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-- Delhi recorded its hottest day in March this year at 34.1°C yesterday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
-- It added that heat wave conditions were observed at places in theKonkan region.
-- Meanwhile, temperatures above normal by 5 to 7°C were reported in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, and 1°C to 5°C across the rest of India.
India exported military hardware worth Rs 13,399 crore till March 6 in the current fiscal, a significant increase from just Rs 4,682 crore in 2017-18, according to data presented in Rajya Sabha by MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt
-- The International Criminal Court (ICC) may seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, Reuters reported quoting a source.
-- The arrest warrants could include the crime of genocide.
-- This would be the first international war crimes case arising from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Trading has reportedly been temporarily halted in dozens of regional United States banks after shares slumped following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
India's retail inflation is above RBI's target level for the second month
The Ram Mandir being built here will be connected with the Chaudah Kosi Parikrama Marg, which will be converted into a four-lane road, a senior official said here on Monday. Every year after Diwali, lakhs of devotees perform a 'parikrama' of the temple town on the narrow road.
Sixty-six accused were killed and 158 others injured in police custody after Himanta Biswa Sarma became the chief minister of Assam in May 2021, the assembly was told on Monday. In a written reply to a query by AIUDF MLA Ashraful Hussain, Sarma said 35 accused were killed and 12 others were injured in gunfights with the police between May 10, 2021 and February 28, 2023.
Twenty-three of 55 high-priority projects being implemented by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could not meet deadlines, the Govt tells RajyaSabha.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem -- UAE’s Group Chairman and CEO of DP World – is setting up a large facility in Jammu & Kashmir in logistics infrastructure, Piyush Goyal informs.
Elaborating on the need for collective solutions, Piyush Goyal said: “The polluter pay principle was accepted by all in Paris. The developed world which has caused over 50% of the problem has less than 70% of the world's population. It was agreed trillions of dollars will be required to make the world a safe place to live in. I call upon the developed nations to provide promised resources to enable the world to adopt clean energy, net zero goals faster.”
He added: “India has only contributed about 2% of the ozone problem that is there despite having 16% of the world’s population.”
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal addresses Confederation of Indian Industries Partnership Summit 2023 in New Delhi, says collective solutions to global challenges are the need of the hour
United States government approves Alaska Willow oil project, BBC reports
Major cryptocurrencies stabilised on March 13 after United States authorities announced plans to limit the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the issuer of the USD Coin stablecoin said it remained redeemable with the dollar.
