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Govind Mohan, Union Home Secretary, Government of India reviewed the progress of border agreements signed between Assam-Meghalaya and between Assam-Arunachal.

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Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra conveyed this at a meeting taken by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to take stock of the progress of the review announced in the Budget. Sitharaman chaired the meeting Monday to assess the progress as the government is looking to introduce the draft bill in the budget session. Apart from Malhotra, the meeting was attended Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman Ravi Agarwal, and other senior CBDT officials The Department has also received 6,500 suggestion from the public, to simplify the IT law.

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Indian diaspora at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The EAM attributed this progress to a series of interconnected efforts aimed at enhancing business conditions, improving the quality of life, and radically transforming the nation's infrastructure. Jaishankar elaborated on the initiatives that have contributed to this transformation, including the ambitious Gati Shakti program, which focuses on comprehensive infrastructure development.

National Green Tribunal while monitoring the status of waste management across the country's states and Union Territories flagged several issues last month after analysing the progress reports submitted by Gujarat and Odisha. A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the two states filed separate progress reports detailing the steps taken to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court's directions regarding solid waste management rules and establishing adequate sewage treatment plants (STPs). Last year, the tribunal imposed environmental compensation (EC) on various states for the gaps in waste management, including Rs 2,100 crore on Gujarat, which had to be kept in a ring-fenced account. It stopped short of imposing the fine on Odisha after the state government gave an undertaking that it would set aside Rs 1,138 crore to address the gaps. Regarding solid waste management in Gujarat, the bench also comprising judicial member Justice Sudhir Kumar Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel said, «The gap reported in waste processing is almost at the same level as was reported earlier, which is on account of not having waste processing facilities commensurate with waste generation.»

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Mallikarjun Kharge's caution to his party's government in the state was an affirmation that it was on the brink of economic instability. In a post on 'X', BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said Kharge's words should serve as a warning. «AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's caution to Maharashtra Congress on making reckless 'Guarantees' serves as a stark reminder of Congress' unsustainable promises in poll-bound states aimed solely at winning elections,» the Shikaripura MLA said. «Through his advice to Chief Minister Shri @siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Shri @DKShivakumar, Shri @kharge has practically confirmed that Congress's guarantees have pushed Karnataka, once a progressive and revenue-surplus state, to the brink of economic instability,» the BJP state chief charged.

Amit Shah on Friday greeted the people of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on their statehood day, saying they had contributed immensely to nation-building. In separate messages on X, Shah expressed hope that the states would continue the journey of progress and development uninterrupted in the coming years. «Best wishes to our sisters and brothers in Andhra Pradesh on their statehood day. With its vibrant culture and rich literary traditions, Andhra Pradesh has made Bharat proud by its immense contribution to nation-building. May the state touch new heights of development,» he said. Expressing heartfelt greetings to the «sisters and brothers» in Karnataka on «Rajyotsava», the home minister said that as proud inheritors of a glorious heritage, the people of Karnataka had contributed immensely to enhancing the nation's pride.

Samsung Electronics has reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter

Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter. The South Korean technology giant said its operating profit for the July-September period increased by more than 277 per cent from a year earlier to 9.18 trillion won (USD 6.65 billion). But the figure represented a 12 per cent decline from the second quarter, which Samsung attributed largely to one-off costs, such as provision of employee incentives in its computer chip business, and the effects of a weaker US dollar.

Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year

The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica

The profit figure was slightly higher than ET NOW poll estimates of Rs 3,335 crore.

The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast