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Mumbai Gets India’s First EV Charging Station Powered by bio-gas

India’s first EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This station be will expected to generate 220 units of electricity from food waste collected from its nearby areas, mostly from bulk generators like hotels and offices. This energy plant will be utilized to power street lights and also to charge electric vehicles. It was inaugurated by Maharashtra […]

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India elected as Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities

India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at its general assembly and executive board meeting held in Manila, Philippines on May 7, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a press statement issued on Wednesday. Commission on Elections, Manila was the current

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Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away

Indian music composer and santoor maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 84. He had been suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. He gave the santoor, once a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status and exalted it along with other,

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National Technology Day Observed on 11th May

National Technology Day is celebrated on May 11 every year to honour the contributions of India’s scientific community including scientists, researchers and engineers. The significance of the date lies in the series of technological advancements the country achieved on the day decades earlier. This day is commemorated as an achievement of India’s technical advances, since

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ICG commissions the 845th Air Squadron equipped with Dhruv ALH Mk III helicopters

At the Coast Guard Air dominion at Nedumbassery in Kochi, the Coast Guard commissioned its second Air Squadron, 845 Squadron . The new Air Squadron was commissioned by Coast Guard Director General V S Pathania and is supplied with Advanced Mark III (ALH Mark III) helicopters created in-house. The commissioning represents a huge step forward

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Pre-Eminent crossing in Ayodhya to be named after Lata Mangeshkar

Aprominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after legendary singer Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar who passed away on February 6. The Ayodhya administration has been instructed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to pick a significant crossing in the temple town and submit a proposal to the state government in the next 15 days to

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Anurag Thakur launches mascot, logo and jersey of Khelo India Youth Games

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula and lauded the effort of Haryana to host the games. The competition is being organized by the Sports Authority of India and the state government of Haryana. Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur said largest

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Adani Wilmar becomes India’s largest FMCG company surpassing HUL

Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL) has become the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG) in India and has beat Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), after the announcement of its Quarter Four results for the financial year 2022 (Q4FY2022). While sharing its Q4FY22 results, Adani Wilmar reported operational revenue of ₹54,214 crore in FY22 whereas HUL’s yearly revenue

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Indian Bank launches digital broking solution

Indian Bank has unveiled a digital broking solution named E-Broking, which allows customers to open a Demat and trading account. E-Broking is a strategic step toward a complete digitalisation of its offerings to customers. IndOASIS (mobile banking application) also offer a seamless experience from Demat and trading account opening to discounted broking services. This will help the bank to increase

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Reliance crosses USD 100 billion annual revenue

Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than a whopping $100 billion. The company has recorded a 22.5% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 2022. Reliance has recorded strong growth in retail, digital services, and the oil & gas business. The company has also reported the highest-ever quarterly EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) of ₹33,968

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