August 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold in men’s 67 kg weightlifting

Commonwealth Games 2022: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold in men’s 67 kg weightlifting

19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga had a dream-come-true moment in Birmingham on Sunday, July 31 as he won a Gold medal in the men’s 67kg weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In his first appearance in the Games, Jeremy set a new Commonwealth Games record of 300kg overall (140kg snatch and 160kg in clean and jerk). This

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Canadian scholar receives ICCR’s ‘Distinguished Indologist for 2021’ award

Canadian scholar receives ICCR’s ‘Distinguished Indologist for 2021’ award

A Canadian scholar, Jeffrey Armstrong has been awarded with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 2021 Distinguished Indologist for his outstanding contribution in study, teaching and research in any of the fields of Indian Studies. He is the founder of the Vedic Academy of Science & Arts and author of The Bhagavad Gita comes Alive. The ICCR Distinguished

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RIL partners IOA for first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024

RIL partners IOA for first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has come into partnership with Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which would involve the setting up of first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024. Aim: To elevate the performances of Indian athletes, support the national sports federations and build the credentials of India. This partnership will support Indian athletes in major events including the CWG, Asian Games, and

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Zimbabwe launches gold coins to control inflation

Zimbabwe launches gold coins to control inflation

Zimbabwe has launched gold coins named “Mosi-oa-Tunya’ to control an inflation spike that has eroded the country’s unstable currency. The move was announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (central bank), which has disbursed 2,000 coins to commercial banks. Coins have been given the status of liquid asset, which can be easily converted into cash. Coins can be used by Individuals or companies.

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Kerala govt to launch online cab service 'Kerala Savari'

Kerala govt to launch online cab service ‘Kerala Savari’

The Kerala government is set to launch its own e-taxi service named ‘Kerala Savari’ from August. This online taxi hiring service is being rolled out by the state Labour Department which is linking the existing auto-taxi networks in the state. Aim: To ensure safe and dispute-free travel for the public at affordable rates prevailing in the state. The new service

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IIT Madras launches ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’

IIT Madras launches ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) has launched the ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat” with an aim to advance the state of Indian language technology. AI4Bharat, is an initiative to build open-source language (Artificial Intelligence) AI for Indian languages.  The centre has made several cutting-edge resources open-source for mass public use and can be downloaded from their webpage.

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