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Param Porul supercomputer inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli

Param Porul supercomputer inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli

In a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), a state-of-the-art Supercomputer, PARAM PORUL was inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli on May 25, 2022. NIT, Tiruchirappalli has been carrying out research in the areas of societal interest such as Health, Agriculture, Weather, and Financial […]

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WEF's Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 released

WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 released

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) has released the Travel & Tourism Development Index which comprises 117 countries. Top 10: Japan, United States, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Italy India is the top scorer in South Asia and placed at 54th (fall by 8 rankings). The WEF’s index has shown various positive trends but the tourism and travel industry is still

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IndusInd Bank ties up with Mahagram to develop digital payments system

IndusInd Bank ties up with Mahagram to develop digital payments system

Mahagram (Rural NEO Bank) has signed a partnership with the IndusInd Bank to digitize the nation’s payment ecosystem and provide a wider scope to transact for its customers in rural India. Aim: To boost financial inclusion, encourage socio-economic development, mitigate the risks of a shadow economy, and accelerate the growth of a cashless society. Mahagram was founded in

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UCO Bank ties up with NBFC Paisalo Digital for agriculture loan

UCO Bank ties up with NBFC Paisalo Digital for agriculture loan

UCO Bank has signed a co-lending agreement with NBFC Paisalo Digital Limited for agriculture business to capitalize the underbanked and under-serviced population. The tie-up will give a boost to the agriculture advance of the bank and it is a win-win situation for the bank as well as the NBFC. The Government of India aims to help agriculture and other small borrowers who are

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Ruskin's book titled 'Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure' released

Ruskin’s book titled ‘Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure’ released

A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by Ruskin Bond, was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Ruskin Bond’s 88th birthday (19th May 2022). The book highlighted how he spent four years of his life in the Channel Islands and England. Ruskin Bond was born in 1934, in Kasauli, and he grew up in Dehradun, Shimla, Jamnagar,

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National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app

National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app

The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced the launch of a revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile application. The ABHA app, formerly known as the NDHM Health Records app, is available for download from the Google Play Store and has already received over four lakh downloads, according to

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Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi. Tripura adopts EV policy to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric

Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi. Tripura adopts EV policy to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric

Tripura government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to promote electric vehicles. Aim: To convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric mode in 5 years. Electric vehicles would reduce air pollution and would be helpful in promoting eco-friendly tourism. If it is implemented, then Tripura would become the 15th state and third in the Northeast

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