Swedish defence company Saab has announced its decision to set up a production facility in India for its Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system. The M4 is one of the world’s most popular pieces of military equipment utilised primarily by the Special Forces (SF).
Carl-Gustaf was first inducted into the Indian Army in 1976.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the world's first CNG terminal at Bhavnagar. The Foresight Group had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) for the development of the CNG Terminal in Gujarat during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit 2019.
The Centre has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He is only the second person to hold the post after General Bipin Rawat.
Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) shall also function as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs.
He was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981.
Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India for a period of three years, by Honarable President of India. He will succeed KK Venugopal after the latter's term ends on September 30.
The Attorney General is the Government of India’s first law officer, and has the right of audience in all courts of the country.
R Venkataramani is the 16th Attorney General of India (AG).
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh for withdrawal of up to 153 cusecs of water each by both the counties from the river Kushiyara which lies along the border during the dry season.
Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha, topped the 'IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022' with a net worth of Rs 17,500 crore. Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder of Ola, came in second place (Rs 11,700 crore), and Divyank Turakhia of Media.net in third place (Rs 11,200 crore).
Fintech firms CRED and Groww, and edtech firm upGrad topped LinkedIn's list of top 25 Indian startups in India, the professional networking site said.
Zepto placed fourth, while car buying website Spinny placed seventh, closely followed by Ditto Insurance and health-focused startups Ultrahuman and Living Food.
CEOs-CRED,upGrad,Groww: Kunal Shah,Srikanth Iyengar,Lalit Keshre
West Zone thrashed South Zone by 294 runs to win the 2022 Duleep Trophy here, completing the formalities before lunch on the fifth and last day’s play.
Prolific run-scorer Sarfaraz Khan recorded a fine, unbeaten century (127 off 178 balls) while Yashasvi Jaiswal made a monumental 265 in the second innings to help set the game up for the Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone.
The tripartite agreement between the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DePwD),Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD),& Amazon focuses on skilling, certification, and entrepreneurship with the goal of uniquely enabling and positioning PwD participation in mainstream society.
Union minister of social justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar.
Canpotex is acclaimed as one of the largest potash suppliers globally.
Indian companies Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilisers and Indian Potash Limited signed the MoU.
As per the understanding, Canpotex will supply up to 15 LMT of potash annually for three years.
Canpotex, Canada, exports around 130 LMT of the product annually.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to check the growth of CO2 emissions in the sector, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
Salvatore Sciacchitano is the sixth and current President of the ICAO.
ICAO Headquarters, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. Ajay Mathur- DG, ISA.
Union Civil Aviation Minister: Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Honeywell signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly manufacture high-power, high-voltage turbogenerators.
The Honeywell turbogenerator is capable of running on aviation biofuel, including green jet fuel as well as conventional jet fuel and diesel.
Rajesh Rege, president, Honeywell India.
Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has been named in the Time100 Next — the magazine’s list of the world’s rising stars. Significantly, he is the only Indian on the list. However, there is another Indian-born American business leader, Amrapali Gan, also on the list.
Airtel Payments Bank has started rolling out 1.5 lakh micro ATMs in a phased manner across tier 2 cities and semi-urban regions to facilitate cash withdrawal for its customers.
Airtel Payments Bank is now integrated with the National Payments Corporation of India's (NPCI) - National Financial Switch (NFS) to facilitate micro ATM transactions.
Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest cause of death in the world and India. It is for that reason that September 29 is marked as World Heart Day. The day hopes to promote awareness about the risks of heart diseases and how to prevent them.
The theme for World Heart Day 2022 is ‘Use Heart For Every Heart’.
On December 19 2019, the UN General Assembly designated September 29 as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The UNGA recognised that the observance of the International Day would contribute significantly in raising awareness about reducing food loss and waste. The Food and Nutrition Organization of the UN and the UNEP collaborate to observe the day.
Theme-‘Stop Food Loss and Waste! For People and Planet'
World Maritime Day is observed every year on the last Thursday of every September.It was in 1948 that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was founded to look after the business and operations in the shipping sector. The first World Maritime Day was celebrated on 17 March 1978 to celebrate the establishment of the IMO Convention.
The theme for world maritime day 2022 is ‘New technologies for greener shipping’.