Uttar Pradesh government renamed the newly-constructed Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as 'Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium'.
Yogi Adityanath is Chief Minister of U.P.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched the technology-driven and citizen-friendly ‘Mo bus’ service in Odisha. The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) authorities have decided that the buses will start in the first phase. Tickets can be booked via. App.
Ganeshi Lal - Governor of Odisha.
Bangalore based Samay Godika Wins Breakthrough Junior Challenge. His finding are related to cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's disease. The Breakthrough Prize Junior Challenge is a global competition for students between 13 to 18 years of age.
The Breakthrough Prize is funded by Russian Yuri Milner.
According to a recent report by Kaspersky Lab, India is ranked 12th worldwide when it comes to the dangers associated with surfing the web, In the third quarter, 32.8 percent of the users were attacked by web-borne threats in India.
Kaspersky Lab is a global cybersecurity company.
New York-headquartered Citigroup appoints John Dugan as its new chairman replacing Mike O'Neill. He is a former bank lobbyist & was previously head of Citigroup's primary banking regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Citigroup was founded in the year 1998.
India’s Shubhankar Dey defeated fifth seed Rajeev Ouseph in straight games to win the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship Super 100 badminton tournament in Germany. SaarLorLux Open was established in 1980.
Kento Momota is current No.1 men badminton player.
U.N. study has observed that Ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is recovering at a rate of 1 to 3 % per decade, reversing years of dangerous depletion caused by the release of harmful chemicals. Montreal Protocol works on that.
1987’s Montreal Protocol bans ozone-depleting chemicals.
INS Arihant, India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, completed its first deterrence patrol. INS Arihant completes India's nuclear triad. USA, Russia, France, China, and the UK - are already full-fledged nuclear triad powers.
Nirmala Sitharaman is Union Defence Minister.
PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has received SEBI's go-ahead to float an initial public offer (IPO). The shares are proposed to be listed on stock exchanges. The listing of shares will enhance the PNB MetLife brand name and provide liquidity.
Ajay Tyagi is chairman of SEBI.
World Bank has signed an agreement with the government of Andhra Pradesh to extend a loan of $172.2 million to help turn farming in the state i.e. a financially viable activity. The project covers 1,000 small-scale community-based irrigation systems.
E. S. L. Narasimhan is governor of Andhra Pradesh.