Made-in-India Train 18 named Vande Bharat Express: Railways Minister
Piyush Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush
Goyal on Sunday said that the Indian Railways has named the indigenously
manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express.
The change in name is seen as an attempt by the government to
acknowledge the made-in-India status of this high-speed train, which will
operate between Delhi and Varanasi. The Vande Bharat Express will touch a
maximum speed of 160kmph.
It is expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would soon flag off the
16-coach train.
Source: https://zeenews.india.com/india/made-in-india-train-18-named-vande-bharat-express-railways-minister-piyush-goyal-2174623.html
Government taken steps towards reducing imports by 10%: PM Modi in
Kochi
New Delhi: Dedicating the integrated refinery expansion complex of
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at the Kochi Refinery to the
nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that more than one crore
consumers gave up their LPG subsidies under the 'Give it Up' initiative.
"Since May 2016, nearly six crore LPG connections have been
provided to the poorest of poor under the Ujjawla scheme," he said while
addressing at the event.
"The government is promoting the use of environment-friendly
transport fuel i.e., CNG by expanding coverage of City Gas Distribution (CGD)
network in the country. After successful completion of 10th CGD Bidding Round
over 400 districts of the country will be connected for providing piped gas
supply," the Prime Minister added.
Source: https://zeenews.india.com/kerala/pm-modi-dedicates-bpcls-refinery-expansion-complex-in-kochi-to-nation-2174628.html
3rd ODI: India eye series win, Kiwis look to stay alive
After clinching back-to-back victories against New Zealand, Virat
Kohli-led India will look to seal five-match ODI series when they lock horns
with the hosts in the third game at the Bay Oval on Monday.
A victory in the upcoming match would give India an unassailable 3-0
lead, which would be enough for the Men in Blue to take a fitting revenge of
their disappointing 0-4 defeat during the limited-over series against the Black
Caps in 2014.
India, who headed into the New Zealand tour on the back of their maiden
ODI and Test series win in Australia, kicked off their five-match series with a
convincing eight-wicket win over the Kane Williamson-led side at McLean Park,
Napier. The visitors followed it up with a crushing 90-run triumph in the
second ODI at Bay Oval.
Source: https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/3rd-odi-india-eye-series-win-kiwis-look-to-stay-alive-2174600.html
Donald Trump signs bill ending longest government shutdown in US
history
President Donald Trump on Friday signed the bill ending
the longest government shutdown in US history. The US has been hit hard by
the shutdown over the last 36 days with nearly 800,000 federal employees
temporarily thrown out of work.
Trump wants to build a US-Mexico border wall for which he has been
seeking a whopping USD 5.7 billion in funding for the physical barrier which
according to him is a must to prevent the flow of illegal immigrants into
the US. The Democrats, however, have asserted that such a move is a
"waste" of taxpayers money.
The President had on Thursday said that he would only sign a bill if it
included a "down payment" on a border barrier. "One of the ideas
suggested is they open it, they pay sort of a pro-rated down payment for the
wall, which I think people would agree that you need the wall," Trump had
been quoted as telling reporters at the White House.
Royal Enfield commits investment of additional Rs 500 cr in Tamil Nadu
by 2021
New Delhi: Royal Enfield will invest an additional Rs 500 crore by 2021
to expand its three manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu under a pact with
the state government to receive fiscal and monetary incentives.
According to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between the two
parties, the state government will extend fiscal and monetary incentives to the
company, subject to it investing Rs 1,500 crore over a period of five years
beginning May 2016, Royal Enfield, two-wheeler arm of Eicher Motors, said in a
regulatory filing.
Out of Rs 1,500 crore, Royal Enfield has already invested over Rs 1,000
crore.
Cabinet clears setting up of centralised GST appellate authority
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved setting up creation of
National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at New Delhi.
GSTAT shall be presided over by its President and shall consist of one
Technical Member (Centre) and one Technical Member (State).
The creation of the National Bench of the GSTAT would amount to one time
expenditure of Rs 92.50 lakh while the recurring expenditure would be Rs 6.86
crore per annum.
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