Plans are afoot to detect illegal sand-mining across the country with the help of ISRO satellites and also augment water and fodder in forest areas to prevent man-animal conflict, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said Saturday.

The government plans to use satellite image technology by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to map every area and river to check illegal sand-mining.

The government on Friday unleashed a series of reforms — from payment of all pending goods and services tax (GST) dues in 30 days to easier borrowing norms — for the struggling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector.

Facing a severe liquidity crisis since demonetisation in 2016, the MSME sector had repeatedly made several demands.

The NHAI should discontinue constructing roads and encourage the private sector to take over the running of completed projects. These are two of the key suggestions that the Prime Minister’s Office has made to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

In a letter dated August 17, Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, wrote to Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, collating suggestions to improve the operational performance of NHAI.

At the forthcoming IAA Frankfurt Motor Show (September 10-22), Hyundai Motor will display the company’s focus towards the future direction of car design. Inspired by looking back at the brand’s first model in the 1970s, the ‘45’ fully-electric concept car will act as a symbolic milestone for Hyundai’s future EV design.

With JioFibre set to be launched on September 05, 2019, telecom players are revising their plans in a bid to maintain their share in the industry and hence increase their revenue despite continually losing their subscribers to the Reliance juggernaut.

And it is not just telecom companies who are doing this, DTH service Tata Sky too made an announcement this week offering free additional months of usage to its subscribers.

Hinduja group flagship Ashok Leyland has announced more production holidays at its Ennore plant (the mother plant) in Chennai.

After absorbing August 16 & 17 as non-working days (production holidays), the company has on Friday informed the employees that August 24 (Saturday), August 27 and August 30 as non-working days and August 26 will be a 6th day non-working day.

Maruti Suzuki will recall 40,618 units of its small car WagonR to rectify a possible issue of fuel hose fouling with metal clamp, reflecting yet another instance of growing recalls over the last few years. The recall campaign is for the vehicles fitted with 1-litre engine and manufactured between November 15, 2018 and August 12, 2019.

After FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures in a bid to calm the nerves of the investors, stock market experts say that the Sensex and Nifty may see a relief rally in the coming days. In what would come as a major relief to stock market investors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23 announced the abolition of tax surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic investors.

SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Friday stated that the recent heavy sell-off in the markets was not solely due to gloomy market sentiments on account of enhanced surcharge on foreign portfolio investors’ (FPI) announced in the Budget but several other factors of the economy coupled with the general slowdown.

Underlining the measures taken (by the government) to contain the further selloff, he said, “There are other reasons pertaining to the economy. Corporate earnings are not improving and there is a general slowdown (in the economy).

While former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra mortal remains were being cremated with full state honour, 22 rifles carried by police personnel failed to fire a single shot on Wednesday.

Mishra's cremation took place at his ancestral village in Supaul district and it was attended by state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey, among others.

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