UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran Indian development economist and UN official Satya S Tripathi as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Tripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has since 2017 served as Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda … Read more
Indian economy grew by 8.2 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, the highest in over two years. The Finance Ministry has exuded confidence that the economy could exceed estimated 7.5 per cent growth in the current fiscal. Attributing the high quarterly performance to reforms and fiscal prudence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said … Read more
The filing of Income Tax Returns has registered an upsurge of around 71 per cent upto the 31st of August as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in a statement said, the total number of ITRs e-filed till the 31st of August this year was 5.42 crore … Read more
The Fifteenth Finance Commission of the Government is visiting the state of Tamil Nadu from 5th to 8th September 2018. The Commission led by the Chairman N.K.Singh, Members – Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Dr. Ramesh Chand and Secretary Arvind Mehta along with other officials will have meetings with Chief Minister, Ministers and other … Read more
Writing letters of gratitude may improve well-being for not only the writer but the recipient as well, according to scientists, including one of Indian origin. Researchers, including Amit Kumar from the University of Texas at Austin in the US, asked participants to write a letter of gratitude to someone who has done something nice for … Read more
Happiness can prolong life in older adults, say scientists including one of Indian origin. The study, published in the journal Age and Ageing, used data for 4,478 participants of a survey to look at the association between happiness, assessed in the year 2009, and subsequent likelihood of dying due to any cause, until December 31, … Read more
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Janmashtami. Taking to his twitter handle, the President tweeted, “Greetings and good wishes to fellow citizens on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. The teachings of Lord Krishna have a universal message – Nishkam Karma. May this festival inspire us … Read more
A dominating Bajrang Punia opened India’s gold medal account at the 2018 Asian Games, bringing smiles and relief to the Indian camp which was jolted by the early exit of star wrestler Sushil Kumar today An in-form Bajrang won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category but a ‘rusty’ Sushil lost his last … Read more
Vinesh Phogat on Monday created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, brushing aside her rivals with remarkable ease in the 50kg category. Vinesh was a medal-favourite in her category and was likely to face stiff competition from Japan’s Yuki Irie whom she outplayed 6-2 … Read more
Three days Three golds and many more medals. First 3 days of the Asian Games in Jakarta have been quite gratifying for India. Young champions from India are shining in Jakarta from 16 year old shooter Saurabh Chaudhary to 23 year old wrestler Vinesh Phogat to 24 year old wrestler Bajrang Punia among other Indian … Read more