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ADB signs USD 200 million deal with Reliance for power plant in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing deal with the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited to build and operate a 718-megawatt combined-cycle-gas-fired power...

August 1, 2020

Committee on Public Undertakings selected firms for examination

As per the Lok Sabha Secretariat, The Committee on Public Undertakings has selected the Airports Authority of India, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Oil India Limited among the 11...

August 1, 2020

25 years of mobile telephony in India

The Prime Minister has congratulated the telecom industry in the country for completing 25 years of mobile telephony in the country. The Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular...

August 1, 2020

Nation remembers Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his 100th death anniversary

The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the firebrand leader of the Indian National Movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on August 01, on his 100th death anniversary. A strong...

August 1, 2020

Govt. notifies e-invoicing for companies with Rs 500-crore turnover

The government has notified an e-invoicing system under the Goods and Services Tax regime which makes it compulsory for the large-scale businesses with a turnover of more than...

August 1, 2020

Rajesh Bhushan takes charge as health secretary

Senior Bureaucrat from Bihar Cadre, Rajesh Bhushan took charge as the Union Health Secretary after succeeding Preeti Sudan, who was given a three-month extension in April and finally...

August 1, 2020

Apple becomes the world’s most valuable publicly listed company

Riding high on a buoyant quarter, Apple has become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company, surpassing the state oil giant Saudi Aramco that had gone public last year...

August 1, 2020

WTO members fail to agree on an interim leader due to political differences

The World Trade Organization has not been able to select a caretaker chief due to an impasse among the members who must agree by November on a replacement...

August 1, 2020

Eid-Al Adha or Greater Eid is being celebrated across the world

Eid-Al Adha or Greater Eid is being celebrated by the Muslims worldwide today in order to commemorate the obedience of the Prophet Ibrahim when he submitted to the...

August 1, 2020

A third of the world’s children poisoned by lead: UNICEF Report

A new report launched by UNICEF and Pune Earth claims that lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale. According to the report, 1...

August 1, 2020

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