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Abel prize for 2022 goes to American mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel prize for the year 2022 to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.

One of Abel prize winner Dennis Parnell Sullivan’s key breakthroughs is in developing a new way of understanding rational homotopy theory, a subfield of algebraic topology.

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Ramapati Shastri appointed UP Assembly pro-tem speaker

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel appointed senior BJP leader Ramapati Shastri as the pro-tem speaker of the state Legislative Assembly.

Shastri, who is a BJP MLA from Mankapur in Gonda district, will administer the oath to newly elected legislators.

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World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty announces retirement from tennis aged 25

Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from tennis aged just 25.

Barty has been the No.1-ranked WTA player for 114 consecutive weeks and counting.

Barty is retiring after winning three major singles titles on three different surfaces - the 2019 French Open, the 2021 Wimbledon and, back in January, the Australian Open.

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CCI approves acquisition of shareholding in Busybees Logistics Solutions Private Limited by BXG Xenon HoldCo Limited

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of a shareholding in Busybees Logistics Solutions Private Limited by BXG Xenon HoldCo Limited. The proposed combination envisages the acquisition of certain equity shareholding on a fully diluted basis in BusyBees Logistics Solutions Private Limited (Target) by BXG Xenon HoldCo Ltd (Acquirer).

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Blackstone Inc. is a global alternative asset manager. It is headquartered in the USA.

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CCI approves acquisition of stake in Busybees Logistics by TPG

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of the stake in Busybees Logistics by TPG. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of ~7% shareholding of Busybees Logistics Solutions Private Limited (Xpressbees) by TPG Growth V SF Markets Pte. Ltd. (TPG SF). TPG SF is majority owned and controlled by certain affiliates of TPG, Inc.

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TPG, Inc. is the ultimate holding company of the TPG group.

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World Tuberculosis Day 2022 | 24th March, Theme- Invest to End TB. Save Lives

Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB.

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Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign

Union Minister of Jal Shakti launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign for greywater management at a virtual event hosted by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry of Jal Shakti to mark World Water Day, 2022. Greywater can be best managed where it is generated and turns into a major management and infrastructure challenge if it is allowed to accumulate & Stagnate

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The theme for this year is ‘Groundwater: making the invisible visible’.

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ICICI Bank partners with Chennai Super Kings for co-branded credit card

ICICI Bank announced that it has launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with Chennai Super Kings. The ‘Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Credit Card’ has been designed with a range of privileges including joining and renewal gifts of 2000 reward points that can be redeemed against CSK merchandise.

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Credit card users will also get an opportunity to attend a practice session.


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IIT Madras, TCS partner to launch M.Tech in Industrial Artificial Intelligence

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch an online masters course, M.Tech in Industrial AI. The course is targeted at upskilling corporate employees in applications of artificial intelligence to industrial problems. The 18-month-long course will be offered by IIT Madras through virtual classrooms.

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The first cohort of students for the program will be from TCS.

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Indian Psychiatric Society national conference to begin in Visakhapatnam on March 24

The 73 rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) will be organized in Visakhapatnam from March 24 to 26. Experts from various parts of India and a few from abroad are expected to participate in the three-day conference to be held at Vizag Conventions at Madhurawada. The last national conference was held 37 years ago in Visakhapatnam.

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The theme chosen for the three-day meet is 'Bridging minds … Connecting generations'

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ICICI Lombard, Airtel Payments Bank partner to offer smartphone insurance

Airtel Payments Bank announced its partnership with ICICI General Insurance Company to provide smartphone insurance that offers device financial protection from damages caused by accidents, liquid spillage, or more. There are over 750 million smartphone users currently in India and this number is likely to reach 1 billion by 2026.

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The customers can get insured for a sum equal to the purchase price of their smartphone.

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Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as the 12th chief minister of Uttarakhand

Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Eight Cabinet ministers also took oath along with Dhami.

46-year-old Pushkar Dhami was administered the oath by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh. He needs to be elected to the state assembly within six months to continue as Chief Minister.

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Military Modernisation Projects Worth Over Rs 8000 Crore Approved By Union Defence Ministry

The Union Defence Ministry has given the initial permission to military modernisation projects worth Rs 8537 crore.

The Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) has approved proposals focusing on indigenous design, development, production of weapon systems and platforms.

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Former Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti dies at 81

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away. He was 81 years old.

Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005. Born on November 1, 1940, he joined the Bar in Guna district in 1960 and enrolled as an advocate in 1962.

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Ahmedabad IIM sets up retail tech consortium with Flipkart and other partners

The Centre for Digital Transformation at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad has recently set up a retail tech consortium and plans to collaborate with several retail and technology organizations in India. This consortium would bring to the fore unbiased voices of customers on the digitization of retail to help retailers understand their consumers better.

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Flipkart has joined as a principal partner for the inaugural year of the consortium.

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HCL Technologies and NEORIS Sign Agreement for Integrated IT Services

HCL Technologies has signed a collaboration agreement with NEORIS, a leading global digital accelerator that co-creates disruptive solutions for digitally aspirational companies. The agreement will bring unique capabilities to clients in global markets, including the ability to increase application usage time, business management operations, and integrated IT services.

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FinMapp gets licence from PFRDA and Irdai to sell NPS, insurance

FinMapp, a financial services company, had obtained a license from the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) under the National Pension System (NPS). In addition, it has obtained a registration certificate certified as a corporate agent from the Insurance Regulatory Development Bureau (Irdai) of India.

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The company plans to release the NPS as an investment tool for apps in the coming months.