NTT India has earmarked around USD 2 billion to boost information and communications technology infrastructure in the country over the next three-four years, aiming to tap the rise in data consumption. New data centres, cloud computing, submarine cable landing stations and solar parks are key areas where NTT India's capex is planned.
Twenty Indian companies, up eight from last year, are among the 500 most-valuable ones in the world, Hurun report showed. With a valuation of $202 billion, Reliance Industries was the most valuable Indian company on the list. Globally, it was the 34th biggest company. Apple, worth $2.4 trillion, was the most valuable company, followed by Microsoft, with $1.8 trillion.
Indian Navy ships Kochi, Kavaratti and Sumedha arrived in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to participate in the maiden International Fleet Review (IFR) being conducted by the Bangladesh Navy (BN). The ships are taking part in a variety of activities being conducted as a part of BN IFR-22
Meghna Ahlawat was elected president of the Table Tennis Federation of India on Monday with former stalwart Kamlesh Mehta elected secretary general. Patel Nagender Reddy was elected treasurer. The Delhi High Court had suspended TTFI in February and appointed a Committee of Administrators (CoA) to take over its functioning.Dushyant Chautala was the previous TTFI president.
On December 10th, Nobel Prize Day recognizes the annual award established by Alfred Nobel. Since 1901, the five Nobel Prize has been awarded annually on December 10th. In 1969: “The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.” Each year on 10 December, a ceremony is held in Stockholm, Sweden on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.
Less than 32 per cent of women in India own a mobile phone - compared to over 60 per cent of men - Oxfam said in a report. The 'India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide' considers data till the end of 2021 to underline the role gender inequality plays in deepening the digital divide between men and women.
The Government of India has extended the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme beyond March, 2022 till December 2024. Introduction of 3rd loan of upto ₹50,000 in addition to 1st & 2nd loans of ₹10,000 and ₹20,000 respectively. To extend ‘SVANidhi Se Samriddhi’ component for all beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi scheme across the country.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a USD 250 million policy-based loan to support India's wide-ranging reforms that aim to strengthen and modernise the country’s logistics infrastructure, improve efficiency, and lower costs. This will rationalise India's high cost of logistics and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
ADB HQ- Manila, Philippines
The Passport Index 2022, published by Arton Capital, ranks the world's strongest and weakest passports. The passport rankings indicate how many countries you can visit without a visa. The UAE has got the first position in the rating of passports for 2022, while India was ranked 87 in the list of the strongest passports in the world.
The Meghalaya government in partnership with startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub and network which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people in the state. The project is aimed at delivering vital supplies like drugs, diagnostic samples, vaccines, blood&blood components quickly and safely to different regions of the state.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Social Alpha today signed an MoU to launch SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN), India’s first dedicated platform for innovation curation and venture development for the burgeoning space entrepreneurial ecosystem.In line with the partnership announcement, SpIN has launched its first innovation challenge.
Shri. S Somanath,Chairman, ISRO
Manoj Kumar, Founder, Social Alpha
Bank of Baroda is the first bank in India to win the EAG Laureate Award for the Best AML/CFT Financial Analysis, in the International Olympiad on Financial Security held at Sochi, Russia.The EAG objective is to incorporate these countries into the global system on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha informed that to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country and to make their manufacturing cost effective the following schemes have been launched by ministry, FAME II, PLI for Automotive Sector, PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell.
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 10 December 2023.
2022 Theme: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All.