Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday unveiled the ‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map,’ a first of its kind ready reckoner, prepared by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to aid Tamil Nadu government in effective flood mitigation in Chennai which witnessed the worst deluge in 2015.
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The latest security incident around WhatsApp could have a bearing on the launch of its digital payment services in India as these systems need to be “fool-proof”, a senior government official said.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sought further relaxation in India’s FDI rules to facilitate American companies to increase investment in the country for boosting economic growth and be a partner in achieving $5 trillion economy.
Chandrayaan-2 is not the end of the story about the country’s attempts to conquer the moon, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will attempt another soft landing “in the near future”, the space agency’s chief K Sivan said.
The income tax department has cancelled registration of six Tata Trusts, including Jamsetji Tata Trust, R D Tata Trust and Tata Education Trust, following their decision to surrender the same. The Tata Trusts said the cancellation was a culmination of the decision taken by these six Trusts in 2015 to surrender their registration and to not claim the associated income tax exemptions.
A high-level committee headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday approved Rs 8,120 crore worth investments in various projects in the State that would generate about 16,000 job opportunities.
“The impeachment process has started deepening the bitter political divide in the US, which over the next few weeks and months is likely to develop into an unprecedented mudslinging and war of words between the Democrats and the Republicans,” says Trump
Pollution levels in Delhi and neighbouring cities dropped marginally today with a slight increase in the wind speed, a day after the region recorded its worst air quality forcing authorities to shut schools, ban all construction activities and declare a public health emergency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a three-day visit in the midst of renewed diplomatic efforts to convince India to support signing of a mega trade deal involving 16 Asia-Pacific nations to facilitate creation of the biggest free-trade region in the world.