Year: 2020

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully flight testing the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). He said that this technology is a landmark achievement towards realising PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). “The @DRDO_India has today successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Technology Demontrator Vehicle using the indigenously developed scramjet propulsion system. With this success, all critical technologies are now established to progress to the next phase,” Singh said on Twitter.“I congratulate DRDO on this landmark achievement towards realising…

The Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee will hit the stress across West Bengal on September 8, 14 and 20 against Modi government’s mismanagement of the Goods and Services Tax.   TMC leader and state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said that the party will highlight the Modi government’s failure to pay GST dues to West Bengal. He said that the TMC workers and supporters will protest against the anti-people policies in every block.   “Bengal wants its dues. We cannot be neglected anymore. People want an end to the Centre’s…

Japanese manufacturers are now eligible for subsidies if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, as per the Nikkei Asian Review . The Japanese government is offering $221 million in incentives to companies willing to shift production to South and Southeast Asia, the newspaper said. The country expanded the scope of the subsidy programme to diversify its supply chains.   The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) also provides subsidies to Japanese manufacturers that shift their manufacturing units from China to the other ASEAN countries. It…

Accurate computational prediction of chemical processes from the quantum mechanical laws that govern them is a tool that can unlock new frontiers in chemistry, improving a wide variety of industries. Unfortunately, the exact solution of quantum chemical equations for all but the smallest systems remains out of reach for modern classical computers, due to the exponential scaling in the number and statistics of quantum variables. However, by using a quantum computer, which by its very nature takes advantage of unique quantum mechanical properties to handle calculations intractable to its classical…

The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies has sought a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into investments made by four cooperatives associated with the Sahara group from over Rs 86,600 crore collected by them, but the credit societies refuted the charges and said all their investments have been made as per the law. The societies also said they have contested the allegations at the “appropriate forum”.   In a letter written to the Corporate Affairs Ministry, the Registrar said it had received more than 15,000 complaints from depositors…

A group of schools across the UAE have been forced to revert back to distance learning after staff members were suspected to have tested positive for coronavirus.   The move has been taken by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) just three days after schools in the country reopened their doors following more than six months of closure.   The names of the schools involved were not revealed by authorities. “As a precaution, education, emergency and crisis authorities announce the transfer of…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, he had an ‘excellent meeting’ with his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoigu during which he appreciated the ‘steadfast support’ provided by Russia in response to the country’s defence and security needs. Singh, who arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a three-day visit to attend a crucial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), pressed for expediting supply of a number of weapons systems, ammunition and spares to India by Russia under contracts which were concluded earlier.   Taking to Twitter, Singh wrote, “Excellent meeting with…

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a sharp letter to the Facebook founder, alleged that employees of the social media giant “are on record abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior cabinet ministers” while still working in Facebook India and managing important positions.   In the middle of a huge controversy over reports alleging that a Facebook executive was biased towards members of the ruling BJP and did not act on incendiary posts, the government has written to Mark Zuckerberg alleging quite the opposite.   There have been “multiple instances…