NASA will launch US-European ocean-surveillance satellite on 21 November
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to launch the upcoming US-European ocean-surveillance satellite – Sentinel-6 (Sentinel-6) on November 21, 2020. The satellite will be launched with a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This information was shared through a series of tweets by Kathy Lieders, head of NASA’s manned spacecraft […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to announce incentive package soon
On November 03, 2020, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon announce another stimulus package to speed up the economy affected by the Coronavirus crisis. In a conversation with reporters through video conference, he said that the Finance Ministry is looking into the suggestions and requests received from various […]
Parliament Winter Session 2020: Center to hold two-week winter session in December-January
The central government has planned to organize a two-week winter session of Parliament from December 21, 2020. After the results of the Bihar state assembly elections are out on November 10, 2020, a final decision will be taken in this regard. The Center hopes that by the third week of November, all the formalities in […]
Bilateral talks between India and Greece to increase trade and technology relations
On October 29, 2020, the External Affairs Minister, S.K. Jaishankar held talks with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nicos Dandias and discussed how to improve overall relations, including ways to promote mutual cooperation in trade and technology between the two countries. S.Jaishankar, giving information about this meeting via Twitter, stated that, the agenda involved regional institutions in […]
Central government prohibits onion seed exports with immediate effect
The central government recently banned the export of onion seeds. In this regard, a notification issued by the central government has said that this ban will come into force with immediate effect. Let us know that onion prices in the country are touching the sky. It is noteworthy that the Indian government has already imposed […]
Indian Railways Start “Meri Saheli” Initiatve
Indian Railways has launched ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative which takes care of the safety of women passengers traveling by trains in all areas. This initiative was started in September 2020 as a pilot project in South Eastern Railway. After the positive response received from women passengers, it was extended to all regions and Konkan Railway from […]
India Tests BrahMos Missile with Sukhoi Aircraft
On 30 October 2020, the Indian Air Force successfully tested the fighter-capable version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. It was fired from a Sukhoi MKI-30 aircraft into the Bay of Bengal. It is considered an important achievement for the Air Force amid the ongoing border dispute with China. According to media reports, the Sukhoi-30 […]