PSUs biggest donors to Clean Ganga Fund
Nearly 90% of the dedicated fund that the Water Ministry has collected as part of donations for various projects to clean the Ganga is sourced from State and Central government public sector units (PSU), according to information from the Lok Sabha.
SC pulls up U.P. for Taj document
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for a draft report on the vision document for the protection of the Taj Mahal without consulting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) tasked with protecting the monument.
Magsaysay Awards
Sonam Wangchuk, a 51-year-old educational reformer from Ladakh widely regarded as the inspiration for Aamir Khan’s character, Phunsuk Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’, is one of two Indians named for the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Awards.
West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename State as ‘Bangla’
The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages ”” Bengali, English and Hindi.
Underground lake detected on Mars
Using a radar instrument on an orbiting spacecraft, scientists have spotted what they said on Wednesday appears to be a sizeable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called a possible habitat for microbial life.
Modi outlines 10 principles for deepening India’s engagement with the continent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday outlined 10 guiding principles for deepening India’s engagement with Africa to help in its economic growth and tackle challenges such as terrorism and climate change.
Terror outfits are using children-
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament on Wednesday that Maoist groups and terror outfits such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Hizbul Mujahideen were “using children.” However, there were no reports that children were used as human bombs.
Global Disability Summit 2018
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment attended the Global Disability Summit held in London on 24th July 2018.
Invest India and Business France Sign Mou to Promote Investment
In order to promote investment facilitation and cooperation between startups of India and France, Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU.
E-commerce companies to face tax audit
The major e-commerce companies like Flipcart, Amazon and Snapdeal, are to face the audit to find out whether they have refunded the excess GST collected from the consumers.