The US Senate confirmed Wilbur L. Ross as Commerce secretary, installing a key leader for the Trump administration's plans to overhaul trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
By a vote of 72 to 27 on Monday, the Senate confirmed Ross, who has already been advising President Trump on economic policy and helping him to craft ways to rewrite the tax code.
India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a rate of 7% in the October-December quarter of the fiscal year 2016-17 after factoring in the note ban impact.
GDP growth rates for 2016-17 and Q1, Q2, Q3 of 2016-17 are given below:
GDPFY2016-17 (second advance) – 7.1
Q12016-17 (April-June) (Revised) – 7.2
Q2 2016-17 (July-Sept) (Revised) – 7.4
Q3 2016-17 (Oct-Dec) Revised) - 7
Future Consumer Partners with Hain Celestial Group
Future Consumer Limited, the food and FMCG arm of Future Group, has partnered with Hain Celestial Group Inc to bring in organic and natural products.
Hain Celestial Group is an organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India.
This partnership will cover natural and organic products under Hain Celestial brands.
Scientists have created a path-breaking system that has maybe surpassed their previous developments.
Scientists have transformed a rose into an 'electronic' plant, they have developed a super capacitor that may lead to systems harvesting energy from 'electronic plants' to power sensors.
The Supreme Court extended the parole of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy till mid April.
The apex court also directed Sahara Group to deposit Rs. 5092.6 crore by April 7 to keep its chief Subrata Roy out of jail and this amount will be refunded to the investors.
Subrata Roy was sent to Tihar jail in March 2014.
India's First Integrated Heliport
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated the country's first integrated heliport in North Delhi.
India's first heliport has been built by state-owned Pawan Hans.
The heliport consists of a terminal building having a capacity of 150 passengers, four hangars with the parking capacity of 16 helicopters and nine parking bays.