October, 2021 -

MSME Ministry launches “SAMBHAV” National Level Awareness Programme

October 28, 2021

The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched an e-National Level Awareness Programme ‘SAMBHAV”, to promote engagement of the youth in promoting entrepreneurship. The e-National Level Awareness Programme 2021 ‘SAMBHAV” was launched by Union Minister of MSME Narayan Rane in New Delhi. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & …

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India successfully test-fires “Agni-5” ballistic missile

October 28, 2021

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried successful test-firing of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on October 27, 2021, from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. Agni-5 is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine. The missile can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with a very high …

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CCI approves acquisition of 4.99% stake in HDFC ERGO by HDFC Bank

October 28, 2021

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 4.99 percent of the outstanding equity share capital in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company by private sector lender HDFC Bank. HDFC Bank will acquire 3.56 crore shares or 4.99% stake for Rs 1,906 crore from the parent company Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). HDFC …

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International Animation Day: 28 October

October 28, 2021

International Animation Day is observed every year on October 28 to celebrate the art of animation and also recognise the artists, scientists and technicians behind animation. This year marks the 20th International Animation Day. The day was created in 2002 by International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), an International Animated Film Association, a member of UNESCO. …

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GAIL to build India’s largest green hydrogen plant

October 27, 2021

State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India’s largest green hydrogen-making plant as it looks to supplement ‎its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel. GAIL Chairman and Managing Director Manoj Jain said the company is looking at building a 10-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer capable of generating 4.5 tonnes of green hydrogen daily. The firm has already floated …

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Siddhartha Lal reappointed Eicher Motors MD for 5 years

October 27, 2021

Eicher Motors Ltd passed the resolution to reappoint Siddhartha Lal as the Managing Director of the company for five years, starting May 1, 2021. The board also approved a revised remuneration structure for the Managing Director, with a maximum cap of 1.5 per cent of profits as per Section 198 of the Companies Act. The …

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A new Book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman” by Chidanand Rajghatta

October 27, 2021

Renowned journalist and writer Chidanand Rajghatta have authored a new book “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”, a biography of Kamala Harris, the first women Vice President of the United States of America (USA). The book features the life incidents of Kamala Harris, a woman of mixed race (India and Jamaica) who has become the first Indian …

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Fabio Quartararo wins the 2021 MotoGP World Championship

October 27, 2021

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo became the ‘’2021 MotoGP World Champion’’. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) secured second and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar), finished third. Fabio Quartararo is the sixth-youngest rider to clinch a premier class world title, aged 22 years, 187 days on race day of the Emilia Romagna GP. Buy Prime …

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Tsitsi Dangarembga receives Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021

October 27, 2021

The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021 has been awarded to the Zimbabwean author and a filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga for a “new Enlightenment”, a work on violence in her country and all over the world by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, an association of German book publishers and booksellers. Buy Prime Test Series for …

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Union Bank, CDAC join hands for cyber security

October 27, 2021

The Union Bank of India (UBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad to launch a 1st of its kind initiative on Cyber Security Awareness. CDAC will assist UBI in educating its employees & customers with awareness on Cyber Security & tips to protect themselves …

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Monthly Archives: October 2021

MSME Ministry launches “SAMBHAV” National Level Awareness Programme

India successfully test-fires “Agni-5” ballistic missile

CCI approves acquisition of 4.99% stake in HDFC ERGO by HDFC Bank

International Animation Day: 28 October

GAIL to build India’s largest green hydrogen plant

Siddhartha Lal reappointed Eicher Motors MD for 5 years

A new Book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman” by Chidanand Rajghatta

Fabio Quartararo wins the 2021 MotoGP World Championship

Tsitsi Dangarembga receives Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021

Union Bank, CDAC join hands for cyber security

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