The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition by Lighthouse India Fund III, Limited (Fund III) and Lighthouse India III Employee Trust of Bikaji Foods International Limited under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. Lighthouse Funds is a US based company and acts as the sponsor and controls private equity funds that make investments in companies.
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) is conceptualized as an international tourist destination, dedicated to the legacy of maritime heritage of India, at Lothal, Gujarat with various tourist facilities such as National Maritime Heritage Museum, Heritage Theme Park, Maritime Research Institute, landscaping and recreational venues, to attract tourists.
The Earth Sciences Ministry will implement the Deep Ocean Mission at a total budget of 4077 crore rupees in the five years. Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that the preliminary estimates indicate that 380 million metric tonnes of polymetallic nodules comprising Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Manganese are available in the Central Indian Ocean
Dr K Sivan, Secretary, Chairman, ISRO formally inaugurated the Health QUEST study (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology of ISRO) which will be undertaken by 20 private hospitals across India.The objective of the study is to strive towards reducing human errors and achieve zero defect and quality service in the emergency and intensive care units of hospital
The Union Ministry of Education has appealed to the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to help develop vocational education in schools. The economic think tank will help Central Council for Secondary Education (CBSE) schools identify constraints, prepare solutions and expose half of their students to vocational education.
RBL Bank has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS),an Amazon.com company, as its preferred cloud provider to strengthen its AI powered banking solutions and drive digital transformation at the Bank, adding significant value to the Bank's innovative offerings, saving costs, and tightening risk controls. The Bank is building on its analytics practice & investing in AI capabilities
Reserve Bank of India notified the enhancement of collateral free loans to self-help groups (SHGs) from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh under DAY-NRLM. The DAY-NRLM is the flagship programme of the GoI for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions for the poor, particularly women, and enabling these institutions to access a range of financial services.
DAY-NRLM : Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Reserve Bank of India has started a public awareness campaign to warn people against digital banking frauds. For the new campaign, RBI has roped in Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. The central bank has asked people to be a little cautious as doing so can protect them from a lot of troubles.@RBI Kehta Hai.Along with @Neeraj_chopra1. A little caution takes care of trouble
The Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting. The Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam. The ARF member countries exchanged views on international and regional issues, as well as future direction of the ARF
The ARF adopted a Joint Statement on Promoting the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda
For the first time a woman, Dhriti Banerjee has been appointed as the director of the Zoological Survey of India. She has been an eminent scientist conducting research in zoogeography, taxonomy, morphology among others. Started in July 1916, the ZSI is headquartered in Kolkata with 16 regional centres under the ministry of environment and forests and climate change
In a first, India’s popular island destination Lakshadweep will soon have three premium Maldives-style water villas. The three premium projects will come up at Kadmat, Minicoy, and Suheli islands. Around INR 800 crore will be used in this ambitious project, and the administration has already floated global tenders recently
Rekha Sharma was given a three-year extension as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW). Sharma, 57, assumed the charge of NCW chairperson on August 7, 2018. She has been associated with the Commission as a member since August, 2015 and held the additional charge as the chairperson from September 29, 2017 before becoming its regular chief
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has been given a one-year extension by the government. Gauba, former Union Home Secretary, was in 2019 appointed to the country's top bureaucratic post for two years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service to Gauba as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one-year beyond 30th August 2021
Cashify, a re-commerce marketplace that sells and buys used smartphones and other electronic gadgets, announced that it has appointed Rajkummar Rao as its first brand ambassador. The actor has signed a multi-year contract with the company and he will promote the products across digital media platforms through campaigns and promotional activities
The Athletics Federation of India has announced that August 7 each year would be celebrated as National Javelin Throw Day with competitions in all States and Union Territories to commemorate Neeraj Chopra winning the country’s first athletics gold medal in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He is the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in Tokyo, after Abhinav Bindra
The winning throw was of 87.58m
A new book revisits the chain of real-life events surrounding February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing attack, and India's strong hit-back in the form of Balakot airstrikes twelve days later. "Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama", published by Garuda Prakashan, is written by Navy veteran Manan Bhatt. The book is a detailed account of the two epochal events.
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant returned to the shore after successfully accomplishing its maiden sea voyage. The trials were reviewed by Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. The carrier would undergo a series of 'Sea Trials' to test all its equipment and systems prior to its delivery in 2022.