Month: July 2023

India-Mongolia joint military exercise “Nomadic Elephant – 2023” to commence at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Manish Kumar

Indian Army contingent comprising of 43 personnel left for Mongolia today. The contingent will participate in the 15th edition of bilateral joint military exercise “NOMADIC ELEPHANT-23”. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 17 to 31 July 2023. Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is an annual training event with Mongolia which is conducted alternatively in Mongolia and India, the last edition was held at Special Forces Training School, Bakloh in October 2019. Soldiers of the Mongolian Armed Forces Unit 084 from and Indian Army soldiers from the JAMMU…

Wholesale price of Tomato decreases after Government intervention

Manish Kumar

There has been a decrease in the wholesale prices of tomatoes due to the intervention of Government to sell it at concessional rate of Rupees 90 per kg, at several locations in the country where the prices were ruling exceptionally high. After a re-assessment of the situation from across 500 plus points in the country, it has been decided to sell it at Rupees Eighty (80) per kg from today Sunday July 16th, 2023. Sales have started today at several points each in Delhi, NOIDA, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur…

Indian Council of Agricultural Research celebrates its 95th Foundation and Technology Day

Manish Kumar

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 95th Foundation Day today at National Agriculture Science Complex, Pusa, New Delhi.  Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and President of ICAR Society was the Chief Guest of the program. Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry – Dairying and Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare also graced the occasion. Shri Tomar appreciated the historic journey of ICAR and its overall achievements during the last 94 years. He exhorted…

Conservation of Aravalli Ecosystem- plantation of native & endemic species by DGGI in New Delhi

Manish Kumar

In the run up to Harit Mahotsav, officers & staff from Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) New Delhi, planted native and endemic plants, in an effort to supplement conservation of the Aravalli ecosystem at Aravalli Biodiversity Park, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, in association with Department of Environment Studies, Delhi University, and Delhi Development Authority. The plantation drive saw active participation by Shri Surjit Bhujabal, Pr.DG, GSTI, Shri Samanjas Das, DG, Shri Rajesh Jindal, Pr. ADG, Shri B.B Gupta, Pr. ADG and other officers & staff of…

India, UAE to set up rupee-dirham trade mechanism to settle bilateral transactions

Manish Kumar

India and the UAE have signed a MoU to set up a framework to strengthen the use of local currencies.  “The MoU covers all current account transactions and permitted capital account transactions,” the Indian central bank stated in a statement.    Bilateral trade between India and UAE was $84.5 billion in 2022/23.  India is keen to push similar local currency arrangements with other countries, as it looks to boost exports amid slowing global trade.  The United Arab Emirates has pledged $2 billion to help develop a series of “food parks” in…

South Korean president makes surprise visit to Ukraine, experts say ‘very significant

Manish Kumar

The president of South Korea has made a surprise visit to Ukraine today to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky.  Earlier this week he attended a NATO summit in Lithuania and visited Poland, where he expressed solidarity with Ukraine.  Although his visit was not entirely unexpected, it is “very significant” given that few other Asian leaders have visited Ukraine, said an expert.  On the other hand, Discontent ‘growing’ in the Russian army and it mirrors ‘Wagner’s mutiny rhetoric’  The president of South Korea has made a surprise visit to Ukraine today to…

Prime Minister’s address at the CEO Forum in Paris

Manish Kumar

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France, jointly addressed a group of leading Indian and French CEOs at Quai d’Orsay in Paris on 14 July 2023. The Forum consisted of CEOs from diverse sectors including aviation, manufacturing, defence, technology, energy, among others. Prime Minister acknowledged the role played by these industry leaders in strengthening bilateral relations and promoting economic cooperation between India and France. He highlighted India’s progress in renewables, startups, pharma, IT, digital payments and infrastructure and the various initiatives…

No income tax for people earning up to Rs 7.27 lakh per annum under the new tax regime: FM

Manish Kumar

FM said the Narendra Modi government has provided several tax benefits to middle-class people, including income tax exemption for those earning up to Rs 7.27 lakh per annum.  Under the new scheme a standard deduction of Rs 50,000 is also given.   The total budget for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has increased to Rs 22,138 crore for 2023-24 compared to Rs 3,185 crore in 2013-14, a jump of almost seven times in nine years.  India’s efforts to improve the ease of doing business are being acknowledged on…

Disney CEO responds to Ron DeSantis: claims that the company is not sexualizing children

Manish Kumar

Disney’s CEO Bob Iger said the company is not ‘sexualizing children   He was clapping back at presidential hopeful, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis   Iger said Disney has no interest in playing a role in the ‘culture wars’    Disney CEO responds to Ron DeSantis’ claims that the company sexualizes children. Disney is NOT sexualizing children, says Bob Iger: CEO calls Ron DeSantis’ attacks ‘preposterous’ and ‘inaccurate’ – and insists he wants to ‘tell wonderful stories’ rather than be in ‘culture wars Ron DeSantis who is the Republican 2024 Presidential election candidate…

India and France will extend their ground-breaking defence cooperation: MEA after Modi- Macron meeting

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The Prime Minister said that India and France were preparing the roadmap for the next 25 years with bold and ambitious goals.  In the future, India and France will extend their ground-breaking defence cooperation in advanced aeronautical technologies by supporting the joint development of a combat aircraft engine.  India and France also support industrial cooperation for the motorization of heavy-lift helicopters under the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) programme  Post meeting with PM Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted, “Long live the French-Indian friendship!”  Both PM Modi and Macron also met…