A Record Military Aid Deal between the US and Israel
The United States and Israel have agreed on a record $38 billion package of U.S. military aid and will sign the new pact, enshrining defence funding for Washington’s closest Middle East ally for the next decade.
The deal will represent the biggest pledge of U.S. military assistance made to any country.
Syria Warns Turkey
Syrian government warned that all aid going to the divided city of Aleppo, particularly assistance sent by Turkey, must be coordinated with Damascus and the United Nations.
The Syrian Arab Republic announces its rejection of the entry of humanitarian aid to Aleppo, particularly from the Turkish regime, without coordination with the Syrian government and the United Nations.
As per latest reports, the Great Barrier Reef has almost fully recovered from the worst coral bleaching ever known in recent history.
Water surveys to be conducted in October would enable scientists to closely monitor the recovery and survival rates across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
According to a list by Fortune, India's top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US, which is topped by Banco Santander's boss Ana Botn.
Bhattacharya is ranked second on the list, while Kochhar comes in on the fifth spot and Sharma on the 19th position in the Fortune's '50 Most Powerful Women International' list, which has ranked the women based outside the US.
Adani and Essar Get DRI Notice
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has issued show-cause notices to the Adani Group and the Essar Group companies for inflating the value of capital goods imported for power plants.
DRI will issue a show-cause notice to ADAG's Reliance Infrastructure for allegedly inflating the value of coal imports.
As per officials, the overvaluation in the case of Adani was Rs. 800 crore and in the case of and Essar was Rs. 500 crore. In the case of ADAG, the overvaluation is pegged at Rs. 350 crore.