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India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee Meeting: Highlights

July 25, 2020

The 14th Edition of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee Meeting between India and the UK took place on July 25 in the virtual mode and the main point of discussion was the trade relationship between the two countries. Both ..

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Domestic Airfare Cap Extended till November 24 in India

July 24, 2020

The Civil Aviation Ministry has decided that the cap on airfares in India will be extended till November 24 or until further notice. The ministry had implemented a cap on domestic airfare in May when India also started operating domestic ..

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Google Provided $39.5 Million to News Publishers amid COVID 19 Crisis

July 24, 2020

The search engine giant, Google, has so far distributed $39.5 million in funding to more than 5600 publishers from 115 countries that are facing financial hardship as a result of the economic and advertising slowdown in the COVID 19 pandemic. ..

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E-Symposium on North-Eastern Handicrafts Inaugurated in IIM Shillong

July 24, 2020

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda has inaugurated an e-symposium on handicrafts named ‘Emergent North-East India: Strategic and Developmental Imperatives in Handicrafts’, organized by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research and Analysis, Indian Institute of Management, ..

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Waterways Usage Charges Waived by Govt.

July 24, 2020

In order to promote the vision of the government to promote the usage of inland waterways as a supplementary, eco-friendly and cheaper mode of transport in India, the Ministry of Shipping has announced that the waterways usage charges will be ..

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Indian Railways to complete RFID-tagging in All Wagons by Dec 2022

July 24, 2020
Indian Railways

The Indian Railways has decided to complete the job of fitting radio-frequency identification tags in all the wagons of the transporter as these tags will be used for tracking the wagons. Indian Railways is planning to complete tagging of all ..

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Samsung Becomes the 2nd Largest Smartphone Brand in India in April-June Quarter

July 24, 2020

South Korean major Samsung has become the 2nd largest player in India with a market share of 26% in the second quarter of the current year i.e. in the April-June period, as per the Counterpoint Research Report published. This has ..

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NTPC to acquire Solar Projects with Local Equipment

July 24, 2020

The largest power producer of India, the National Thermal Power Corporation, has invited bids to buy operational solar power projects with unspecified capacity. This is the first time that the company has come out with such kind of intention since ..

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Manufacturing in the UK Fell to Record Low

July 24, 2020

As per the data released by the Confederation of British Industry, the manufacturing activities in the UK have seen a significant slump in the last three months due to significant impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic across the globe. The ..

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Microsoft to Launch Largest-Ever Xbox Gaming Series

July 24, 2020

Microsoft has announced that it will launch Xbox gaming series this year with the largest launch line-up for any console ever. This comes after an awesome quarter clocked by the company in this segment. The Xbox Game Pass is now ..

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