n at Pune. China, with its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, has fast expanded its footprint in Africa as the “New Great Game” plays out in the world’s second-largest continent known for its minerals and other raw commodities. India may not have China’s economic wherewithal but is trying to leverage its long-standing ties and military expertise with African nations.
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#Africa #AFINDEX #India #Military #SanjeevSharma

3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on DRR
The 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in New Delhi on 19 March 2019. The workshop was attended by about 140 delegates from Japan and India including experts from both the governments, top premium research institutes, city administrators, specialized Disaster Management agencies and private sector. The Government of India and the Government of Japan had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in September 2017.
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#DRR #MoC #HFA #Japan #SFDRR #India #TokyoJapan

Mitra shakti-VI
Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India & Sri Lanka. The joint exercise for the year 2018-19 will be conducted from 26 March to 08 April 2019 in Sri Lanka. Troops from 1st Battalion the BIHAR Regiment of the Indian Army and Gemunu Watch Battalion of Sri Lankan Army would be jointly undertaking the exercise.
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#MitraShakti #IndianArmy #BIHAR #Indian #military

Operational Readiness Exercise
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, arrived Kochi on 18 March 19 for the debrief of the recently concluded annual Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX). Commanders-in-Chief of all the three naval Commands, along with a number of senior operational commanders and representatives from Indian Army, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard attended and participated in the discussions held at the Naval Base, Kochi.
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#CNS #IndianAirForce #IndianNavy #SeaVigil

LOI of Chandrayaan-2
Almost 30 days after it was launched, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on 20 August 2019 moved into the lunar orbit, and started going around the moon, in preparation for a landing on September 7. Chandrayaan-2, launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 22, is India’s first lander mission to the moon.
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#LOI #Chandrayaan2 #spacecraft #India #Earth #IST #GSLVMkIII

DRR requirement for NBFCs and HFCs
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the Companies (Share Capital & Debentures) Rules by removing Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR) requirement for Listed Companies, NCFCs and HFCs.
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#DRR #NBFCs #HFCs #NirmalaSitharaman #NHB #Budget

A Panel report on Corporate tax
A government panel has recommended cutting the corporate tax rate to 25% from 30% for all companies and scrapping surcharges on tax payments, an official said on 20 August 2019, part of a major overhaul of the six-decades old tax act.
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#Corporatetax #AkhileshRanjan #COGS #NirmalaSitharaman #IncomeTaxAct