ICICI Bank announced the launch of its ‘Merchant Stack’, a set of the country’s most comprehensive digital banking services specially curated for retail merchants.
This initiative is in-line with the Bank’s principle of ‘Business with Care’.‘Merchant Stack’ provides a bouquet of banking solutions and value-added services in ‘one single place’ for the retailer eco-system.
In a first, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has appointed a woman officer to command a Road Construction Company (RCC) tasked to provide connectivity in a high-altitude area along the India-China border. Vaishali is from Wardha, Maharashtra, and has completed a successful demanding tenure in Kargil.
In wake of the acute oxygen shortage across the country, the Karnal administration (Haryana) has rolled out 'Oxygen on wheels' to assist hospitals in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and oxygen crisis. It is a truck that can carry 100 cylinders. The initiative is functional 24*7 for all hospitals in the Karnal district.
Two Indian firms, Reliance Industries' technology arm Jio Platforms and e-learning startup Byju's have figured in the Time Magazine's first-ever list of 100 most influential companies. It listed Jio Platforms under the Innovators category alongside Zoom, Adidas, TikTok, Ikea, Moderna and Netflix.
Byju's was listed alongside Tesla, Huawei, Shopify, & Airbnb in Disruptors category
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had recently delivered ALH Dhruv Mk III MR to the Indian Coast Guard as part of its 16 ALH contract. Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv Mk III MR has successfully demonstrated its deck-operations capabilities that include landing on the deck, folding of blades and storing the helicopter inside the onboard hangar.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated India's first 3D printed house at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras campus. The house has been constructed by Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, a startup founded by IIT Madras alumni, which is part of the new incubator of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) established at IIT Madras.
This 3D printed house is a 600 square feet single-story one.
India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has added the capability of firing Israeli-origin Python-5 air-to-air missiles (AAM) after successful tests.The same set of tests were also aimed to validate the enhanced capability of the already integrated Israeli-origin Derby beyond visual range AAM on Tejas.
A series of test-firing trials that were conducted off the coast of Goa
Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has developed the country's first vaccine for deadly viral nervous necrosis (VNN) disease, which is currently affecting several species of fish.the disease is a serious threat affecting many marine, brackish wate, and freshwater fish, causing up to 100 percent mortality in larval and early juvenile stages.
Red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV)is the only genotype prevalent in India
A Chinese space mining start-up launched a robot prototype into low Earth orbit, that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a big net. The NEO-01, which will also peer into deep space to observe small celestial bodies, was launched on the government's Long March 6 rocket along with a handful of satellites.
The 30kg robot developed by Shenzhen-based Origin Space.
The directory is built right into the application and one can access it from either the menu or the dialer. The directory includes telephone numbers and addresses of various Covid-designated hospitals.These hospitals are spread across multiple states in the country and are sourced from official government databases.
Rishit Jhunjhunwala :Managing Director India, Truecaller
IHS Markit suggests that they expect the Indian economy (as measured by GDP) to grow at 9.6 percent in FY22, though the wider restrictions forecast above indicate that there is scope for further reductions in economic growth. Maharashtra’s lockdown represents a significant dampener on growth, as the state accounts for 16 percent of the national GDP.
IHS Markit Ltd is an American-British information provider based in London.
Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated by the nation on April 30. The day aims to promote affordable medical facilities in remote areas of the country based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census database. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna or PM-JAY is a key component of Ayushman Bharat Yojna. It was launched on 23rd September, 2018 in Ranchi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.