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Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th Foundation Day on 13th February. APEDA actively supported the Government in taking the export of agricultural products to 20.67 billion dollar in 2020-21 from 0.6 billion dollar in 1986 when it was founded. The target given to APEDA in the current financial year is 23.7 billion dollar, out of […]
Saint-Gobain India and the IIT Madras, Research Park have signed an MoU to develop a 100 per cent renewable energy, research park. Saint-Gobain would support IIT-M with a funding of Rs 1 crore over the next 3 years. The aim through this collaboration was to boost the transformation towards a low carbon future and to aid India in achieving 100% renewable energy.
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Israel becomes the first-ever country to allow drones in civilian airspace. The certification was issued to the Hermes Starliner unmanned system by the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority and was manufactured and developed by Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense electronics company. The UAVs will be used for the benefit of agriculture, environment, public welfare, economic activity and against crime. Capital-Jerusalem PM – Naftali Bennett Currency-
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Technologist, business leader, philanthropist Bill Gates alerted people about a possible pandemic in the future in his now-famous TED Talk in 2015. With the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, our world has changed a lot. Many people have lost their lives or livelihoods in the last two years of the pandemic. Reflecting upon
Book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’ by Bill Gates to be launched in May 2022 Read More »
The Indian Railways will provide a world class wrestling academy at Delhi’s Kishanganj at an approximate cost of ₹30.76 crore, ministry informed. The railway minister had committed Indian Railways wrestlers to provide the state-of-art wrestling academy at the earliest. The wrestling academy will be the biggest in India, and equipped with advanced training facilities to promote
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Tata Sons on February 14 appointed Ilker Ayci, who was until recently the chairman of Turkish Airlines, as CEO & MD of Air India. He will assume his responsibilities on or before 1st April 2022. The Air India board met to consider the candidature of Ayci and N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, was a special invitee to this
Reliance Jio has tied-up with Luxembourg-based satellite and telecom services provider SES to provide satellite-based broadband communication services in India. Mukesh Ambani-controlled Jio Platforms Ltd. will set up a joint venture to provide satellite-based broadband services across India as it joins the race with SpaceX and OneWeb to offer reliable, high-speed internet everywhere. Under the agreement, Jio Platforms
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against ABG Shipyard Ltd and its directors, including chairman and managing director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, in what could be the biggest bank fraud case in the history of India. ABG Shipyard, one of the most prominent private sector shipping firms, was on Saturday booked for
Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company. It is a joint venture between Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Carmel Point Investments. At present, the shareholding in IFIC is BoB holds 44%, Carmel Point Investments India holds 26% and UBI holds 30%. The acquisition is pursuant to a ‘Right of First Offer’ made by UBI to the
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Axis Bank Ltd. is nearing a deal to buy Citigroup Inc.’s India retail banking business in a transaction that could be valued at about $2.5 billion. An agreement for the consumer unit may be announced as soon as the next few weeks and is contingent on approval from the Reserve Bank of India. The deal would include a cash
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