The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has rolled out an initiative in the form of a Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) in an attempt to pursue heightened sense of self-governance and strengthen the practising side of company secretaries.The UDIN will provide ease of maintaining register of attestation and certification services. It will prevent […]
NASA has awarded the launch services contract for the agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission to SpaceX. Once launched, IXPE will measure polarized X-rays from black holes, neutron stars and more. The data collected will enable astronomers to peer behind the curtain of some of the most exotic and mysterious astronomical objects in our
As announced prior to state polls, Kamal Nath government refrained from imposing any fresh tax on the public as Finance Minister Tarun Bhanot presented a Budget of over Rs 2.33 lakh crore in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. Aiming to please various sections of society, the Budget proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare
Airtel Africa listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in a 1.36 trillion naira ($4.4 bln) flotation turning the telecoms company into the bourse’s third-largest stock by market value. Airtel Africa’s shares climbed 10 per cent from their listing price of 363 naira after the float went live. Some 100,000 shares traded at Tuesday’s debut, helping
The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Mr. TimurMaksimov, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The Second meeting of the IRSED focussed on six core areas of cooperation, namely, Development of
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to adopt a new European visual range air to air missile across its fighter fleet. The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) of European missile-maker MBDA has been approved for fitting on Jaguar jets and the IAF was looking to integrating it on the Su-30MKIs and the indigenous
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India – ASEAN Troika Trade Ministers’ meeting was held in New Delhi today for informal consultation on the ongoing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal,Acting Minister of Commerce of Thailand, Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, Minister of Trade of Indonesia, Enggartiasto Lukita, Secretary
India has an adequate number of healthcare professionals, albeit their distribution is uneven between rural and urban India and across different states, a recent study has found. The research was carried out by the Indian Institute of Public Health and is based on the data collected from the registry institutions and the National Sample Survey
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It may be noted that World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year. The day is aimed to shift the focus towards the urgency and the significance of issues related to population. It may be noted that World Population Day
The Union Cabinet announced to ban Sikh fundamentalist organisation Sikhs For Justice(SFJ) under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for its alleged anti-national activities, officials said. Elaborating on the reasons for the ban, the gazette notification by the government said, “Whereas the Sikhs for Justice has been indulging in activities prejudicial to the
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