The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.It is organized by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the State Govts of Maharashtra, Bihar and UP.
Themed at- "Buddha Path - The Living Heritage".
Rahi Sarnobat became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold at the Asian Games, achieving the feat after a nerve-wracking 25m air pistol finals in Asiad 2018.
India also Clinched four bronze medals in Wushu.
She is a double-gold-medallist at the 2010 Delhi CW Games.
Tech Mahindra is set acquire Czech Republic-based engg. services firm Inter-Informatics for around Rs 8 crore through a wholly-owned subsidiary. Inter-Informatics posted a revenue of USD 10.7 million in 2017.
Inter-Informatics has presence in Czech Republic and Romania.
The Uttar Pradesh government and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), have joined hands to set up a Centre of Excellence for the proposed Bundelkhand Defence Corridor(BDC).The proposed centre would entail investment of about Rs 3.65 billion.
BDC spans 6 districts-Agra,Aligarh,LKO,Kanpur,Jhansi &Chitrakoot
Through an amendment in import policy, the govt. has imposed restriction on import of bio-fuels including ethyl alcohol and other denatured spirits, bio-diesel, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals other than crude.
Cabinet approved National Policy on Biofuels,2018 on 16 May,2018
The Odisha government is all set to tie up with software majors and networking behemoths such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Cisco and Reliance Jio for collaborations in the upcoming Make in Odisha investment summit.
The biennial summit is to be held from November 11-15.
Flipkart has unveiled a dedicated portal '2Gud' for refurbished goods, including mobile phones, laptops and tablets, a week after shutting its eBay India operations. It aims to bring affordability, accessibility and availability to the refurbished market.
Retail giant Walmart owns leading e-tailer Flipkart.
The first-ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force is commencing at Subang Air Base in Malaysia. It is called Elang Shakti & seeks to deepen defence and military ties between the two countries.
IAF contingent comprised of C-17, C-130 and Su-30 aircraft.
Madras, now Chennai, turns 379 . Madras Day celebrates the city - its history, its past and its present. The day commemorates the founding of the city of Madras, which was founded on August 22, 1639.
The land was initially called Chennapattinam, Madraspatanam.
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Gurudas Kamat passed away, he was 63.He was a strong organizational man and headed the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) & also held the post of general secretary of All India Congress Committee.
He was Congress MP for five times.