Gujarat, known for its rich cultural heritage and commitment to health and wellness, achieved a remarkable feat on New Year’s morning by making an indelible mark in the Guinness Book of World Records. The state hosted the largest simultaneous Surya Namaskar performance, involving over 4,000 participants from 108 locations across 51 categories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi… Read More »
Bengaluru ranks second in the Asia Pacific region in the top tech hubs list and is only behind China’s Beijing, according to a report by Cushman and Wakefield. The report, called ‘Tech Cities: The Global Intersection of Talent and Real Estate’, studied as many as 115 different ‘tech cities’ across the globe. After Beijing and Bengaluru, the list… Read More »
Defence forces, RBI and Prime Minister of India are the three most trusted institutions in the country, according to a survey by Ipsos India. The Supreme Court of India came fourth and it was followed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Defence Forces with at least 2 in 3 (65 per cent of respondents) reposing faith in them… Read More »
The Nature Index 2022 was recently released. Survey for the index was conducted based on research articles published in chemistry, life sciences, physical sciences and earth & environment. Rankings were provided on the basis of information secured during April 1, 2021, to march 31, 2022. Highlights of Nature Index 2022: In the index, University of… Read More »
According to State Bank of India’s economic research report “Ecowrap”, India’s home loan market is currently valued at about ₹24 lakh crore and it is expected to double (₹48 lakh crore) in the next 5 years. The share of ‘Housing Loans’ in ‘Bank Credit’ has increased to 14.4% in June 2022 from 13.1% in March 2020. The total home loan portfolio… Read More »
According to the data published by the Indian consultancy Coalmint, Russia has become the third-largest coal supplier of India in July 2022. Russia has historically been the sixth-largest supplier of coal to India, after Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, with Mozambique and Colombia alternatingly featuring in the top five. Imports of India from Russia have increased nearly five… Read More »
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Savitri Jindal (72, Indian) has become the richest women in Asia with $11.3 billion fortune. She replaced China’s Yang Huiya, with the net worth of $11.0bn. Huiyan, who controls largest real estate developer Country Garden Holdings of China has lost half of his wealth drop from nearly $24 billion last year to $11 billion.… Read More »
According to Kantar India’s annual Brand Footprint study, locally produced biscuit brand Parle continued to be the most popular brand among fast-moving consumer goods in India in 2021, topping the rankings for the eleventh year in a row. Based on Consumer Reach Points (CRPs), the report assessed the FMCG brands that consumers will choose in 2021. CRP are evaluated based on the… Read More »
As per the Kotak Private Banking-Hurun list, the chairperson of HCL Technologies, Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been crowned as the wealthiest woman in India with a fortune of Rs 84,330 cr in 2021. Falguni Nayar (founder and CEO of Nykaa) has ranked second richest women in India with a net worth of ₹57,520 cr. Falguni Nayar has also emerged as… Read More »
India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, increase the total number of Ramsar sites in the country to 54 from 49. Five new wetland sites are: Tamil Nadu: Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove Mizoram: Pala wetland Madhya Pradesh: Sakhya Sagar The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (international treaty) aims at the conservation and… Read More »