Current Affairs
September 30 , 2019
NTPC to build 5GW solar park in Gujarat
NTPC Ltd. plans to set up a 5-gigawatt solar park in Gujarat, which would be the biggest in the country, as the top electricity generator shifts toward cleaner energy. A site has been identified for the project, which is expected to cost as much as ₹25,000 crore ($3.5 billion) and begin operations by 2024. The plan is part of the NTPC’s aim to buil...
September 28 , 2019
The World University of Design hosted 3rd - edition of Global Goals Jam
World University of Design (WUD) - India's first and only University dedicated to education in the creative domain, successfully concluded the India edition of the special two-day global event focusing on design thinking and service design methodologies - Global Goals Jam 3.0 (GGJ) from September 20 to 21. Seventy participants from across India, di...
September 27 , 2019
Rupa takes over as TNCA president
Rupa Gurunath became the first woman president of a BCCI State Association. The 45-year-old Rupa, whole-time director, India Cements, was elected unopposed as the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) and will be in office for a term of three years. The 87th AGM of the TNCA was a swift, smooth affair and concluded in just an hour....
September 26 , 2019
Kashmir’s Famed Saffron gets GI tag
Kashmir’s famed saffron has finally been granted the Geographic Indication (GI) tag, which is likely to boost its market and ensure quality control....
September 25 , 2019
India-US Tri-Services ''Exercise Tiger Triumph'' To Be Held in November
India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named "Tiger Triumph" at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in November this year. India-US tri-services ''Exercise Tiger Triumph'' is being organised under the aegis of the headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. For the first time, the US and India will be holding th...
September 24 , 2019
Max Bupa and Indian Bank ink bancassurance tie-up to offer health insurance solutions
Max Bupa, a standalone health insurance player, has announced a bancassurance corporate agency agreement with Indian Bank, a state-owned bank. Max Bupa will provide comprehensive health insurance solutions and services to over 40 million customers of Indian Bank spread across 2800 branch network, through a slew of digital touch points....
September 23 , 2019
Google announces new AI research lab in India
Google announced Google Research India, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based research lab out of Bengaluru. To engage with everything from academic institutions, to government to the industry and startup ecosystem in the country in the field of AI....
September 19 , 2019
Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh are the most malnourished states in India
Malnutrition is still the underlying risk factor for 68 per cent of the deaths among children below the age of 5 A study, published by Lancet Child & Adoloscent Health, stated that Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar and Assam have the highest malnutrition levels in the country, despite the substantial drop in disease burden and death rate....
September 18 , 2019
Wipro Infrastructure and BEML sign MoU
Defence PSU BEML Ltd and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) have signed an MoU to work together in the areas of aerospace, industrial automation, 3-D printing, artificial intelligence and hydraulic system engineering. The MoU entails the two firms working together on projects, products, systems, services and projects for DRDO Labs and other gov...
September 17 , 2019
Ravi Shankar Prasad launches maritime communication services in India
Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launched maritime communication services. He also launched a web portal for reporting stolen mobiles to help trace them. The maritime connectivity will enable high-end support to those travelling on sailing vessels, cruise liners and ships in India by use...