part of the mainstream development process.
Furthermore, they can leverage their knowledge and intelligence among their community and peer group after moving to their native place.
India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail link between Tripura’s Nischintapur and Gangasagar in Bangladesh.
The other two projects are the 65-km Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line, and Unit 2 of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bangladesh’s Rampal.
All three projects are India-assisted development initiatives.
Held every four years, the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) is the governing conference of the ITU Standardisation Sector (ITU-T), one of the three world conferences of the International Telecommunication Union and as such, the United Nations system.
Union Communication & IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw made the announcement.
Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).