< Back Emergency mock drill on May 7th 6 May 2025 This is the first mock drill after 1971, when India and Pakistan last went to war. 244 districts across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Manipur, and Meghalaya will undergo the mock drill on May 7th. It will include air-raid siren activation to alert people in case of aerial threats, blackouts to mimic wartime stealth procedures, cleaning and inspection of underground bunkers, operationalising communication with the Indian Air Force, camouflaging critical installations like power plants, training civilians in first aid, firefighting, emergency shelter use, evacuation rehearsals for civilians, simulating backup command centres. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is supervising the nationwide drill. It is part of civil defence efforts under the Civil Defence Rules, 1968. The MHA instructed district authorities for coordination, home guards, and civil defence wardens for ground operations, and NCC, NSS volunteers, members of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, and students to raise awareness and support. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Income tax collections more than doubled since FY15 18 Oct 2024 Personal income tax collections spiked by 294.3% from ₹2.66 lakh crore in FY15 to ₹10.55 lakh crore in FY24, with Maharashtra leading the pack. Improved compliance, better awareness, and reduced corporate tax led to India’s income tax reserves filling up. Compared to 5.7 crore taxpayers in FY15, 10.41 crore Indians paid taxes in FY24. The number of IT returns increased more than twice from ₹4.04 crore in FY15 to ₹8.61 crore in FY24. Corporate tax collections also rose by 112.85% from ₹4.28 lakh crore to ₹9.11 lakh crore in this duration. The tax-to-GDP ratio was boosted by 6.64% in the current financial year FY25 compared to 5.55% in FY15. However, the direct tax contribution to the overall tax collection increased slightly from 56.16% to 56.72% in the same period. Leading the pack in terms of contributions to direct tax collections were Maharashtra, Karnataka, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat, accounting for more than 72% or ₹14.19 lakh crore of the total ₹19.61 lakh crore. Maharashtra contributed ₹7.61 lakh crore to the direct tax collections. Previous Next

< Back Godrej Properties targeting ₹30,000cr sales in FY2025 17 Feb 2025 Between Apr-Dec 2024, it added 12 land parcels covering 169 lakh square feet and worth ₹23,450 crore across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune. In 2024, Godrej Properties sold properties worth ₹28,800 crore and emerged as the biggest listed real estate company in 2024 vis-à-vis sales bookings. It had sold properties worth ₹22,527 crore in 2023-24. It now intends to hit the ₹30,000 crore sales mark in FY2025, breaking through the company’s target of ₹27,000 crore sales bookings this fiscal. In November 2024, it acquired a 53-acre land in Joka, Kolkata. It has a potential 1.3 million square feet of saleable area and a projected revenue potential of ₹500 crore. The Indian real estate sector raised ₹22,230 crore from Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) last year, accounting for 16% of the total QIPs issued in the year, the highest for any sector. Godrej was the top fundraiser, raising ₹6,000 crore in the December quarter, followed by Prestige (₹5,000 crore). QIPs allow listed companies to quickly raise funds from institutional investors instead of an IPO. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

Brésil a proposé d’imposer une taxe de 2% sur les milliardaires globaux avant le sommet de G20 à Rio les 18-19 novembre. < Back Les États ont rejeté l’idée d’une taxe des super riches Brésil a proposé d’imposer une taxe de 2% sur les milliardaires globaux avant le sommet de G20 à Rio les 18-19 novembre. Pendant la réunion de ministres des finances du G20 le 25 juillet, les États Unis ont rejeté la proposition d’introduire d’une taxation des super riches. Avant la réunion, pendant une conférence de presse, la secrétaire de Trésor Américain, Janet Yellen, a dit que son pays ne voyait pas le besoin d’introduire une taxation pour les grandes riches. Les ministres de finances ont se retrouvé pour discuter de cette idée. Le président Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a mentionné comment « certains individus contrôlent plus de ressources que des pays entiers ». Pour une contre mesure, il a lancé une alliance mondiale contre la pauvreté et la faim. D’après une étude récemment d’Oxfam, l’ONG, les 1% les plus grandes riches du monde ont gagné plus de 40,000 milliards de dollars dans dix ans, mais leur taxation est très faible. L’économiste français Gabriel Zucman estime leur imposition à 0,3% de leurs patrimoines. Previous Next

< Back Meet Indri, a sugar maker turned world-renowned whiskey maker Ishita Nigam 31 Oct 2023 Indri Trini was awarded the Best in Show Double Gold honour at the Whiskies of the World Awards held in the US last month. When 28,000 barrels of malt lying in their warehouse for seven years matured twice quicker in the extreme Indian climate, Piccadilly Agro decided to turn it into whiskey. Master blender Surrinder Kumar, who worked with Amrut Distilleries, transformed it into a whiskey. Multiple tasting sessions with the Indian, Japanese, and Scottish connoisseurs made them realize they had a winner swirling in their hands. Piccadilly Agro was set up in Indri, Haryana, three decades ago by former Congressman and lawmaker Venod Kumar Sharma. After striking liquid gold, it first launched single malt under the brand name Old Bombay’ but renamed it to Indri, which also means senses in Sanskrit. Since its launch in 2021, Piccadilly has sold 18,000 cases till March 2023. Its stock has surged from ₹25 in December 2021 to an all-time high of ₹328 last month. It relies on its low-margin sugar mills business for just one-third of its revenue. Previous Next

< Back Delhi High Court dismisses Celebi’s appeal 7 Jul 2025 The Turkish airport ground handling agency had challenged the revocation of its security license. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had revoked Celebi’s license on May 15th, citing a threat to civil aviation security. Celebi staff had access to sensitive areas at the airport, like the tarmac and cargo zones. The Delhi High Court dismissed Celebi’s appeal against its license revocation. It argued that the government did not follow due process and grant it a hearing before cancelling its license. The High Court found no procedural impropriety in the government’s decision. Justice Sachin Datta pointed out that judicial principles give primacy to national security considerations when weighed against the principle of due process. Celebi manages ground and cargo operations for nine major airports in India, including 70% of Mumbai airport operations. It was responsible for passenger, flight, and cargo handling, postal services, and bridges and warehouse management. It had been operating in India for 15 years and employed over 10,000 people. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

Elle travaille sur son logiciel d’IA pour rivaliser avec o1, le robot d’OpenAI. < Back Google peaufine son IA pour rattraper le bot OpenAI Elle travaille sur son logiciel d’IA pour rivaliser avec o1, le robot d’OpenAI. Google améliore son logiciel de raisonnement IA afin de le rendre plus compétent à résoudre des problèmes mathématiques et de programmation informatique avancés. Google et OpenAI utilisent la technique de la chaine de pensée pour ressembler raisonnement humain. Pour faire avancer ses recherches, le géant de la technologie prévoit d’investir un milliard de dollars dans la construction de centres de données à Bangkok et à Chonburi, en Thaïlande. De son côté, Microsoft est sur le point de lancer une nouvelle version de son robot d’IA, Copilot. Ce robot sera capable d’interpréter la voix et les images. Aussi, Bridgewise, une startup israélienne spécialisée dans l’IA, a obtenu l’approbation réglementaire de l’Autorité israélienne de sécurité (ISA) pour offrir des conseils en matière d’investissement. Son bot permettra aux utilisateurs de recevoir des recommandations d’achat et de vente basées sur des données actuelles et en temps réel. Previous Next

< Back Traditional BFSI companies ready to launch super apps for financial services 28 May 2024 Aditya Birla Capital, Muthoot Fincorp, and Angel One are following in the footsteps of Amazon Pay and Tata Neu to create a super app. Traditional banking and financial services companies like Angel One, Muthoot Fincorp, and Aditya Birla Capital are developing a one-stop app for all financial services. They are partnering with fintech startups or creating their platforms for the app. Aditya Birla launched its omnichannel D2C platform, Aditya Birla Capital Digital, last month. It offers 22 financial services, like UPI payments, bill payments and digital transactions, loans and investments, portfolio consolidators, personal finance, and expense management tracking tools. Muthoot Fincorp One, launched in August 2023, offers gold and MSME loans, insurance, utility and loan payment options, and investment products like digital gold and non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The Angel One superapp is in beta testing and offers online trading, and investment options in direct mutual funds, NCDs, and sovereign gold bonds. Recently, Tata Neu’s C-Suite has been upgraded. The company plans to revamp Neu super app, improve Neu Pass, and introduce new financial products. Previous Next

< Back Private driving schools to conduct trainings, issue licenses from June 1 23 May 2024 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announced that private driving schools will be authorised to conduct driving tests and issue licenses. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways simplified obtaining a driving license. From June 1, it will authorise private driving schools to conduct the tests and issue the licenses. It has streamlined the documentation needed to apply for a two-wheeler and a four-wheeler. These private centres will need to offer 29 hours of training over four weeks for a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license, including 21 hours of practical and eight hours of theoretical training. Schools will be charged ₹5,000 for renewing driving licenses without proper training. The learner’s license driving test and a repeat test will cost ₹50 per test. The learner’s permit (Form 3) will be issued for ₹150. An individual’s driving license or repeat test will cost ₹300. A driving license will cost ₹200, and an international license will cost ₹1,000. Adding another vehicle to the permit will cost ₹500 extra. Previous Next

< Back IndiGo faces delays, cancellations due to new pilot rest rules 4 Dec 2025 The airline had 200 cancellations on Wednesday and 1,232 in November. The new rules mandating adequate rest for pilots and crew came into effect on November 1 st , 2025. The DGCA had announced Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) in January 2024, with a 22-month preparatory window for airlines. FDTL mandates: 48 hours of weekly rest, up from 36 hours earlier Night duty window extended from midnight to 6 a.m. from midnight to 5 a.m. earlier. This ensures pilots are rarely scheduled to fly during the vulnerable period, especially from 4 to 6 am. Maximum two consecutive night duties allowed Maximum two landings at night allowed per week IndiGo’s on-time performance declined from above 80% to 35% by December 2 nd , the lowest among all Indian carriers. The other airlines, while impacted, did not share the same level of concerns. Pilot associations call it artificially created flight disruptions to put pressure on the DGCA to roll back the FDTL. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes mystery. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

< Back HAL debuts Super Jet 100 at Wings India 2026 27 Jan 2026 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will showcase three India-made aircraft at Wings India 2026, held from January 28–31 at Begumpet Airport. Of the three, the highlight is the Super Jet 100 (SJ‑100), a 100-seater regional passenger aircraft originally based on Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet design. Following an MoU signed with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation in 2025, HAL will manufacture the aircraft in India. This marks a major step toward full-scale commercial jet production. The showcased model is a “Russified” version, free of Western components, powered by PD-8 engines, and painted in an Indian-flag-inspired livery. The other two are H‑228 commuter aircraft and the Dhruv New Generation (NG) helicopter, which will feature in static displays and customer demonstration flights. HAL aims to sign multiple MoUs during Wings India to reduce dependence on Airbus and Boeing, strengthen supply‑chain autonomy, generate skilled jobs, and support India’s UDAN regional connectivity scheme. The Ministry of Civil Aviation, along with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and FICCI, is hosting Wings India 2026. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES . A gripping, high-stakes mystery. Previous Next

Après décembre 2024, le lancement était prévu le 26 février, puis le 3 mars. < Back Le lancement d’Ariane 6 est reporté au 6 mars Après décembre 2024, le lancement était prévu le 26 février, puis le 3 mars. Les défis rencontrés pour acheminer le satellite jusqu’au pas de tir ont retardé le lancement de la fusée Ariane 6 de décembre a février, puis au 3 mars. Mais, un dysfonctionnement d’une valve détecté à la dernière minute dans un tuyau de ravitaillement a repoussé le lancement au 6 mars. Le premier vol commercial d’Ariane 6 prévu pour 2020 a eu lieu le 9 juillet 2024, après plusieurs retards. Ariane 6 est le nouveau lanceur européen de charges lourdes. L’Agence spatiale européen la développée en collaboration avec des centaines d’entreprises de 13 pays européens. Le principal contractant est ArianeGroup. Le CNES, l’agence spatiale française, a développé et entretient les installations de lancement d’Ariane 6 au Port spatial de l’Europe, en Guyane française. Ariane 6 déploiera le satellite CSO-3, dernier élément de la constellation CSO. Airbus Defence and Space a développé ces constellations pour soutenir le système multinational d’imagerie spatiale (MUSIS). Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next