In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina led Awami League secured majority in the national elections. With the resounding victory, Awami League President and the incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will form the government for the fourth straight term. According to media reports, Awami League won two-third majority in the parliament and fourth term in a row by winning 223 out of 299
World Hindi Day is being observed on 10 January. The day is commemorated every year with the objective to promote use of Hindi language abroad. On this day in 2006, the First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur with the aim to promote the language worldwide and since then, every year 10th January is being observed as the World Hindi Day.
The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani systems will now be included in the WHOs ICD11 classification. ICD 11 TM Module 2, Morbidity Codes, World Health Organization launch event will be held in New Delhi on 10th January, 2024.
Infibeam Avenues inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Government, with a proposed investment of Rs 2,000 crore by the financial year 2030 (FY30).
The company said it aims to develop its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub for developing AI technology for payments and platforms aimed at servicing retailers.
The company has officially named its AI-Hub located at GIFT city as 'Phronetic.ai'.
The World Bank kept its FY25 economic growth projection for India unchanged at 6.4 per cent, mainly on account of strong domestic demand, rising public infrastructure spending and strong private-sector credit growth. However, it projected that the private consumption growth might taper off due to high food inflation and diminishing pent-up demand.
Gabriel Attal has been named next Prime Minister of France, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. Gabriel Attal is currently working as an education minister. At 34, he is the youngest Prime Minister in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984.
Last year was the planet's hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world's warmest in the last 100,000 years, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. Since June, every month has been the world's hottest on record compared with the corresponding month in previous years.
Classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan, aged 55, passed away in a city hospital after valiantly battling cancer for over four years. Possibly the last living legend of Rampur Sahaswan gayaki (style of singing), Rashid Khan (pictured) was recognised as the 31st generation of Sangeet Samrat Mian Tansen, as detailed on his official website.
Admiral R Hari Kumar unveiled the indigenous Drishti 10 Starliner drone for the Indian Navy at Adani Defence's drone unveiling ceremony. The Drishti 10 Starliner is an advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform boasting a 36-hour endurance, 450kg payload capacity and clearance to fly in both segregated and unsegregated airspace.
Of the biggest cities in India – those with a population of more than one million people – Chennai is the most conducive for women in the workforce, a study has found. Pune comes next, followed by Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai. The national capital, Delhi, ranked 14th on this list. Only 10 state capitals feature in the list of top 25 cities.
Denmark has announced its Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI) initiative to boost collaborative efforts between the two countries in the sustainable energy solutions sector and advance their joint global goal towards carbon neutrality. The new alliance is a strategic initiative poised to play a pivotal role in advancing the green fuels sector, including green hydrogen.
Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc (HZL), the world's largest zinc, lead, and silver producer, has secured the coveted first position in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2023 in the metals and mining sector. With an impressive score of 85, Hindustan Zinc stands out as the top-ranked company among the 238 global peers in the sector.
India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh has emerged among the top three states as a significant contributor to the MSME sector, with a 9 per cent share in total registered MSMEs in the country, according to a report by realty consulting firm CBRE South Asia and real estate developers association CREDAI.
LG Electronics has unveiled the world’s first wireless transparent TV. Called LG Signature OLED T, the TV has a glass for a display that looks as if it disappears when turned off. The TV has a self-lit pixel technology that enables it to maintain the picture quality and it has a 4K resolution.
During the seminar ‘Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) for Street Vendors’ Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep S. Puri launched the refreshed PAiSA Portal Dashboard and the PM SVANidhi Mission Monitoring Portal. These portals will provide real-time progress updates on the mission and scheme, fostering transparency and accountability.
Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications (MoC), has extended machine-to-machine (M2M) and Wireless Personal Area Network/Wireless Local Area Network (WPAN/WLAN) registration to all entities engaged in the businesses.