Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, 'Centre of Excellence' recognised by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the CSR Division of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited.
EDII will facilitate New Enterprise Creation among the underprivileged women in the vicinity of NTPC Noida.
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top performer among public sector lenders in loan and deposit growth in percentage terms during Q1 FY24.
The deposit and advances of the Pune-based lender recorded almost 25 per cent rise, the highest by any public sector bank during the April-June quarter.
Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS), 2023 is slated for October 17 to October 19, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
The meeting, with participation from more than 40 countries, including 21 Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Deputy High Commissioners, Trade Commissioners, and 23 other diplomats, underscored the global interest in the upcoming GMIS 2023.
The Arunachal Pradesh Government inked memorandums of agreement (MoAs) with three central public sector undertakings (PSUs) for the development of 12 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 11,523 MW in the state.
An estimated investment of Rs 1,42,000 crore would be made while executing the projects.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' or 'Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas' is observed on August 14 to remember all those who lost their lives due to partition.
This day was announced by the Prime Minister in 2021 to remember all those who lost their lives due to the partition of the nation and were uprooted from their origins.
Protean eGov Technologies and fintech platform PayNearby have collaborated for providing credit services on the ONDC network for last-mile borrowers and MSMEs.
Once launched, the marketplace will also allow for easy discovery of various lending products at affordable pricing.
The Supreme Court announced the launch of portal 'SuSwagatam' which would enable advocates, visitors, interns and others to register themselves online and get e-passes to enter the apex court.
Suswagatam' is a web-based and mobile-friendly application that allows users to register themselves online and request for e-passes attending court hearing, meeting advocates etc.
In the face of increasing cyber and malware attacks on defence as well as critical infrastructure across the country, the Defence Ministry has decided to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in all computers connected to the Internet with a new OS, Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed locally.
A total of six infrastructure projects, valued at over Rs 28,000 crore, have been proposed under the PM GatiShakti initiative.
These recommended projects pertain to the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The decision was taken at the 53rd National Planning Group (NPG) meeting, held in New Delhi.
Renowned nuclear physicist Bikash Sinha died in Kolkata. Sinha, 78, was suffering from old age-related ailments.
A recipient of Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhusan in 2010, he was the former director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre.
A new platform aimed at aiding entrepreneurs in creating solutions for the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has been introduced by Antler, an early-stage venture capital company.
Antler has partnered with Infosys non-executive chairman, Nandan Nilekani’s Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy (formerly Beckn Foundation) and ONDC for this platform.
ISRO transferred the IMS-1 Satellite Bus Technology to M/S Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ADTL). NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, facilitated the technology transfer through an agreement.
IMS-1 bus, weighing about 100 kg, accommodates a 30 kg payload.
NSIL is a wholly owned Government of India company.
Shri. D Radhakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director of NSIL.
The Indian Army is in the process of procuring 650 high mobility vehicles (HMV) with a 6X6 configuration and material handling crane (MHC) capabilities.
According to a request for information (RFI) released by the army, these 6×6 HMVs will be designed to handle payloads of at least 8,000 kg and tow a minimum load of 20 tonnes.
Additionally, the HMVs should not weigh more than 24,000 tonnes.
India and Bhutan are soon going to be linked by a 57.5-km railway link, between Assam’s Kokrajhar and Bhutan’s Gelephu.
To be funded by the Indian government, the first-ever railway connection between India & Bhutan is expected to be completed by 2026.
As a landlocked country, the only transportation link between Bhutan and India for export & import is through road network.
India is planning to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) within the next five years, according to Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju.
This initiative is aimed at sustaining India's bases in Antarctica.
The proposal regarding the ship is expected to undergo Cabinet approval during the current financial year.
The estimated cost of the vessel has been revised to Rs 2,600 crore.
Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years yesterday in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets of water ice.
The Russian lunar mission, known as Luna-25, was launched using a Soyuz 2.1v rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome, located over 5,500 km east of Moscow.
it is Russia's first lunar mission since 1976.
Yuri Borisov, the head of Roscosmos.
Zerodha Asset Management Company (AMC) has received final approval from the market regulator to commence a mutual fund (MF) business.
Zerodha AMC is a joint venture between discount broker Zerodha Broking and fintech platform Smallcase.
The new entrant to the Rs 46-trillion MF industry will only offer passive funds.
Zerodha's founder Nithin Kamath.