The consortium led by Tata Consultancy Services Limited has received an Advance Purchase Order valued over Rs 15,000 crore from BSNL, a 100 per cent Govt. of India owned Public Sector Undertaking, for the deployment of a 4G network across India,.
The BSNL 4G services will be started all over India within 18-24 months after placing the purchase order.
India’s first commercial passenger flight using indigenously produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend was successfully flown.
An Air Asia flight powered by SAF blended aviation turbine fuel (ATF) flew from Pune to Delhi.
The special flight was received by Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at the airport.
China is now the world's leading auto exporter due to the growing demand for electric vehicles and higher shipments to Russia.
China exported 1.07 million automobiles between January and March, marking a 58 per cent rise since last year, reports the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
During the last nine years, India’s overall coal production has gone up by 47% to 893.08 Million Tonne (MT) and supply has touched 877.74 Million tonne, recording 45.37% growth. Major leap in coal production of 893.08 MT in FY 2023 is the highest in the history of the country.
Coking coal is mainly used in manufacturing of steel through blast furnace route.
Ministry of Education and World Bank organised a one of its kind workshop on School-to-Work Transition under the STARS Program in Mumbai.
The workshop focussed on discussion on a Skill Gap analysis of the six STARS States and Uttar Pradesh along with convergence of vocational and skill.
From a mere 7.5 lakh tons in 1950-51, India’s total fish production has reached a record 162.48 lakh tons per annum in 2021-22, with a 10.34% growth in fish production in 2021-22 in comparison to 2020-21. Today, India is the 3rd largest fish producing country with about 8% share in global fish production.
It stands 2nd in aquaculture production.
The MoU envisages to collaborate in the field of Renewable Energy through sourcing of 250 MW RE-RTC (Round-The-Clock) power to meet the requirement of HMEL and also exploring opportunities in the Green Hydrogen business & its derivatives (Green Ammonia & Green Methanol).
HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), is a Joint Venture between HPCL & Mittal Energy Investments Pvt Ltd.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 76th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Shri Modi highlighted India’s commitment to international cooperation and informed that the country shipped almost 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to over 100 countries including many countries from the Global South.
Theme of this year’s Health Assembly is: WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all.
Global private equity giant Blackstone, announced the acquisition of International Gemological Institute (IGI) at an enterprise value of over $525 million (Rs 4,352.54 crore).
IGI is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, but counts on India, the largest diamond polisher in the world, for a majority of its revenues and profits.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, in recognition of his global leadership. He has also been accorded the Companion of the Order of Logohu by Papua New Guinea.
Fiji’s Prime Minster Sitiveni Rabuka presented PM Modi with a medallion for the title when the two leaders met in Papua New Guinea.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the Indian national cricket team had secured a new kit sponsorship deal with the renowned German sportswear powerhouse, Adidas.
The association between the BCCI and MPL Sports concluded earlier than anticipated, prompting an interim sponsorship deal with the makers of the renowned clothing brand Killer Jeans.
The International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated each year on May 22, aims to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
Although it was originally celebrated in late December, the UN General Assembly later decided to move the date to 22 May, which commemorates the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992.