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ISRO Successfully Launches India’s First Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1A

ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C22, has successfully launched IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the early morning hours of today from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. This is the twenty third consecutively successful mission of PSLV. The ‘XL’ configuration of PSLV was used for the mission. Previously, …

Green Cess on Industry

As per available information, the state of Maharashtra has imposed cess of 8 paise per unit from 1st May 2008 on the sale of electricity to commercial and industrial consumers. The cess is to be used for executing schemes of generation of renewable energy. The Electricity Act 2003 and Tariff Policy 2006 provide enabling framework …