In 2021-22, 102 infrastructure projects, including 87 bridges and 15 roads, were completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the most in a single year.
These projects include the construction of the world's longest highway tunnel, above 10,000 feet, named Atal Tunnel at Rohtang and the world's highest motorable road over Umling La in Eastern Ladakh.
RailTel launched the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based access of its fast & free public WiFi services across 100 Indian Railways stations having 2,384 WiFi hotspots.
PM-WANI based access will facilitate the ease of use through one time KYC to avoid OTP based authentication, every time one tries to use WANI based Public Wi-Fi service.
Government-appointed committee headed by former commerce secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai will soon finalise the rates for the export-boosting scheme —Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) — towards exports from special economic zones (SEZs) and export-oriented units (EOUs).
RoDTEP scheme that is applicable with effect from January 1st, 2021.
American Express has appointed Manoj Adlakha as SVP and International head of customer marketing. Sanjay Khanna who is currently the chief operating officer, American Express Banking Corp., (AEBC) India, will take over as the interim CEO. The appointment will come into effect on May 14, 2022.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ in Bharuch, Gujarat. The programme marked the celebration of 100% saturation of four key schemes of the state government in the district, which will help provide timely financial assistance to those in need.
District administration of Bharuch carried out ‘Utkarsh Initiative’ drive from 1st January to 31st March 2022.
Union Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Shri Bhagwant Khuba is attending Intersolar Europe 2022 to be held from 11th May to 13th May 2022 in Munich, Germany. The Minister delivered the keynote address at the investment promotion event “India’s Solar Energy Market” on 12th May 2022 in Munich.
The event is being organized by the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the second global virtual summit on COVID-19 being hosted by US President Joe Biden.
It said the summit intends to galvanise new actions to address the challenges of the pandemic and build a stronger global health security architecture.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally launched the Kalam website, a literary initiative of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation to support and encourage vernacular literature.
The aim of Kalam is to popularize Hindi literature and provide a platform for veteran and young authors and poets to talk about their writings and love for vernacular literature.
Vice President (VP) of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by a former IPS officer, Prakash Singh in New Delhi. He has stressed on the need to upgrade the skills of policemen to effectively tackle cybercrimes, economic offences and online frauds.
The book is published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
Plants are the life of Earth and we all are dependent on them. How we breathe and what we eat are all affected by plants.
They develop up to 80% of food for us and up to 98% of oxygen.
To raise awareness for the safety of plants, The United Nations recently announced that May 12 will mark International Day of Plant Health.
The day was promoted by Zambia and was taken into action by the UN General Assembly.
He released a book titled 'Modi @ 20 : Dreams Meet Delivery', a compilation of 21 articles by 22 domain experts bringing out various aspects of the thinking and performance of Shri Modi in various domains as Chief Minister of Gujarat and Prime Minister for 20 years since 2021.
Four years after the country’s first anti-corruption ombudsman to investigate complaints against public functionaries, including the Prime Minister, was appointed and almost a decade after the Act was passed by Parliament, the Lokpal of India will finally move into a swanky office at World Trade Centre in south Delhi’s Nauroji Nagar.
Vietnam has just launched its latest tourist attraction for tourists with a fondness for heights. As per the reports, the Asian country has opened a glass-bottomed bridge suspended 150 m (490 feet) above a lush jungle
As per the company, it’s the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge, which surpasses a 526 m structure in Guangdong, China.
Vietnam Capital: Hanoi; Currency: Vietnamese dong.
The World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with the Government’s think-tank Niti Aayog, is focusing on putting emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and drones, to better use to ensure they benefit farmers, particularly small and marginal.
South Korea's intelligence agency has joined a cyber defense group under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), becoming its first Asian member country.
The think-tank was established in 2008 by NATO members, on the initiative of Estonia, in response to the country suffering crippling cyberattacks allegedly committed by Russia.