WhatsApp has launched its first revenue-generating product in India for enterprises to interact directly with customers using the instant messaging platform. WhatsApp for Business APIs (application programming interface) will debut with MakeMyTrip, Zendesk
WhatsApp is a messaging app acquired by Facebook.
Telangana State government has signed an MoU with Tech Mahindra to launch India's first Blockchain district. It will be a centre of excellence, an incubator and process development for the emerging technology with innovative infrastructure and facilities.
Tech Mahindra CEO and managing director - CP Gurnani.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has sought views of the commerce and industry ministry on deep discounts being offered by e-commerce marketplace platforms having foreign investments. As per CCI, discounts offered is distorting price of the products.
Chairman, Competition Commission of India- Ashok Chawla
Ranjit Srivastava has developed Indian version of ‘Sophia,’ named Rashmi which can speak Hindi, Bhojpuri and Marathi along with English. Rashmi uses linguistic interpretation (LI), artificial intelligence (AI), visual data and facial recognition systems.
Sophia is a social humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics.
The union finance ministry has approved around Rs 3,500 crore for second phase of Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles policy over next five years. Department of Heavy Industries will provide subsidy to only public transport.
FAME 2 scheme is expected to be implemented across 10 cities.
Insurance companies have settled Rs 11,899-crore claims of eligible farmers under PMFBY for the kharif 2017 season. Under this insurance scheme, both central and states provide premium subsidy in the 50:50 ratio over and above farmers' premium.
PMFBY guidelines provide for settlement of claim within 21 days.
Government has launched e-Pashu Haat portal for connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous breeds. Through the portal farmers can obtain information on location of quality indigenous germplasm in the form live animals, semen doses and embryos.
Union Minister for Agriculture&Farmers Welfare:Radha Mohan Singh
National Sports University Bill 2018 to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote sports education was passed by the Lok Sabha. The proposed university would also function as the national training centre for select sports disciplines.
Manipur capital- Impal; Chief Minister- N Biren Singh
Bank of Maharashtra's June quarter net loss nearly trebled to Rs 1,119 crore as bad loans spiked. The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) worsened to 21.18 percent of the gross advances by June-end 2018 against 18.59 percent by June last year.
Bank of Maharashtra Headquarters- Pune; MD & CEO- R.P. Marathe
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) will produce and supply one lakh tonnes of rail to Indian Railways. The company secured the major contract through a global tender. The company has already supplied Rails to national railways of Iran and Bangladesh.
President of JSPL- Pradeep Tandon