India’s manufacturing PMI gains steam in Oct, expands at a quicker pace

Growth in manufacturing activities in India continued gathering momentum, remained in the expansion territory for the 4th straight month in October, a private survey showed on Monday. The seasonally-adjusted IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index came in at 55.9 in October, rising from 53.7 in September. Do note, a PMI number greater than 50 indicates expansion…Continue Reading

T20 World Cup: India’s Semi-final Qualification Scenarios

After suffering two humiliating defeats in Dubai, UAE, the pre-tournament favourites and ‘hosts’ India now face an ignominious early exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Virat Kohli & Co started their Super 12 campaign on an abysmal note, losing by 10 wickets to Pakistan, who themselves consigned the Indian jinx with that scintillating…Continue Reading

India’s Modi meets Singapore counterpart in Rome on sidelines of G20 Summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong to bolster ties on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome on Saturday (October 30). “Had an excellent meeting with PM @leehsienloong on ways to further scale-up the friendship between India and Singapore. Our talks focused on trade, culture and other subjects,” said…Continue Reading

Samudrayaan: India’s first manned deep-sea probe to travel 6 km under water

In coming years, Indian astronauts will be in space for the Gaganyaan mission, while Indian marine researchers will dive into the depths of the ocean (6kms), as a part of the Samudrayaan mission. Samudrayaan is India’s ambitious deep-sea exploration mission, that will place the country in an elite list of about six nations that have…Continue Reading

India’s COVID Spike and Plummet. What Have We Learned?

The severity of India’s second COVID-19 wave took the world by surprise. Cases skyrocketed, at one point accounting for roughly half of the total infections reported globally. Then, almost as quickly, the numbers plunged. MedPage Today spoke with experts on the ground in India and in the U.S. to better understand the dynamics of India’s…Continue Reading

India’s top court forms committee to probe snooping using Israeli spyware Pegasus

India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday formed a committee of experts to look into the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for surveillance of Indian citizens. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said the three-member committee will be headed by former apex court judge RV Raveendran. Prime…Continue Reading

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 103.53 Cr Recovery Rate currently at 98.19%; Highest since March 202013,451 New Cases reported in the last 24 hoursIndia’s Active Caseload (1,62,661) is lowest in 242 daysWeekly Positivity Rate (1.22%) less than 2% for last33 days Posted On: 27 OCT 2021 9:34AM by…Continue Reading

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau backs top officer Sameer Wankhede in court amid controversy

Amid allegations of an extortion attempt by NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede and others in connection with the cruise drugs case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is arrested, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in an affidavit submitted before a special court here on Monday said Wankhede and other officers have an…Continue Reading

Ministry of Power India’s commitment to environment friendly green energy further gets strengthen through the notification of “Rules for Timely recovery of costs due to Change in Law”“Rules for Promotion of generation from renewable sources of energy by addressing Must Run and other matters” Posted On: 23 OCT 2021 10:31AM by PIB Delhi Ministry of…Continue Reading