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Health ministry, Edelweiss General Insurance sign for digital health IDs

Digital insurer Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has joined hands with the Ministry of Health, government of India, to help create digital health identities for citizens, according to a release. ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) is a 14-digit number that helps users to share and access their health records digitally with listed healthcare providers. The National Health […]

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Debasisa Mohanty appointed as director of National Institute of Immunology

Senior scientist, Debasisa Mohanty has been appointed as the director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII). He is currently working as the staff scientist with the institute. In another order, Revenue Secretary, Tarun Bajaj has been given additional charge as Corporate Affairs Secretary. Rajesh Verma, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, was appointed as the Secretary to President, Droupadi Murmu.

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DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur

India has successfully test-fired Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The missile was tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy. This missile is equipped with indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high accuracy. The missile system has been

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RBL bank appoints Gopal Jain, Sivakumar Gopalan as non-executive directors

The RBL Bank has appointed Gopal Jain and Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan as the non-executive directors. Gopal Jain: He cofounded Gaja Capital in 2004 and is a Managing Partner at firm. He has also been a member of Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee of SEBI since 2018. Dr. Sivakumar Gopalan: He has been a faculty of the Dept of Computer Science and Engineering,

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HDFC ERGO launches portal for EV Users to locate charging stations

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched a portal named ‘All Things EV’ (www.allthingsev.io) for Electric Vehicles (EV). This is the country’s first one-stop-solution portal that can be used by existing and potential EV users. This portal provides information on nearby charging stations, locations of charging stations. The platform serves to all Indians who have either purchased EVs or are planning to

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Fahmida Azim wins 2022 Pulitzer prize in Illustrated Reporting category

Fahmida Azim (Bangladesh) has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. Presently, she is working for the Insider online magazine of US. She is among the four journalists including Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt Hickey of Insider, selected for their work on the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs. Fahmida Azim

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Adani Group acquires 29.18% in NDTV

AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a subsidiary of Adani Group has indirectly acquired a 29.18% stake in media and news broadcaster New Delhi Television (NDTV). AMG Media Networks (AMN) would acquire 29.18% of NDTV through an investor in the channel, Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL). VCPL will have to make an open offer to acquire 26 % of NDTV

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Govt amends rules for benefits to SC judges

The Centre govt has amended SC Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 for providing additional post-retirement benefits to retired Chief Justices and SC judges. Those judges, who retire from SC will be entitled to a rent free Type-VII accommodation at Delhi (other than the designated official residence) for a period of 6 months from the date of retirement. The retired SC CJI

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Godrej Agrovet signs MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura for Oil palm

Godrej Agrovet has signed an MoU with Assam, Manipur and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation. Godrej Agrovet would be allotted land across the three states for the promotion and development of sustainable palm oil plantations in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme. Godrej Agrovet is a diversified food and

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IIT Guwahati developed new method to produce sugar substitute

IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a new method, ultrasound-assisted fermentation, to produce a safe sugar substitute called ‘Xylitol’ from sugarcane waste. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol derived from natural products. It has potential antidiabetic and anti-obesogenic effects and is a mild prebiotic and protects teeth against caries. The research team was led by Professor VS Moholkar. Other team members: Dr. Belachew

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