Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the first Infinity Centre of Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Dubai on Sunday, rolling out his government's ambitious programme.
Vijayan, who is on a tour to US and Cuba, will arrive in Dubai to take part in the event.
The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Khan Academy India to enhance Maths learning skills of over 500K students in the 48,000 state-run schools.
Khan Academy India is a not-for-profit organisation incorporated in India to provide free, world-class education for millions of learners in India. It was founded in 2006.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the world's two largest economies.
Following insurance regulator Irdai directive, LIC on Saturday announced concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of policies and also of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana affected by the Cyclone Biparjoy. LIC in a statement said it is reaching out to the affected people to provide assistance although the loss of lives has been minimal.
It also created a portal link for the online submission of claims arising due to Biparjoy
Called the Indian Languages Program, the project is the brainchild of Google News Initiative (GNI) and will support local news publishers in nine languages, including Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Marathi. The initiative will also support news platforms in languages such as Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, and English.
Adani Digital Labs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% stake in railway ticketing platform Trainman.
Trainman was reportedly pegged at INR 80 Cr last. The startup counts names such as Goodwater Capital and Ivy Growth Associates among its investors.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) is organising brainstorming sessions ‘Chintan Shivir’ in New Delhi on June 19 & 20, 2023 to discuss various issues & challenges faced by its departments, with the aim to come out with new ideas for better governance & functioning.
Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang will be on a two days official visit to India starting from today. The Minister of National Defence of Vietnam will also visit Agra during his stay in India. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang tomorrow.
India and Vietnam share a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Canada commented that it would conduct an ‘expeditious’ review of its involvement in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Canada's comment has underlined the continuing shadow of politics over the functioning of the multilateral lender in which China holds the most voting power with 26.58%
The G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting has adopted Outcome Document and Chair’s Summary focusing on food security and Nutrition for all. The three-day meeting concluded last evening in Hyderabad. The Outcome document also includes the Deccan High-Level Principles and International Millets and Other Ancient Grains Research Initiative.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men's doubles title at Indonesia Open Super 1000 event, ending India's long wait for a top podium finish in a Super 1000 event. The duo won the final by defeating world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia.
The Indonesia Open 2023 is also Satwik-Chirag's first-ever Super 1000 title.
Word Sustainable Gastronomy Day on June 18 recognizes the practices and principals associated with sustainable food consumption combined with the art of collecting, preparing, and consuming the food we eat.
World Sustainable Gastronomy Day first celebrated in 2017.