# India-US talks     The United states is to collaborate with India to work towards installing 450GW of renewable energy by 2030. USA is looking forward to partnering with India in bringing finance, technology and other elements needed to achieve it. Currently, India’s installed power capacity is projected to be 476 GW […]

      # Light combat aircraft     The configuration for the light combat aircraft (LCA) Mk2 has been frozen. Steel cutting is expected to begin soon. The roll out of the aircraft LCA Mk2 is planned next year and the first flight in early 2023.       # Advanced medium combat aircraft […]

      # Delhi     With 19 days still left in September, Delhi received the highest rainfall for the month in 77 years, according to the India meteorological Department (IMD). This is also the second highest rainfall for the month of September in 121 years. The city has till now received 380.2 mm […]

      # Minimum support price     The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat for the upcoming Rabi season to 3015 rupees per quintal, a 2% hike from the 1975 rupees per quintal rate of last year. Oilseeds and pulses such as mustard, Sunflower and masoor hal saw […]

      # Taliban government     The Taliban announced the top members of their government on Tuesday. Taliban’s head of the Shura council Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund would serve as its acting prime minister. The position of interior minister was given Sirajuddin Haqqani. the leader of the deadly Haqqani network. Abdul Ghani baradar […]

      # Nipah virus     The number of people symptomatic for Nipah infection rose to 11 in kerela on monday. A new laboratory under the aegis of the national institute of virology, pune, had been set up at MCH.       # Right to sit     Tamil nadu government introduced […]

      # Foreign terrorists in Kashmir     Security agencies are surprised as foreign terrorists have outnumbered the local terrorists in North Kashmir- comprising three districts of Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara. The sudden spike in numbers has forced the police to restrict the movement of mainstream leaders and elected grassroots representatives because of […]

      # Merchandise exports     India’s merchandise exports in August touched $33.14 billion. This export figure is 45.17% higher than a year ago and 27.5% over the pre pandemic level of August 2019. Trade deficit widened to a four month high, driven by a sharp uptick in gold imports. Merchandise imports during […]

    # GST     Gross goods and services tax (GST) revenues in August fell to 1.12 lakh crore from 1.16 lakh crore collected the previous month. The revenues for August 2021 are 30% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. The GST collections had fallen below the 1 lakh […]

    # UNSC resolution     Despite the abstention of two “p5” countries – Russia and China from the India led united nations security council (UNSC) resolution 2593, the resolution regarding Afghanistan passed in the council. Resolution called on the Taliban to keep their commitments on preventing terror groups in Afghanistan. It also called […]