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DRDO carries out maiden flight of Unmanned Combat Aircraft

Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on July 01, 2022

Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown. The Unmanned Combat Aircraft is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, a premier research laboratory of DRDO......Read More

GST Revenue collection for June 2022 crosses 1.40 lakh crore, mark for the 5th time

Finance Ministry: The gross GST (Goods and Services Tax) revenue collection over ₹1,44,616 crore in June 2022, GST collection crossed Rs 1.40 lakh crore mark for the 5th time, which is a good sign for the Indian economy.

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The gross GST revenue collected in the month of June 2022 is ₹144,616 crore of which CGST is ₹25,306 crore, SGST is ₹32,406 crore, IGST is ₹75887 crore (including ₹40102 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹11,018 crore (including ₹ 1197 crore collected on import of goods). The gross GST collection in June 2022 is the second highest collection next to the April 2022 collection of ₹1,67,540 crore.

The revenues for the month of June 2022 are 56% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year of ₹92,800 crore. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 55% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 56% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

This is the fifth time the monthly GST collection crossed ₹1.40 lakh crore mark since inception of GST and fourth month at a stretch since March 2022. The collection in June’2022 is not only be the second highest but also has broken the trend of being low collection month as observed in the past. Total number of e-way bills generated in the month of May 2022 was 7.3 crore, which is 2% less than 7.4 crore e-way bills generated in the month of April 2022.

The average monthly gross GST collection for the first quarter of the FY 2022-23 has been ₹1.51 lakh crore against the average monthly collection of ₹1.10 lakh crore in the first quarter of the last Financial year showing an increase of 37%. Coupled with economic recovery, anti-evasion activities, especially action against fake billers have been contributing to the enhanced GST. The gross cess collection in this month is the highest since the introduction of GST.

India’s largest floating solar power project commissioned in Ramagundam, Telangana

India's largest floating Solar Power Project is now fully operational. NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana with effect from July 01, 2022.

Background

With the operationalisation of 100-MW Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region rose to 217 MW. Earlier, NTPC declared Commercial operation of 92 MW Floating Solar at Kayamkulam (Kerala) and 25 MW Floating Solar at Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh).

Indian origin T Raja Kumar takes over as President of FATF Air Marshal

Indian origin T Raja Kumar has taken over as President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Raja Kumar succeeds Dr Marcus Pleyer as the chief of the FATF and will serve a two-year-term.

AP Singh assumes charge as AOC-IN-C Central Air Command Indian

Air Marshal AP Singh assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Central Air Command (CAC) on 01 July 2022.

About Air Marshal AP Singh

The Air Marshal was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF on 21 December 1984. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College. A Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot, he has more than 4900 hours of flying experience.

Army organises Suraksha Manthan on Border and Coastal Security

The Desert Corps of the Indian Army organised the “Suraksha Manthan 2022”, on aspects of Border & Coastal Security at Jodhpur (Rajasthan).

During the course of the discussions, aspects of interoperability, operational cohesion and logistics were ironed out in order to enhance overall security along the International Boundary (IB) and coastal sectors.

AAI signs agreement with UP Govt for Operation & Management of 5 Airports

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an Operation & Management agreement for operationalization of five airports owned by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for a period of 30 years. These five airports are Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Muirpur & Shravasti.

As per the agreement, AAI will operate and manage the airports and provide all necessary services.

Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) services will also be provided by AAI, for which State Government will enter into a separate agreement.

IIE, Guwahati signs MoU with IIM, Shillong to boost Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the North Eastern

Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Incubation and Enterprise Support Centre of Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIMS) to boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the North Eastern Region (NER).

Objective

The objective of this partnership is to encourage entrepreneurship, incubation, and startups in the North Eastern Region. To support professional development in the areas of management, entrepreneurship, and skill development, and to meet the larger demand for capacity building and entrepreneurship promotion in the NER, the institutes will collaborate and exchange information and resources.

PM Modi to visit Bhimavaram and Gandhinagar on 4th July India’s COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh and Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 4th July, 2022.

Prime Minister Modi will launch the year-long 125th birth anniversary celebration of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in Bhimavaram. Thereafter Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Digital India Week 2022 in Gandhinagar.

Key Highlights

PM Modi to launch year-long 125th birth anniversary celebration of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
PM Modi to also unveil 30-feet tall bronze statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju
PM Modi to inaugurate Digital India Week 2022 in Gandhinagar
Theme for Digital India Week 2022: Catalyzing New India’s Techade
PM Modi to launch ‘Digital India Bhashini’, ‘Digital India GENESIS’ and ‘India Stack.global’; to also dedicate ‘MyScheme’ and ‘Meri Pehchaan’
PM Modi to announce first cohort of 30 Institutions to be supported under Chips to Startup Programme

Vaccination Coverage exceeds 197.84 Cr; Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.54%

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 197.84 Cr (1,97,84,80,015) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.68 Cr (3,68,29,621) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.

India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,09,568. Active cases now constitute 0.25% of the country's total Positive Cases. 17,092 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.54%. 14,684 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,28,51,590.

The Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.56% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 4.14%.

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