ISRO would launch its earth imaging and mapping satellite Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US, on November 25. The satellites would be launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47 into a Sun Synchronous Orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) ...

The Haryana state government will create a new department called the Department of 'Foreign Cooperation' to focus on initiatives taken by the state for the promotion of investment, youth employment and welfare of Non-Resident Indians. The department will work to enhance international cooperation ...

The Indian Railway will use humanoid robot 'Sona 1.5' which is a full-service robot made in India. It can be used to transport documents from one place to another in the modern railway coach factory. The humanoid robot 'Sona 1.5' was built by Najavunjpavad Jaipur. This robot can function in dark ...

Assam government has made mandatory for all factories and industries to keep sanitary napkins in a bid to promote hygiene among women. The decision was taken to promote hygiene among women. The other key decisions taken by the cabinet were related to bamboo farming and the government holiday list ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for introducing the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in order to replace the Ordinance. Economic developments after the enactment of the Finance Act, 2019 along with reduction of rate of corporate income tax by many countries world over necessitated ...

The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH. Consequent to the formation of Ladakh as Union Territory and for the promotion of native culture of Ladakh, it has been decided by the Government ...

World Television Day is observed on 21 November to highlight the daily value of television that it plays in communication and globalisation. The journalists, writers, bloggers, and others who are associated with the medium promote the role of television in communication and globalization on this ...

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) organised a one-day international workshop on “Policy Framework to deploy Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure” in association with the International Energy Agency (IEA) in New Delhi. The themes of the workshop are EVSE systems, need for deployment of EV ...

World Fisheries day on 21 November is observed across the world by the fisher folk communities. The day will remind the world to ensure sustainable stocks of fisheries and healthy oceans ecosystems. The day aims to highlight the critical importance of water to human lives and the lives it ...

The Union Cabinet approved the Industrial Relation Code Bill, which is the third code under labour reforms. The government wants to codify 44 central labour laws into four broad codes. The Bill will set up of two-member tribunal instead of one member and introduce a concept that some important ...

India and Russia will hold the first Bilateral Regional Forum at the level of Russian Provinces and the Indian States in 2020. The aim is to dismantle the barriers of trade at the regional level. It was decided at a meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin in Brasilia on the ...

The government of India is set to lower penalties under the Companies Act while offering concessions to startups, smaller entities and farmer producer companies. Centre constituted Company Law Committee to introduce amendments in the Companies Act. The changes are a part of the amendments that ...