India’s logistics costs fell to 7.97 percent of GDP in FY24, down from 8.84 percent a year earlier, with small firms facing the heaviest burden, the DPIIT report shows.
This & other proposals were discussed at meeting with industry captains chaired by Karnataka chief secretary, which was attended by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Yulu co-founder RK Mishra etc.
A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Protests over demands for statehood & extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh turned violent Wednesday. Protesters torched the local BJP office and a police van.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on hunger strike for 2 weeks, demanding statehood and inclusion of Ladakh in Sixth Schedule of Constitution. Wednesday's protests saw attacks on BJP's Leh office.
In Round 1, PMIS saw only 280 companies offered 82,000 internships to students. Only 28,000 candidates accepted opportunities with the firms and ultimately, just 8,725 joined.
Speaking at the launch of a Niti Aayog report, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh says 'many state governments in India are not taking innovation very seriously…'.
The two were in Thane to flag off trial run of first phase of Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro line & additional Kasarvadavali-Gaimukh Metro corridor, which will be Thane on Metro map.
Air-conditioned boats plying between mainland & city’s island towns have added a new dimension to travel. Other states are collaborating with Kochi Metro Rail to implement similar systems.
TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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