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Russia test-fires S-500 air defence missile systems

On 20th July, 2021, Russia announced that it had successfully test-fired S-500 its new air defence missile systems at a southern training range of the country and had...

July 20, 2021

Government seeks parliament nod for additional spending

On 20th July, Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, sought the nod of the Indian Parliament so as to spend an additional Rs 23,675 crore in the current...

July 20, 2021

IOC to build India’s first green hydrogen plant at Mathura

IOC, India’s largest oil firm will build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its refinery in Mathura. This decision has been undertaken with the view of preparing...

July 20, 2021

Govt issues Rs 50,000 crore to build 6 submarines: Project 75-India

Under Project 75-India, the Government has issued a tender of Rs 50,000 crores to build six conventional diesel-electric submarines. These submarines will be bigger than the Scorpène-class submarines...

July 20, 2021

India’s economic growth downgraded to 10% by ADB

The Asian Development Bank has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 10 % from 11% that it had previously projected in the month...

July 20, 2021

Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha

The government on 19th July, 2021 had introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to repeal the decades old Lighthouse Act of 1927 to make way...

July 20, 2021

Pedro Castillo: Peru’s new president-elect

Pedro Castillo has been announced as Peru’s new president-elect, six weeks after a polarising vote in which, Keliko Fujimori, Castillo’s right wing rival, had alleged electoral fraud.  ...

July 20, 2021

India chairs BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues

From 12 to 14 July, 2021 the BRICS meeting on Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) was held.   Key Points During the three day CGETI...

July 20, 2021

1.32 lakh declarations filed under Vivad se Vishwas scheme

On 19th July, 2021, the parliament of India was informed that over 1.32 lakh declarations generating Rs 99,765 crore of disputed tax have been filed under the ‘Vivad...

July 20, 2021

India: 5th largest Forex reserve holder in the world

As of 25th June, 2021, India has surpassed Japan, China, Russia and Switzerland to become the world’s fifth-largest foreign exchange reserve holder with $608.99 billion. This was mentioned...

July 20, 2021

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