IndiGo, India’s preferred carrier has created history by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. With this achievement, it has joined a select club of global carriers to operate on such a scale.
This development further cement IndiGo’s standing among the 10 largest airlines in the world by passenger traffic.
The 'Goa Liberation Day' is celebrated to commemorate the liberation of the state from Portuguese rule in the year 1961.
On this unique day, there is a sense of pride and independence in the air as the golden sun rises over the beautiful state of Goa.
Liberation Day in Goa is a historic event that resonates with resilience and freedom.
The firepower of the indigenous Akash Missile system was demonstrated during the recent Astrashakti 2023 exercise at Suryalanka Air Force station in Andhra Pradesh.
A single Akash missile system engaged four unmanned aerial targets simultaneously during the Astrashakti exercise held by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
In a major milestone achieved by the Yogi Adityanath government, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the second largest economy of India after Maharashtra in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) share.
In the context of GDP share, UP has outpaced states such as Tamil Nadu (9.1 per cent), Gujarat (8.2 per cent) and West Bengal (7.5 per cent).
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has notified an increase in gratuity limit to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh for its agents.
The increase was effected by amending the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Agents) Regulations, 2017.
These regulations may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Agents) Amendment Regulations, 2023, LIC said in a regulatory filing.
Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Maheshwar Dayal took charge as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services
He had served as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Virudhunagar, The Nilgiris and Nagapattinam districts and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Tirunelveli, Tiruchi and Gurgaon, Haryana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi.
Verses of the Swarveda have been carved upon the walls of the Mahamandir a seven-floor superstructure.
Following the inauguration of the Swarved Mahamandir, Modi along with UPChief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a tour of the centre that can seat 20,000 people.
As on 24.11.2023, out of total 44.46 crore loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), 30.64 crore (69%) have been sanctioned to women.
PMMY was launched on 08.04.2015 to provide collateral free institutional credit to Small/ Micro enterprises for income generating activities.
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed agreement for a 37 billion Japanese Yen ($250 million) loan that will continue financing the construction of the 82-kilometre Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.
This project will enable the RRTS to improve urban mobility, and the project’s economic impacts will also benefit women.
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $250 million policy-based loan that will continue support to industrial corridor development to make manufacturing more competitive, strengthen national supply chains and links with regional and global value chains, and create more and better jobs.
The headquarters of ADB - Manila, Philippines,
The Gross Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year 2023-24 have registered a growth of over 17 percent.
Before adjusting refunds, Gross Collection of Direct Taxes stands at over 15 lakh 95 thousand crore rupees as compared to 13 lakh 63 thousand crore in the corresponding period of 2022-23.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inagurated the Good Governance Week (Sushasan Saptah) celebrations to be held from 19th December 2023 to 25th December 2023, the Good Governance Day.
The Good Governance Week 2023 is the third consecutive year of week-long celebrations organized by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India.
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) organized the outreach event for India International Science Festival (IISF), in New Delhi.So far eight editions of India International Science Festival have been successfully celebrated since 2015.The mega science festival aims to honour and highlight the scientific achievements.
The primary objective is to connect science with the society.
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched a programme in Saint Lucia on 14th December, 2023.
India has been chosen as the Partner Administration and will provide Tax Experts for this programme.
This programme is the seventh TIWB programme which India has supported.
The world's deepest and largest underground laboratory became operational in China, state news agency Xinhua reported
The report said that the 2,400-metre-deep physics laboratory in located in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Sandeep Kumar and Chetan Surnineni won the MRF Formula 2000 and 1600 titles as the curtains came down on the fourth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2023 at the Madras International Circuit.
Haryana won the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy in a remarkable turn of events at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, claiming their first-ever trophy with a 30-run victory over Rajasthan in the final.
The triumph capped off one of the most dominant campaigns in Indian domestic cricket history, with Haryana being unbeaten throughout the competition.
"Against All Odds: The IT Story of India" and "Winning Middle India: The Story of India's New-Age Entrepreneurs" have been announced as the joint winners of the 'Gaja Capital Business Book Prize' 2023.
"Against All odds" written by S 'Kris' Gopalakrishnan and N and N Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayana.
"Winning Middle India" by TN Hari and Bala Bala Srinivasa.