Daily Newsletter | Sunday, July 16, 2017
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| Forces seek Rs 27 lakh crore over next 5 years for defence projects |
| The armed forces have sought an allocation of Rs 26.84 lakh crore ($416 billion) over the next five years to ensure requisite military modernisation and maintenance to take on the collusive threat from Pakistan and China as well as to safeguard India’s expanding geostrategic interests. |
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| ‘6 out of 10 get DL without test in India’ |
| Six out of every 10 people with a driving licence in India never actually sat behind a wheel to get it, according to a sample survey done across 10 cities, including the five metros. The survey comes at a time when the Rajya Sabha is set to discuss amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act. |
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| Prez signs off with LPG sop to poor in bastion |
| On his last visit to Jangipur as President, Pranab Mukherjee handed over free LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana as the scheme for BPL families touched the 2.5-crore mark. Unable to control his emotions, Mukherjee said: “I will not forget Jangipur.” |
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| Cut height for flight path, 70 Mumbai buildings told |
| In the biggest-ever action to be taken against obstacles in the flight path of aircraft that enter and leave the Mumbai airport, India’s civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered about 70 buildings in surrounding Vile Parle, Santacruz and Ghatkopar to reduce their height in 60 days flat. |
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| Maharashtra corporators get pay hike |
| The state government has approved a huge hike in the monthly honorariums of the corporators in the 27 municipal corporations across the state. The corporators of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has got a 150% hike in their montly payout. |
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| Here’s how much apps added to the GDP |
| “The internet economy could contribute up to $537.4 billion to India’s GDP in 2020, of which a minimum of $270.9bn could be attributed to apps,“ says the study. |
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| Women’s World Cup: Mithali, Rajeshwari take India to semi-finals |
| India produced a superb bowling display to dismiss the Kiwis for 79 in just 25.3 overs. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (5/15) was the pick of the bowlers with her five-wicket haul, while Deepti Sharma (2/26) scalped two and Jhulan Goswami (1/14), Shikha Pandey (1/12) and Poonam Yadav (1/12) picked one each respectively. |
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| Shastri’s appointment approved but no decision on Dravid, Zaheer |
| In a meeting attended by CoA members Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, the CoA approved the appointment of Shastri. However, the committee did not implicitly specify whether Dravid and Khan were on board as consultants for specific overseas tours, as had been claimed by the BCCI. |
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| Govt asks businesses to register under GST by July 30 |
| The government on Saturday asked traders to get registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime by July 30. However, traders with turnover of below Rs 20 lakh or those engaged exclusively in the supply of exempted goods or services need not register under the new tax regime. |
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