India now has a network of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10.93 hectares, the highest in South Asia
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated.
The Rafale-M jet was tested for 12 days last month at Goa’s INS Hansa facility using a 283 metre mock ski-jump facility.
Paytm Money, on January 27, 2022, launched Pops, an intelligent messenger service to provide user-specific information on their portfolios, stocks and market analysis. Paytm Money said it is partnering with InvestorAi to offer stock recommendations based on signals generated using artificial intelligence.
CEO, Paytm Money: Varun Sridhar
A Telugu short film 'Street Student' by Akula Sandeep depicting the story of a street urchin with a strong message on right to education has bagged the first prize in a competition organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in January 2022.
'Karfew' by Romi Meitei has been selected for the second prize worth Rs 1.5 lakh.
Fired by the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the two anti-ship missiles were BrahMos and Uran and were launched from the Indian Navy's guided-missile corvette.
The latest test-fire comes just a week after the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was fired off the coast of Odisha in Balasore on January 20, 2022.
Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi has joined as Director General of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT). National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).
In Union Budget 2022-23, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has been allocated an amount of Rs 2,600 crore for the construction of non-residential office buildings of the ambitious Central Vista project, including the Parliament as well as the Supreme Court of India. The amount is Rs 767.56 crore more than Rs 1,833.43 crore which was given in FY22.
GA Srinivasa Murthy has been appointed director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between State Bank of India, Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts and National Culture Fund for Development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design at L1 Barrack, Red Fort, Delhi.
The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 Feb 22. The submarine was launched in Nov 2020 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). The submarine would be named Vagir, after commissioning.
Sri Lanka signed a $500 million credit line with India to import fuel. The Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) will provide the credit line for purchasing petroleum products. Sri Lanka is struggling with its worst financial crisis in years with reserves hitting $3.1 billion in December. The country has to repay about $4 billion in debt repayments in 2022.
Zydus Cadila said it has commenced supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the central government. It is also planning to make the vaccine available in the private market.
ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally.
Bharti Airtel to acquire 25% equity stake in Bengaluru-based technology startup, Lavelle Networks, which specialises in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions. As part of its NaaS [Network as a service] portfolio, Airtel will offer software defined connectivity solutions from Lavelle Networks and co-create a host of innovations as part of its NaaS platform.
To enhance the role of KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs), SEBI has notified new norms to make them responsible to carry out independent validation of the KYC records uploaded onto their system by the Registered Intermediary (RI).
Swiss startup THE JET ZeroEmission has signed an agreement with UAE-based Zenith Marine Services and US-based DWYN to manufacture and operate 'The Jet' in Dubai. THE JET' features cutting-edge characteristics and technologies, making it capable of flying in silence over the waters at a cruising speed of 40 knots.
The traditional Torgya Festival of the Monpa community in Arunachal Pradesh began at the Tawang Monastery on 30 Jan 2022. This year it marked a special occasion as ‘Dungyur Torgya’ which came after 3 years gap. Torgya Festival of the Monpa community in Arunachal Pradesh is a festival that welcomes a healthy and prosperous new year.