ISRO launched its proven PSLV rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
ISRO's trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is the DS-SAR Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, which has been developed under a partnership between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering, Singapore.
Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd. and GAIL India Ltd. have signed an interconnection agreement to connect the North East Gas Grid of IGGL with the Barauni Guwahati Pipeline of GAIL.
The pipeline for interconnection will be laid by GAIL at an estimated cost of Rs 15.16 crore. The amount will be reimbursed by IGGL to GAIL.
IGGL is laying the 1,656km-long NEGG at an estimated project cost of Rs 9,265 crore.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has appointed Harrick Vin as its new chief technology officer, replacing K Ananth Krishnan who retires from India’s largest IT services firm in October. Vin, a TCS fellow and chief services innovation officer, has been with the Tata Group company since July 2005, when he joined as a vice president and chief scientist.
K. Krithivasan is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of TCS.
India’s tiger population is estimated to be 3,925 with an annual growth rate of 6.1%per annum. This was revealed in a report released by Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar on the occasion of Global Tiger Day.
The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO defining the Culture of Peace.
“Sharing the human spirit through friendship” is the theme of World Friendship Day.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on 30 July was adopted at a high-level meeting of the UNGA. The resolution reaffirms the commitment of the United Nations to end trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and states that trafficking in persons is a serious threat to "human dignity and physical integrity, huuman rights and development"
2023 Theme: Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind
Shivendra Nath is set to be next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Engineering Projects (India) Ltd. a PSU under the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel.
Presently, Nath is serving as Senior General Manager in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
UCO Bank has opened four special rupee vostro accounts with Russian banks so far and has received permission from Reserve Bank of India for opening eight more accounts. Of these eight, six are with Russian banks and two are with banks in Belarus. The bank reported net profit of Rs 223.48 crore in Q1FY24, up 80.80 per cent year-on-year.
The Maharashtra government has decided to confer the first 'Udyog Ratna' award on veteran industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, state Industries minister Uday Samant has said. Awards for young entrepreneur, woman entrepreneur and Marathi entrepreneur will also be given, Samant announced in the state legislative council.
India AI and Meta India signed a pact to foster collaboration in the field of AI and emerging technologies, making Meta’s open-source AI models available for use by the Indian ecosystem, according to an official release. India AI is an Independent Business Unit under Digital India Corporation.
Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to become part of the World Cities Culture Forum a global network of cities that share research and intelligence, and explore the role of culture in future prosperity. The network currently has 40 cities spanning six continents. Bengaluru being the latest addition is set to join the league of cities like New York, London, Paris.
The historic Byculla Railway Station in Mumbai has been awarded the prestigious UNESCO Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage award in recognition of its extensive restoration efforts. The award, declared in November of the previous year, celebrates the station’s significant contribution to cultural heritage conservation.