The Government has approved that Coal India Limited (CIL) will set up two Coal Gasification Plants with a view to achieve the target of 100 MT coal gasification by the year 2030 and to fulfil India’s dual objectives of self-reliance and energy independence.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 15th December, between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman on cooperation in the field of Information Technology.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the proposal for signing of a protocol for establishment of Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) between the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic.
The Urban Youth Unit at NIUA and YuWaah - UNICEF have come into a partnership to solidify their commitment to empowering young people for urban governance. Over the next three years, the organizations will co-create and implement scalable youth-driven solutions to address the challenges faced by cities.
NITI Aayog, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations jointly launched the ‘Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India’ in New Delhi.
In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution to make January 24 as the International Day of Education to create awareness on the accessibility of education and why it is significant for everyone. The resolution was authored by 59 member states, and since then, January 24 has been observed as International Day of Education.
The theme of this year is – Learning for lasting peace.
Election Commission of India is celebrating 14th National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 25th January 2024. Dedicated to the voters, NVD 2024 theme - ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure’ is a continuation from last year's theme. Since 2011, National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25, to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India in 25 January 1950.
REC Ltd, a Maharatna power finance company, on January 23 said it will lend up to Rs 1,20,000 crore for the installation of rooftop solar panels under the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana. The MNRE has designated REC as the overall programme implementation agency for the rooftop solar scheme.
Gurgaon-based ACME Group signed an offtake term sheet for the supply of green ammonia from its project in Odisha to IHI Corporation, a Japanese integrated heavy industry company. The term sheet covers the supply of 0.4 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) of green ammonia from Phase-1 of ACME’s Gopalpur on a long-term basis.
The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, has amended Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, and notified the ‘Direct Listing of Equity Shares of Companies Incorporated in India on International Exchanges Scheme’.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai for acquiring 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The value of the contract is Rs 1,070 crore. These multi-role FPVs will be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by MDL under the ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ acquisition category and will be delivered.
The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) launched a report that examined the policies and incentives offered by the Centre and 14 states on the Semiconductor and ESDM (Electronics System Design and Manufacturing) sector.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that the state would set up a melanistic tiger safari, a first of its kind in the world. The safari will come up near the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj. Melanistic tigers, popularly called black tigers, were sighted at the Similipal National Park recently.
HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, said it has become the first lender in the country to achieve the milestone of 20 million credit cards in force. The lender forayed into the credit card business in 2001 and hit the 10-million mark in 2017. HDFC Bank is the largest issuer of card issuers in the country, which commands over a fourth of the overall card market.
In a groundbreaking event for the Indian aviation industry, Bengaluru based Engineering Company Timetooth has launched India's first-ever aircraft passenger seat at Wings India 2024. Amitav Chaudhuri, Co-Founder and Director of Timetooth said the company has launched this seat in collaboration with DGCA after identifying a gap in the Indian aviation industry.
Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said as it released the first images from the mission. The touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.
Ratings agency ICRA has revised upwards its projection of bank credit growth in FY24 to 14.9-15.3 per cent, estimated at an incremental growth of ₹20.4-20.9 lakh crore, from the earlier projection of 12.8-13 per cent equating to a growth of ₹17.5-17.8 lakh crore.
The Union government has decided to make study materials for all courses under school and higher education available in digital form in Indian languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution to provide an opportunity to students to study in their mother tongue. For this, an Artificial Intelligence-based ‘Anuvadini’ app has been created.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) said it has received approval from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry for the formation of a subsidiary company for green energy and gas business. The subsidiary will engage in businesses related to green hydrogen, hydrogen blending, renewable energy including solar, wind and hybrid, bio-fuels and bio-gas business and LNG.