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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicIndian governemnt

Topic: Indian governemnt

Tesla to set up EV factory in India, in talks with the government

With an annual capacity to produce as many as 500,000 electric vehicles, the prices for the EVs would start from 2 million rupees ($24,400.66), according to a TOI report.

Centre approves states’ investment proposal worth $6.9 bn under infrastructure scheme

Finance Ministry said the capital investment projects will be implemented in sectors like health, education, irrigation, water supply, power and roads among others.

India to approve wheat and broken rice exports to four nations

Following requests, India would allow exports to Indonesia, Senegal and Gambia in 2023-24. It also approved request from Nepal and allowed exports in current financial year.

Govt and military owe India an authentic history of the 1971 Bangladesh War. Rest is mythology

Halos around personalities from the 1971 Bangladesh War victory have no sanctity. Myths and claims of self-aggrandisement must be debunked.

Modi govt’s post-lockdown containment plan and the Bhilwara model that’s key to it

In episode 437 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the containment plan released by the Indian government and how Rajasthan's Bhilwara successfully curbed Covid-19.

‘Cruel and inhumane’ — European Union condemns hanging of 16 December gang rape convicts

International Commission of Jurists also denounces the hangings and urges India to introduce changes to legal system that would deter violence.

Bhopal gas leak: Supreme Court can now undo collusion between Union Carbide, Indian govt

In 1989, Union Carbide and Indian govt together reduced the number and extent of injury that Bhopal gas leak caused. A curative petition is now before Supreme Court.

These common antibiotics have new side-effects & will now come with warnings

India's drug watchdog tells manufacturers of Cefixime, Cefotaxime, Ofloxacin and 4 other drugs to ensure warnings on leaflets in drug packets. 

Govt owes Air India over Rs 1146.86 crore for VVIP charter flights

The Defence Ministry has outstanding bills of Rs 211.17 crore, Cabinet Secretariat and PMO Rs 543.18 crore and External Affairs Ministry Rs 392.33 crore.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.