By Administrator_ India Capital Sands First time in South Asia, a ‘Make in India’ drone transported COVID-19 vaccines over an aerial distance of 15 km in 12-15 minutes in Manipur on October 4. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched the Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR) Drone Response and Outreach in North East […]
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India emerges as Dubai’s second biggest trade partner
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has emerged as Dubai’s second biggest trading partner after China with the overall volume touching 38.5 billion dirham in the first half of 2021, according to official data released. According to a Dubai government statement, the emirate had a trade volume of 86.7 billion dirham with China in H1 (first […]
India to get 3rd set of Swiss bank details in Sep; realty info included
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the data about real estate properties owned by Indians there, officials said on Sunday. Marking a key milestone […]
India’s industrial production grows 13.6% in June on low base effect
By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s industrial production grew 13.6 per cent in June from the year-ago period due to the low-base effect, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed. The impact of a low-base declined in June as compared to the last two months. In April and May, growth was 134.6 […]
Olympics India schedule | August 2: India face Australia in women’s hockey quarter-finals, Dutee Chand in action
By Administrator_India Capital Sands After the men’s victory over Great Britain in hockey quarter-finals, the women’s team take the field today. But they are up against the might Australians and will need to punch well above their weight to make it to the semi-finals. India’s Dutee Chand takes the field in the Women’s 200m. Here is […]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Rajasthan’s Bikaner
By Administrator_India Capital Sands An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 had struck the city on July 21 as well An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale hit Bikaner, Rajasthan on July 22, the second in two days in the city. The earthquake occurred at 7.42 am, news agency ANI quoted the National Center for […]
Exports see nearly 50% jump to $33 bn in June; trade deficit at $9.37 bn
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Recording growth for the seventh month in a row, India’s exports rose by 48.34 per cent to $32.5 billion in June on account of healthy growth in shipments of petroleum products, gems and jewellery, and chemicals, even as trade deficit stood at $9.37 billion, according to the official data. Exports in June last year stood at […]
PM Narendra Modi to address medical fraternity on the occasion of National Doctors Day today
By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of National Doctor’s Day, will address the medical fraternity at an event on Thursday (July 1, 2021) morning. The event will be organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The event comes amid the country is still fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Monsoon update: Parts of north India to wait little longer for rainfall as IMD predicts slow progress
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Parts of north India will have to wait for the monsoon a little longer. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on June 14 predicted that the monsoon’s progress could slow down due to approaching westerlies. The weather agency had earlier predicted that the southwest monsoon was expected to reach the national capital […]
Household debt soars to 37.1% of GDP, savings plunge 10.4% in Q2: RBI report
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The year-long pandemic left households more indebted, which has sharply jumped to 37.1 per cent of GDP in Q2 of FY21, while their savings rate plunged to a low 10.4 per cent, according to latest data from the Reserve Bank. The household savings plunged as the pandemic has led to tens […]