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May 16, 2022 -_3.1

Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022 announced

Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022 announced. Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022. Reliance is the top-ranked …

May 16, 2022 -_4.1

REC Ltd’s new Chief Executive Officer: Vivek Kumar Dewangen

Vivek Kumar Dewangen, a Manipur cadre 1993 batch IAS officer, has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of REC Ltd., Ministry of Power. In a top-level bureaucratic upheaval, the Centre has nominated senior IAS officer Nidhi Chibber as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, …

May 16, 2022 -_5.1

Dineout, a restaurant reservation platform, bought by Swiggy

Food-delivery app available online Swiggy has agreed to buy restaurant technology and dining out platform Dineout from Times Internet in a formal deal. Swiggy said in a statement that Dineout will continue to operate as an independent app following the acquisition. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams The mostly …

May 16, 2022 -_6.1

Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba crowned world’s best nurse

Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse stationed at the Marsabit County Referral Hospital, won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award for endorsing education and campaigning against outdated cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in her community. Duba, who took home USD 250,000 (approx. Ksh.29 million) in prize money, was feted by Emirates CEO …

May 16, 2022 -_8.1

‘GatiShakti Sanchar’ portal for Centralised Right of Way launched by DoT

The Department of Telecommunications has launched the GatiShakti Sanchar portal, which would streamline the application and approval procedure for right of way (RoW) across the country. According to Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the platform would help achieve the goal of Ease of doing business for telecoms infrastructure projects, which is in line with the vision …

May 16, 2022 -_9.1

Gaganyaan Mission 2023: S2000 human-rated rocket booster tested successfully

Gaganyaan Mission At Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan programme. According to the Bengaluru-based space agency, the HS200 is the human-rated version of the S200 rocket booster of the satellite launch …

May 16, 2022 -_11.1

COP15 Session on combating desertification: Bhupender Yadav led the Indian delegation

The Indian team, led by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav, arrived in Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire, for the UN Convention on Combating Desertification’s 15th Conference of Parties (UNCCD COP15). The fourteenth session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was held in New …