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12th edition of Defence Expo to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The Ministry of Defence has announced that the 12th edition of the Defence Expo, India’s flagship exhibition on Land, Naval and Homeland Security systems, will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event will be held between October 18 and 22, 2022. The theme for this edition is ‘Path to Pride’ invoking nationalistic pride and encouraging …

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Puneeth Rajkumar to be conferred Karnataka Ratna posthumously

Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai has announced that Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar, who died last year, will be conferred with the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously. On November 1, which happens to be Kannada Rajyotsava, the state’s formation day. He will be the 10th recipient of the state’s highest civilian honour.  Buy Prime Test Series …

Indo-Israel Center of Excellence

Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables inaugurated

Israeli experts are providing the Center’s technology as part of the India-Israel Action Plan (IIAP), while MIDH is funding the construction of the Center’s infrastructure for demonstration purposes. On the basis of Israeli innovations, Centers of Excellence (CoEs) are being established in the United States. In order to improve agriculture, the Central and State Governments …

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Google launches ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of Independence

Tech giant, Google has launched ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of Independence. The project has executed by Google Arts & Culture celebrates the country’s achievements and is “themed on the unwavering and undying spirit of India over these past 75 years”. As part of the country-wide celebrations, Google also announced its collaboration with …

Federal Bank

Federal Bank: First payment gateway to be listed on the new tax platform

The Kerala-based Federal Bank is listed in the Income Tax Department’s TIN 2.0 platform and now lists the Payment Gateway platform as the first bank. The “Payment Gateway” has been enabled since the TIN 2.0 platform went live on July 1 of this year, giving taxpayers one more payment option. They can now easily make …

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Goa CM Pramod Sawant announced to implement 100% NEP in higher education

Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant has announced that the state government will implement 100% of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy (NEP). The implementation of NEP from the college to university level has already started. From the next academic year, a hundred per cent of the syllabus …

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Indian Army conducts pan-India drill ‘Skylight’ to test operational readiness

The Indian Army has conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise named ‘Ex Skylight’, in the last week of July. The main objective of this exercise was to test the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems, in the event of an attack by an adversary.  Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, …

TATA Steel

TATA Steel to spend 3000 cr on seating for new Vande Bharat trains

Tata Group is preparing to introduce the “First in India” seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains starting in September 2022 and plans to invest Rs 3,000 crore on R&D by FY26. By 2030, the steel-to-salt conglomerate hopes to rank among the top 5 technological companies worldwide in the steel sector. The Vande Bharat express …