How 351 Modi govt schemes saved Rs 1.70 lakh crore

How 351 Modi govt schemes saved Rs 1.70 lakh crore

🕔07:16, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  The system of sending money directly to beneficiaries through the Jan Dhan account, Aadhaar and mobile has saved more than Rs 1.70 lakh crore rupees from falling into the hands of middlemen. This was made possible

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Google launches new VPN to protect people from hacking

Google launches new VPN to protect people from hacking

🕔07:14, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  To protect people from hacking via unsecure public wi-fi networks, Google has announced a new virtual private network (VPN) by Google One to provide an extra layer of online protection on Android phones. The VPN by

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NASA spacecraft successfully stows asteroid sample

NASA spacecraft successfully stows asteroid sample

🕔07:11, 31.Oct 2020

Washington, Oct 31  NASA on Friday said that its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed the most challenging phases of its mission after it successfully stowed samples of asteroid Bennu. The mission team sent commands to the spacecraft on Wednesday, instructing it

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Om Birla to lead Indian side to IPU where Pak wants top post

Om Birla to lead Indian side to IPU where Pak wants top post

🕔07:10, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla will lead the Indian parliamentary delegation to the 206th session of the governing council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) where electing a new President will be top of the agenda after

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Delhi reports highest single-day spike for third consecutive day

Delhi reports highest single-day spike for third consecutive day

🕔07:09, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  : Delhi continues to witness an unprecedented rise in the number of daily infections on Friday as well. According to a health department bulletin, the national capital recorded 5,891 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike

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RIL’s Q2FY21 consolidated net profit slips to Rs 10,602 cr

RIL’s Q2FY21 consolidated net profit slips to Rs 10,602 cr

🕔07:08, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday reported a decline in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 30 of FY2020-21 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis due to the effect of an exceptional item. Accordingly,

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IndusInd Bank’s Q2FY21 consolidated net profit declines by 52.67%

IndusInd Bank’s Q2FY21 consolidated net profit declines by 52.67%

🕔07:07, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  Private lender IndusInd Bank’s consolidated net profit fell by 52.67 per cent during the second quarter of FY21 on a year-on-year basis. Accordingly, IndusInd Bank’s consolidated net profit fell to Rs 663 crore as compared to

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Reliance Jio’s Q2 net profit logs near 3-fold jump

Reliance Jio’s Q2 net profit logs near 3-fold jump

🕔07:05, 31.Oct 2020

Mumbai, Oct 30  Telecom major Reliance Jio Infocomm on Friday reported a near three-fold rise in its standalone net profit for the July-September quarter at Rs 2,844 crore. During the same period of last year, the company had reported a

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Finance Commission to submit report to President on Nov 9

Finance Commission to submit report to President on Nov 9

🕔07:04, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  The 15th Finance Commission, headed by N.K. Singh, will submit its report for the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26 to the President on November 9. In a statement on Friday, the commission said that it has

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I-T Dept refunds Rs 1,27,000 cr through Automated Refund System: Fin Secy

I-T Dept refunds Rs 1,27,000 cr through Automated Refund System: Fin Secy

🕔07:02, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  The Income Tax Department has issued tax refunds of about Rs 1,27,000 crore that have been sent to the bank accounts of individuals and businesses so far in this financial year, Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey

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Cyberattacks hit over 1,000 schools, colleges between June-Sept

Cyberattacks hit over 1,000 schools, colleges between June-Sept

🕔07:00, 31.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 31  Spear phishing attacks hit the education sector hard between June and September, affecting more than 1,000 schools, colleges, and universities, according to a global report. Spear phishing is a personalised phishing attack that targets a specific

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IOC Q2 profit soars on big inventory gains

IOC Q2 profit soars on big inventory gains

🕔18:56, 30.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 30  Country’s largest public sector refiner Indian Oil Corporation on Friday reported an over 11 times jump in its second quarter net profit to Rs 6,227 crore due to higher inventory gain and exchange gains. The company

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IndianOil inks MoU with IISc, Bangalore for hydrogen generation from biomass gasification

IndianOil inks MoU with IISc, Bangalore for hydrogen generation from biomass gasification

🕔18:09, 30.Oct 2020

October 30, 2020, New Delhi: IndianOil has inked an MoU with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The process will help produce fuel cell grade hydrogen at an affordable price

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Increased wind speed to improve Delhi’s air quality by Nov 1

Increased wind speed to improve Delhi’s air quality by Nov 1

🕔16:54, 30.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 30  Increased surface wind speed and faster dispersion is likely to result in significant improvement of air pollution levels in the national capital by November 1, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, which

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YouTube generates $5bn in ad revenue for Google in Q3

YouTube generates $5bn in ad revenue for Google in Q3

🕔16:53, 30.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 30  YouTube brought in $5 billion in advertising revenue in the third quarter of 2020, signaling that there has been a rebound in advertising revenue for both Google and YouTube. YouTube now has over 30 million music

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HPCL gains over 4% as board considers share buyback on Nov 4

HPCL gains over 4% as board considers share buyback on Nov 4

🕔16:52, 30.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 30 Shares of oil refinery Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) gained over four per cent to Rs 187.10 (at 2.30 p.m.) on the BSE on Friday after the company announced that it will consider a proposal to buyback

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UP to come up with new policy to encourage exports

UP to come up with new policy to encourage exports

🕔16:47, 30.Oct 2020

Lucknow, Oct 30 Aiming to achieve a one-trillion-dollar state economy, the Uttar Pradesh plans to come up with a new export policy to encourage such endeavour from businesses operating in the state. The new policy will aim to increase the exports

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Indian Oil Q2 Results: Net Profit Jumps More Than Threefold, Sales Up 37%

Indian Oil Q2 Results: Net Profit Jumps More Than Threefold, Sales Up 37%

🕔16:44, 30.Oct 2020

New Delhi, October 30, 2020: IndianOil reported Revenue from Operations of ₹2,04,686 crores for the first half of Financial Year 2020-21 as compared to ₹2,82,514 crores in corresponding period of Financial Year 2019-20. The Net Profit for the six months ended 30th September 2020

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Secretary (Power), Government of India and CMD, NHPC visited Dulhasti Power Station

Secretary (Power), Government of India and CMD, NHPC visited Dulhasti Power Station

🕔16:41, 30.Oct 2020

Shri Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Secretary (Power), Government of India and Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC along with Shri Tanmay Kumar, Joint Secretary (Hydro), Ministry of Power, Government of India, Shri Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (PDD), Govt. of J&K (UT), Shri A.K. Choudhary,

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देश के 736 बांधों पर सरकार का बड़ा फैसला

देश के 736 बांधों पर सरकार का बड़ा फैसला

🕔12:30, 30.Oct 2020

केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने दी रिहैबिलिटेशन एंड इम्प्रूवमेंट प्रोजेक्ट को मंजूरी दो चरणों में 10 साल की परियोजना, सर्वाधिक 189 बांध राजस्थान के नई दिल्ली। देश के 736 बांधों को लेकर केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने गुरुवार को बड़ा फैसला लिया। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र

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