Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history by becoming the first doubles pair to win a Gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships. The World No. 6 pair defeated the 8th-ranked pairing of One Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia in a stunning 3-game battle at Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club.
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (MHRIL) chairman Arun Nanda and a key member of Mahindra group for 50 years, notified the Board that he will not seek reappointment, consistent with the age limit for non-executive roles, and will retire at the upcoming AGM on July 25, 2023.
The government has appointed director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy.
Mohanty will replace outgoing secretary and chairman Dr Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, who has reached the age of retirement.
Australian airline Qantas Group Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will become its next chief executive and managing director, replacing Alan Joyce in November.
Hudson has been with the airline in various roles for 28 years.
Joyce was appointed Qantas CEO in 2008 and agreed in 2020 to remain at the helm through the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seasoned Mairaj Ahmad Khan and youngster Ganemat Sekhon, combined effectively to give India their first medal, a Gold in the ongoing ISSF World Cup Shotgun in Cairo, Egypt.
The Indian mixed doubles pair defeated Luis Raul Gallardo Oliveros and Gabriela Rodriguez 6-0 in the final of the Skeet Mixed Team event on day four of the tournament.
The International Apparel & Textile Fair (IATF) has returned to Dubai in 2023, for its 15th edition.
The fair is known as the premier platform for sourcing apparels, fashion fabrics, prints, clothing accessories, home textiles, footwear and more in the UAE.
This year's event will showcase the Spring Summer Collections & Autumn Winter Highlights of 2023-2024
For the first time in the history of Ladakh the Australian High Commission in India has announced its Government Grant for a Project in Kargil.
This was announced during a Special Meeting at Srinagar chaired by the Australian high commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell.
Focusing on accelerating Solid Waste and Used Water Management, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RITES Limited,for technical assistance for Solid Waste Management (SWM) & UWM under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.
The Department of Public Enterprises granted the status of Navratna to the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).
In India, Navratna companies are those state-controlled firms that can receive investments up to a value of Rs 1,000 crore.
RVNL is a project-executing agency working for and on behalf of the Ministry of Railways (MoR).
India now has 15 Navratnas.
Pradeep Gaur: Chairman and Managing Director of RVNL.
A new low-cost star sensor developed by astronomers from off-the-shelf components was recently launched by ISRO on board PSLV C-55.
In its first-ever space test, the sensor, which is mounted on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), is performing well, and the initial data has now validated its design as well as its function.
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘ADC-150’ from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa.
ADC-150’ is an indigenously designed and developed Air Droppable Container with 150 kg payload capacity.
To commemorate the sacrifices and contribution of its Karmyogis in nation building, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) organised “Ekta Evam Shradhanjali Abhiyan”, a multi modal expedition as a part of 64th BRO Day Celebrations.
Expedition team comprises of Motor Cycles and Motor cars which started from North East and Northern part of the country.
Two frontline warships of the Indian Navy INS Satpura and INS Delhi arrived in Singapor to participate in the inaugural edition of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise.
The ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) will provide an opportunity to the Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work closely with each other and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.
India will start participating in the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) and the Long-Term Aspirational Goals (LTAG) in 2027.
The ICAO has been tasked to reduce carbon emissions from international civil aviation as one of its focus areas.
Airtel Payments Bank collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out Face Authentication for AePS (Aadhaar-enabled Payment System) at its 500,000 banking points.
Airtel Payments Bank is amongst the first four banks to offer Face Authentication for AePS in the country.