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History: IAF father-daughter duo flies the same formation in Hawk-132 trainer jet

July 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: First time in the history of the Indian Air force and India recently witnessed an unprecedented sight when a father-daughter duo created history in the Air Force by flying as part of the same fighter formation. Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma is a seasoned fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force and his daughter Ananya […]

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India’s toy import slashed 70 percent, export surged 61 percent

July 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The import of toys is down by 70% in the last three years. For HS Codes 9503, 9504, and 9505, the import of toys to India has reduced from USD 371 Mn in FY 2018-19 to USD 110Mn in FY 2021-22 thus showing a decrease of 70.35 percent. For HS Code 9503, toy imports […]

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DGDE develops AI-based software to detect unauthorized constructions

July 5, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Centre of Excellence on Satellite & Unmanned Remote Vehicle Initiative (CoE-SURVEI) has developed an Artificial Intelligence-based software that can automatically detect change on the ground, including unauthorized constructions and encroachments in a time series using Satellite Imagery. The CoE-SURVEI, established by Directorate General Defence Estates at National Institute of Defence Estates Management, leverages the […]

Container Cargo ship in the ocean with Birds flying

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Sri Lanka may receive diesel and petrol from India

July 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The government of India may send fuel to the island country Sri Lanka again in the next few days as a help, said the Colombo-based sources. The financial crisis has risen in India’s southern neighbor country as forex reserves slummed drastically in the last couple of months. Lanka has received more than 400,000 tonnes […]

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Maharashtra Govt to Put Bullet Train Project on Fast Track

July 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The pending land acquisition process in Maharashtra will be one of the top priorities of the newly formed government in the state. The deadline for the ‘Bullet Train project’ was pushed back at least three years from 2023 to the end of 2026 due to the attitude of the Uddhav Thackeray government since 2019. […]

Indian Railways records the best Monthly Freight Loading of 125.50 MT in June-22

July 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Indian Railways has carried forward the momentum of the previous year in the year 2022-23 as well and has recorded the best Monthly freight loading of 125.50 MT in June’22. The incremental loading in June has been 12.72 MT i.e. growth of 11.28% over the previous best June figures achieved in 2021. With […]

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India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.7 billion in June-22

July 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said, “The country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 2.734 billion to USD 593.323 billion for the week ended June 24 on the back of a surge in the core currency assets.” In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by USD 5.87 billion […]

Russia President Putin addresses participants in 9th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions

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Putin discusses the global food market situation with Modi

July 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India – Narendra Modi on Friday talked about the actions of several countries that led to global food problems. “Putin drew attention to the systemic mistakes made by several countries, which led to the disruption of free trade in food products and […]

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Government hikes the basic import tax on gold from 7.5% to 12.5%

July 1, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The price of Gold in the country may surge at a noticeable level, and the people of India may have to pay more to buy gold as the government has decided to impose more tax on the import of gold on Friday. “India has raised the import duty on gold to 15 percent from […]

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India delivers six tons of medical assistance to Afghanistan

July 1, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Unstable country at all stages – including its national politics Afghanistan has received a total of six tons of essential medicines from India. External Affairs (MEA) Ministry of India on Thursday said “India supplied the seventh batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan consisting of six tons of essential medicines as a part of its […]