Dabur announced the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Badshah Masala for a cash consideration of Rs 587.5 crore. The acquisition is expected to be completed before March 31, 2023.
This will mark Dabur's entry into the over Rs 25,000 crore branded spices and seasoning market in India.
Hemant Jhaveri - Managing Director at Badshah Masala.
Gujarat was declared as a 'Har Ghar Jal' state, meaning all households in rural areas have access to safe drinking water through taps. As per the government data, all 91,73,378 houses in the state now have water connections.
Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of Government of India which was announced from the ramparts of Red Fort by PM Modi on August 15, 2019.
The Government of India has appointed Mata Amritanandamayi as the Chair of Civil 20 (C20), an official engagement group of the G20.
The G20 members consist of 19 countries plus the European Union and C20 is its platform for civil-society organisations (CSOs) to bring forth non-government and non-business voices to the G20 leaders.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that two more Indian beaches were added to the list of the cleanest beaches in the world and received the prestigious Blue Flag certification. The Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat beach, both in Lakshadweep, have received the Blue Flag certification. This has taken India's tally of Blue Beaches to 12.
SS Rajamouli directed blockbuster RRR won the Best International Film award at the 50th Saturn Awards in Los Angeles.
This is the 2nd time Rajamouli won the Saturn Award. He had won the award for ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’.
RRR won the Best International Film against other movies, including Downton Abbey: A New Era, Eiffel, Riders of Justice, Silent Night, & I’m Your Man.
IRDAI announced to set up a 15-member Health Insurance Consultative Committee with an aim to achieve the goal of universalization of health insurance in the country.
Committee, headed by IRDAI member Rakesh Joshi, has been tasked to identify the challenges in carrying out the health insurance business smoothly & make recommendations to facilitate ease of doing business.
Debasish Panda: IRDAI Chairperson.
Infantry Day is celebrated on October 27 every year to pay homage to the soldiers who fought for the country and laid down their lives in the line of duty. The Infantry day is celebrated to mark the day when the infantry of the Indian army, led by 1st battalion of the Sikh Regiment, made its way into the Srinagar airfield in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.
On October 27, 1980, the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images was adopted in the 21st General Conference of the UNESCO at Belgrade, Serbia. The 33rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2005 proclaimed October 27 as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1980 recommendations.
Theme: “Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies”
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today virtually co-chaired the 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry. The Agriculture Ministers from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the meeting.
The World Health Organisation has published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health. The WHO fungal priority pathogens list is the first global effort to systematically prioritize fungal pathogens. The WHO has similar lists for viruses and bacteria.
The Bombay Stock Exchange has launched Electronic Gold Receipt on its platform, a move that will help in efficient and transparent price discovery of the metal. It introduced two new products of 995 and 999 purity during the Muhurat trading on Diwali, and trading will be in multiples of 1 gram and deliveries in multiples of 10 gram and 100 gram.
Sameer Patil, CBO at BSE
Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan attended the 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. The Dakar Forum has become a key event for policy discussions on Africa.This is the first time that India participated at the Ministerial level in the event. Mr. Muraleedharan interacted with the Indian community in Dakar.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras along with the Banaras Hindu University will serve as knowledge partners for Kashi Tamil Sangamam, an initiative to bring to light the academic, economic, social and cultural relations between Varanasi and the State.
The entire tour is free of cost and those interested may register at https://kashitamil.iitm.ac.in.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena launched a one-time property tax amnesty scheme “SAMRIDDHI 2022-23”, saying it will provide a major relief to lakhs of residential and commercial property owners in the city. SAMRIDDHI, is an acronym for Strengthening and Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for Infrastructure Development in Delhi
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the 'Kunjapp', a mobile application to prevent cyber crimes against children in the state. Vijayan also inaugurated the training for the newly appointed Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members at Kovalam. Child exploitation can be reported through the application.
India suffered an income loss of 5.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest among the G20 nations in 2021, according to the new report of Climate Transparency. The report highlighted that India witnessed a record heatwave that greatly affected workers, labour migrants, low-income households, and the homeless, and reduced the yields of wheat crops.
Tata Steel has inked an agreement with carmaker Ford to supply "zeremis green steel" from its Netherlands-based IJmuiden plant after the unit shifts to hydrogen-based steel making. In Europe, Tata Steel is working to switch to low-carbon technologies to manufacture steel in the UK and the Netherlands. Zeremis carbon lite steel is described as 100 per cent carbon neutral.