The Institute of Economic Growth has appointed Chetan Ghate as the new director succeeding Ajit Mishra.
Ghate, who was a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s first monetary policy committee between 2016-2020, is the winner of the 2014 Mahalanobis Memorial gold medal for the best research economist in the country under the age of 45.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a deal with Bengaluru-based aerospace startup NewSpace India Limited to create a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS).
HAPS is an autonomous aircraft that can operate at altitudes of more than 65,000 feet and stay in the air for months at a stretch, allowing it to undergo surveillance operations.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated two new Departments and two new Research Centres at International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in Deonar, Mumbai.
The newly inaugurated departments are 'Department of Survey Research and Data Analytics' and the 'Department of Family and Generations'.
The new Centres are called 'Centre of Demography of Gender' & 'Centre for Ageing Studies.
The 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival commenced in Madhya Pradesh. The week long festival will be held till February 26th.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel inaugurated the festival at Khajuraho.
'Khajuraho Dance Festival' is being organized in Khajuraho, located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The festival is being organized on the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Union Minister for Steel Ram Chandra Prasad Singh laid the foundation stone for the Coke Oven Plant (1,80,000 tonnes per annum) at the blast furnace unit in KIOCL Limited in Panambur.
The project, planned at a total cost of Rs 836.90 cr, also includes the setting up of 2.0 L tonnes per anum ductile Iron spun plant.
Coke oven project would be completed within 20 months.
Panambur is located in Karnataka.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal has been conferred with the “Most Dependable Public Sector in India” award.
The Award was conferred on CIL by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Kolkatta in “Energy Meet &Excellence Awards function.
The first biodiversity park of Himachal Pradesh has been established at a cost of Rs 1cr at Bhulah in Janjehli Valley of Mandi district, which would prove to be a boon for researchers and tourists and also help conserve endangered Himalayan herbs.
With this park, the valley of Bhulah is ready to make its contribution towards conservation of the endangered Himalayan herbs.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has partnered Ezetap to provide integrated point of sale (PoS) solutions across 4,000 locations in India.
Through this association, Ezetap's integrated and customised point of sale (PoS) solutions will benefit scores of KMBL’s merchants in retail business spread across the country,
The first cable-stayed railway bridge in India is in the making in the gorgeous Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. Built on the Anji river, the bridge known as the Anji Khad bridge will link Katra and Reasi.
The bridge is a part of the 111-kilometre long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. It will run for a length of 473.25 metres with the support of 96 cables.
The estimated cost of the project is around ₹458 crores.
Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML) has partnered with Common Service Centres (CSC), a government organisation that helps provide employment in rural India, to promote adoption of electric vehicles.
Through this association with CSC, MEML will offer its range of electric vehicles like the Treo and Alfa to aspiring customers in the rural markets.
Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has announced the appointment of Takuya Tsumura as the new President & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) with effect from 1 April 2022.
The appointment comes as part of the management changes announced annually by the company.
The long-awaited water taxi services connecting the twin cities, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, first of its kind in India, was flagged off by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray.
The services will commence the Domestic Cruise Terminal (DCT) and will connect the nearby locations at Nerul, Belapur, Elephanta island & JNPT.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterway and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the maiden voyage of barges with a consignment of 1798 metric ton of finished steel products from Haldia in West Bengal to Pandu in Assam through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route (IBP route).
The Indo-Bangladesh protocol route will use NW-1 as well as NW-2 on the Indian side.
Meghalaya chief secretary RV Suchiang inaugurated the nationwide emergency response system (NERS)/emergency response support system (ERSS) or Dial “112”, at Sadar Police Station Complex.
It is an endeavour of the Union home ministry to launch a unified response system with a single number for all kinds of emergencies and distress.
International Mother Language Day is observed on 21 February every year to promote awareness of linguistic & cultural diversity with an aim to promote multilingualism (the ability to speak multiple languages or the use of multiple languages).
The day was 1st announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999 and was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002.
The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh.