Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced the appointment of Vishal Kapoor as its chief executive officer (CEO). Before joining EESL, he was working with the Ministry of Power as a joint , during which he led various government interventions, schemes, and reforms in the distribution sector.
Founded in 2009, EESL is promoted by Ministry of Power, Government of India.
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Bhushan Akshikar as the new managing director (MD) in India. Currently, Akshikar is the commercial head of the general medicines business of GSK in India. His role will come into effect on December 1, 2022. The newly appointed MD joined GSK India in September 2011.
Akshikar will succeed Sridhar Venkatesh.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is organizing Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 on 4th November, 2022 in New Delhi.
One of the main objectives of Ganga Utsav 2022 is to celebrate our rivers and spread awareness on the significance of river rejuvenation across river basins in India.
Ministry of Education released a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-22 on school education of India.
In 2021-22 total students enrolled in school education from primary to higher secondary stood at 25.57 crore as compare to 25.38 crore enrolment in 2020-21, registering an increase of 19.36 lakh enrolments.
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has Launched the 6th round of coal mine auction of the Ministry of Coal.
She pointed out that coal imports for power sector has come down by 41%.
Finance Ministry has extended Rs. 6000 crore incentive for coal gasification and Rs. 250 crore for exploration process.
India is the second-largest coal-producing country, with production of 767 MTs in 2021.
During the meet, the portal (http://naturalfarming.dac.gov.in/) was launched which has been developed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It contains all the information about the mission, implementation outline, resources, implementation progress, farmer registration, blog etc., which will be useful for the farmers.
A wind turbine taller than the world's tallest Statue of Unity with blades spanning wider than the wingspan of a jumbo jet has been installed at Mundra in Gujarat by Adani New Industries Ltd as part of its renewable energy expansion plans.
The turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL).
India has the fourth highest wind installed capacity in the world.
India's iron ore exports dropped to "nearly zero" in October, and overseas shipments of the steelmaking raw material are expected to continue to languish due to higher export taxes and lower demand from China.
India in May raised export tax on low-grade iron ore lumps and fines - with iron content below 58% - to 50% from zero, and hiked the duties on pellets to 45% from 0.
NMDC is the largest producer of iron ore in the country.
Unemployment rate in India surged last month on the back of significant increase in rural unemployment rate, reversing the decline registered in September.
The data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy shows the unemployment rate in India stood at 7.77% in October compared to a four-year low of 6.43% in September.
CMIE was established in 1976, primarily as an independent think tank.
Women, on average, are expected to reach retirement with just 74% of the wealth accumulated by men, a new global study - The 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report by advisory, broking and solutions company WTW has revealed. In APAC, the gender wealth gap is the largest in India at 64%.
Israeli PM Yair Lapid has conceded defeat in the general elections and congratulated opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition of right-wing parties secured a comfortable majority in parliament to form the next government and end the political impasse plaguing the country.
Netanyahu's party won 32 seats, while outgoing PM Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid got 24 seats.
Chqbook, a neobank for small business owners, has launched a first-of-its-kind digital current account. Small business owners like kiranas, chemists, can open a current account instantly on the Chqbook App from their smartphone and in a language they are comfortable with. The current account is available in eight languages making it more accessible and easy to understand.
Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam will be conferred the Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite, the Knight of the Order of the Merit, by the French government. She has been selected for her singing talent and contribution to the development of Indo-France relations.
Aruna Sairam has received many awards, including the Padma Shri the Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award.
Malaysia-based AirAsia Group has exited AirAsia India by selling its remaining 16.67 per cent stake to Tata Group-owned Air India for Rs 155.64 crore.
AirAsia Group said AirAsia India can use the "AirAsia" brand name for 12 months.
AirAsia India has been making losses since its first commercial flight on June 12, 2014.
India’s Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Women’s Grandmaster PV Nandidhaa claimed the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the Asian Continental Chess Championship in New Delhi.
The triumph also earned Praggnanandhaa a ticket to the next FIDE World Cup.
Harsha Bharathakoti took the second spot on the basis of a better tie-break score while Adhiban was third.
Born in Ahmedabad on September 7, 1933, Bhatt, a lawyer, first joined the legal department of Textile Labour Association (TLA), and later founded SEWA in 1972, born out of the women’s wing of TLA.
She received the Ramon Magsaysay award and the Padma Bhshan Awards.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced Subhrakant Panda as its President-Elect, who is currently serving as FICCI's Senior Vice President.
Panda is the Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA), the largest and fully integrated manufacturer of ferro alloys in the nation with in-house mining and power generation.
Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India.
In a first, the CRPF has appointed two women officers from its cadre as Inspectors General (IG) of its specialised anti-riots unit RAF and the Bihar Sector.
Annie Abraham has been appointed as the IG of the blue duangree donning Rapid Action Force (RAF) while Seema Dhundia has been posted as the IG of the Bihar Sector.
Sujoy Lal Thaosen: 37th Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force.