The US Presidential Administration has instructed the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as a number of other departments, to develop a plan to implement the so-called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) by the end of 2026. This was reported by Reuters on Tuesday, April 2. Due to differences in gravity and other … Read more
2023-12-18 06:32:36 1China has this morning executed one of the serial killers, Lao Rongxi, who carried out seven murders and numerous stabbings and robberies between 996 and 1999. Lao Rongxi and her husband, Fa Xiong, killed seven people, including a child, in China over a three-year period from 1996 to 1999, according to reports. According … Read more
2023-12-17 01:04:38 The Centre’s advance tax collections up to the third quarter (April-December) of FY24 are up 19.8% from a year earlier to ₹6.24 lakh crore, maintaining healthy double-digit growth, said people aware of the latest numbers, pointing to a buoyant economy. The numbers include payments till 11:30 pm on December 15, the last day … Read more
2023-12-10 10:36:09 Lower international prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) cracks and a fast paced recovery in domestic air passenger traffic — leading to higher fuel consumption — pulled down India’s jet fuel exports by 17 per cent on an annual basis in October 2023. Also read: AWG lessors downgrades India yet again According to the … Read more
2023-12-06 18:52:18 New Delhi: The government on Wednesday sought parliamentary approval for an additional net spending of ₹58,378 crore in the first batch of supplementary demand for grants in this financial year. Despite the additional outgo, officials expect the government to meet its fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2023-24. … Read more
2023-12-01 13:54:23 India Inc’s credit metrics are likely to show slight sequential improvement in the third quarter of the current fiscal, with interest coverage increasing to 4.5-5 times, rating agency Icra said on Friday. This would benefit from improved earnings of corporate India on the back of continuing, albeit moderating, tailwinds from commodity prices and … Read more
2023-12-01 14:28:02 India’s goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 15% in November to Rs 1.68 lakh crore, driven by festive demand and improved compliance. The collection was lower than Rs 1.72 lakh crore collected last month, the GST collections was highest in April this fiscal at Rs 1.87 lakh crore. The monthly revenue crossed … Read more
2023-11-26 06:52:15 Several states are likely to miss their capital expenditure targets for the ongoing fiscal due to polls and fall in revenue, according to an analysis. A steep fall in revenue receipts will further lead to a major compression in state capex, which during the first half of FY24 rose to a record 35 … Read more