The GST Council on Nov 10th 2017 cut tax rates of over 175 products that were in the highest tax slab of 28% under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Currently only 50 items have been left in the 28% category out of a total of 227 items that were present earlier.
Rocket specialist K. Sivan has been appointed as new Chairman of India's space agency ISRO for a three-year term. He replaces current ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, whose term ends January 14, 2018.
He is currently Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.
His expertise gave ISRO ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission.
Which country successfully launched the first high-throughput communication satellite "Shijian-13" which will enable passengers of high-speed trains to watch high-definition videos smoothly and help those at the scene of natural disasters ?