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Koneru Ramakrishna Rao passes away

Koneru Ramakrishna Rao passes away

Former chancellor of GITAM Deemed-to-be University, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, and Padma Shri awardee Koneru Ramakrishna Rao died here after a brief illness. He was 89. He was an internationally recognized psychologist and served as president of the US-based Parapsychological Association and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. He had written more than 20 […]

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Indian Army signs MoU with BISAG-N for development of technologies

Indian Army signs MoU with BISAG-N for development of technologies

The Indian Army has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Aim: Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and collaboration in the emerging technologies for the development of GIS and IT-based Enterprise Resource Planning Software, Training Content, Telecasting of Audio-Visual Content, Research and Knowledge Partnership,

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Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of Naval Staff

Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of Naval Staff

Western Naval Command (WNC) chief Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar has been appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from 30th November 2021. He is presently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command. He succeeded Admiral Karambir Singh, who will retire from the service on 30th November 2021. He was commissioned on 1st Jan 1983 into the

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RBI launches its First Global Hackathon named ‘HARBINGER 2021’

RBI launches its First Global Hackathon named ‘HARBINGER 2021’

The Reserve Bank of India has launched its first global hackathon named ‘HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation’. The theme of HARBINGER 2021: Smarter Digital Payments. The Hackathon invites participants to identify and develop solutions that have the potential to make digital payments accessible to the under-served, enhance the ease of payments and user experience while strengthening

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Global Drug Policy Index

Global Drug Policy Index 2021 released

The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium, on November 7, 2021. Five leading countries on humane and health-driven drug policies: Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, UK, Australia, and the Five lowest-ranked countries are Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico. The index is a data-driven global analysis of drug policies and their

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14th edition of cyber security conference 'c0c0n' inaugurated14th edition of cyber security conference 'c0c0n' inaugurated

14th edition of cyber security conference ‘c0c0n’ inaugurated

Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat will inaugurate the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’, an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, which will be held virtually from November 10th to 13th, 2021. The conference, which is being conducted by Kerala Police in association with two non-profit organizations, the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB)

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Meghalaya approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills District

Meghalaya approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills District

The Meghalaya Cabinet approved a proposal to upgrade the Mairang civil sub-division to a full-fledged district called Eastern West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is now a sub-division under the West Khasi Hills district. The new district will be inaugurated on November 10, 2021, by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. This will increase the total number of districts in the

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