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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of US Congressman John Lewis. […]

CIPET gets accreditation by NABL for testing and Certification of PPE kit

Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) an apex level premium institute under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Deptt of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, has been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for Testing & Certification of PPE Kit.
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CSIR-CMERI unveils the COVID Protection System (COPS) for Workplace

CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, unveiled the COVID Protection System (COPS) for Workplace as a game-changer in the current Pandemic Scenario. Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, while unveiling the COPS for Workplace conglomeration of technology, stated that “Apart from the Healthcare Workers, the frontline Security Guards of any organisation are also very vulnerable to COVID through infected individuals and contaminated objects. […]

Market Analysis & Forecast for 20th July

July 19, 2020 Soumen Sadhukhan 0

Get the Market Analysis for 19th July and probable Forecast for 20th July 2020. Analysis are provided for both Nifty Options and Stock Performance […]

3rd G20 FMs and CB Governors Meeting held under Saudi Arabian Presidency

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency through Video Conferencing here today to discuss the global economic outlook amid evolving COVID-19 pandemic crisis along with other G20 Finance Track priorities for the year 2020. […]

Pakistan Charge d’Affaires summoned for ceasefire violations

July 18, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission was summoned today and a strong protest lodged on the death of three innocent civilians, including a child (and injury to another child), in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in the night of 17 July 2020 in Krishna Ghati Sector in Jammu and Kashmir. […]

Kidnapped Nidan Singh returns safely

July 18, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

Mr. Nidan Singh Sachdeva, a leader of the Hindu and Sikh Community of Afghanistan, who was kidnapped in Chamkani district of Paktia province on 22 June 2020, was released from captivity today. […]

Weekly Market Analysis 13th To 17th July

July 18, 2020 Soumen Sadhukhan 0

Weekly Stock Market Analysis for the period 13th Jul – 17th July. Analysis of Nifty and Stock performance […]

Vice President appeals to preserve and promote the grand cultural tradition of India

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today made an appeal to preserve and promote the grand cultural tradition of India of living together and working together, for the country, the world and the entire humanity in true spirit of the core Indian philosophy of ‘share and care’. […]

One Nation One Ration Card scheme now enabled in 20 States & UTs, rest by March 2021

The One Nation One Ration Card facility was started as inter-State portability of ration cards in 4 States w.e.f. August 2019. Since then, a total of 20 States/UT have been integrated together into a seamless national portability cluster w.e.f. June 2020. […]

CBDT e-campaign on Voluntary Compliance of Income Tax for FY 2018-19 from 20th July

The Income Tax Department is all set to start an e-campaign on voluntary compliance of Income Tax for the convenience of taxpayers from Monday, the 20th of July, 2020. […]

New Form 26AS is the Faceless hand-holding of the Taxpayers

The new Form 26AS is the faceless hand-holding of the taxpayers to e-file their income tax returns quickly and correctly. From this Assessment Year, taxpayers will see an improved Form 26AS which would carry some additional details on taxpayers’ financial transactions as specified in the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFTs) in various categories. […]

Indo-US Strategic Energy Partnership highlights

India and the United States have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). […]

U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership to work on 4 pillars of co-operation

July 17, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

In the midst of a global pandemic with an enormous human toll that is also affecting energy demand, global energy markets, and sustainable energy growth, the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership has never been more vital. […]

Automotive technology e-portal for a one-stop solution for the Indian automobile industry

July 17, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Govt of India, has embarked on a mission to promote innovation, R&D and product development in India for various sectors. […]

ARCI & Vehant Technologies co-develop UV System for baggage Scanning

Both domestic and international travel has been a major reason for spread of the COVID 19 infection. Baggage, an inevitable part of travel involves handling by multiple people and can be contact points for spread of the virus and should be disinfected quickly each time they change hands. […]

NRDC Funds 16 Covid Technologies for Scaling up and Validation

The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise under DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India, invited proposals from the innovators under its DSIR grants-in-aid promotional programme for development of technologies for commercialization (PDTC) forUp-scaling the Covid-19 related technologies. […]

Prime Minister reiterates India’s call for reformed multilateralism at ECOSOC Keynote address

July 17, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address virtually at this year’s High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session on Friday, 17th July 2020 at the United Nations in New York. […]

CBDT refunds Rs. 71,229 crore

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds worth Rs 71,229 crore in more than 21.24 lakh cases upto 11th July, 2020, to help taxpayers with liquidity during COVID-19 pandemic, since the Government’s decision of 8th April, 2020 to issue pending income tax refunds at the earliest. […]

1.03 lakh new Subscriptions for National Pension Scheme

The National Pension System (NPS), a flagship defined contribution pension scheme of the Government of India, has released its subscription numbers for the first quarter of 2020-21. […]

SVANidhi Mobile App launched

Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Mobile Application of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) here today. […]

Petroleum Minister calls for Entrepreneurs to come up with innovative solutions

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today addressed UdyamiUtsav, a virtual event to celebrate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, which strives to empower young entrepreneurs by providing them a platform to nurture their ideas & convert them into viable start-ups. […]

“Cross Border Tourism” to promote Buddhist Pilgrimages across nations

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism & Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, as Chief Guest inaugurated the Webinar on “Cross Border Tourism” organised by the Association of Buddhist Tour Operators on 15th July 2020 […]

MoHUA recommends 4% increase of Devolution to Municipalities

The Fifteenth Finance Commission today held a meeting with Union Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and senior officials of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on issues including property taxation by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). […]

21% increase in Sowing area of Kharif crops; 690lakh ha covered

total kharif crops have been sown on 691.86 lakh ha area against 570.86 lakh ha area during the corresponding period of last year, thus increase in area coverage by 21.20% compared to last year in the country. […]

Crop Insurance under PMFBY in full swing for Kariff 2020

The enrolment of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for Kharif-2020 season is going on in full swing in various States and UTs of the country. […]

Shri Piyush Goyal reviews the availability and supply of Medical Oxygen

In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today reviewed the Medical Oxygen supply and enhancement of capacity storage in the country. […]

Last Date for Aatma Nirbhar App Innovation Challenge extendedd

Given the enthusiastic response to the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge ,Government has also decided to extend the last date of submission of entries to the Challenge to 26th July 2020. […]

Navneet Education launches “Mom I Know”

July 17, 2020 India Ties 12

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, a majority of countries, including India, have announced temporary closure of schools, impacting the education of children worldwide. […]

Market Analysis & Forecast for 17th July

July 17, 2020 Soumen Sadhukhan 0

Get the Market Analysis for 16th July and probable Forecast for 17th July 2020. Analysis are provided for both Nifty Options and Stock Performance […]

India & EU agree to renew Agreement S&T Co-operation for 5 years

India & the European Union agreed to renew the Agreement on Scientific cooperation for the next five years, 2020-2025, at the 15th India-EU Summit. […]

CSL Cochin to get Autonomous electric vessels from Norway

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction and supply of Two nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build 2 more identical vessels. […]

First container ship starts from Kolkata Port to Agartala via Bangladesh

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh, in a virtual ceremony. […]

Finance Ministry releases Grants-in-aid of Rs.15187.50 crore to Rural Bodies

Upon the recommendations of Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, an amount of Rs.15187.50 crore, as grants-in-aid, in respect of 2.63 lakh Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) spread in 28 States of the country has been released by the Ministry of Finance on 15th July 2020. […]

HRD Ministry’s NISHTHA program goes Online

The first on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons of Andhra Pradesh was launched by Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriya ‘Nishank’ and Minister of State for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre virtually in New Delhi today. […]

One lakh tap connections provided daily under Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in August 2019 and in 7 months of 2019-20, around 84.83 lakh rural households were provided with tap connections. Further, amidst CoVID-19 pandemic, since Unlock-1, about 45 lakh tap connections have been provided so far in the year 2020-21. Thus, daily about 1 lakh households are being provided with tap connections, which indicates the ‘Speed’. […]

KVIC opens Footwear Training Center for Leather Artisans

The first-of-its-kind footwear training center in Delhi to train the marginalized community of leather artisans was inaugurated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Today. […]

India participates in Executive Industry Roundtable, invites US investors to invest in Energy

In the run up to the 2nd Ministerial meeting of the India and US Strategic Energy Partnership, scheduled on 17 July 2020, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel ,Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, on Wednesday, along with US Secretary of Energy, HE Dan Brouillette, co-Chaired industry-level interaction, organized by US-India Business Council (USIBC). […]

BioTech dept accelerates the development of COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and its 16 Research Institutes are working relentlessly to mitigate COVID-19 crisis and are deeply engaged in multifaceted R & D for offering potential COVID-19 solutions. […]

ICAR completes 92 years

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 92nd foundation day today. On this occasion, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar appreciated the efforts of the agricultural scientists due to which ICAR has contributed immensely in the progress of agriculture in the country during the last nine decades. […]

Govt will do everything to save Plastic Industry: Mandaviya

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has assured that government within the ambit of law, will do whatever is possible to protect the plastic industry from the impact of COVID-19. […]

Piyush Goyal talks to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on Various Trade Relation Activities

There was an informal tele-conversation between Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways and Mr. Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Commerce on 16 July 2020, a day after the India-U.S. CEO Forum which was held on15 July 2020. […]

India and China meet at Military Level to discuss border issues

India and China have been engaged in discussions through established military and diplomatic channels to address the prevailing situation along the LAC. […]

Implementation Guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund released

July 16, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 2

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Giriraj Singh today launched the Implementation Guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs. 15,000 crores, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on 24.06.2020 under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan stimulus package for ensuring growth in several sectors. […]

CBIC sets the foreign currencies exchange rate for use

July 16, 2020 News Desk 0

the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has determined the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 17th July, 2020 […]

Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Technologies Conference inaugurated by MOS Defence

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik has said Indian Defence and Aerospace industry today is on the threshold of transformation, under the several initiatives of Government of India to promote ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Abhiyaan. […]

India–US enters Strategic Energy Partnership; launches India Energy Modeling Forum