Armies of India and Thailand yesterday began a
A senior Army official said
"The exercise will emphasise to hone the tactical and technical skills in joint counter insurgency and
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1 | Ajay Data, first Indian in ICANN | The nominating committee of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected Ajay Data, Founder & CEO of Data XGen Plus and a global leader in email linguistic services, as a new council member of Country Code Supporting Organisation (ccNSO). Ajay Data is the first Indian to have been selected as a member of ccNSO and will be representing India at a global level. He will be the custodian of Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands as a member of ccNSO. Data has got a two-year term and will take up the position during ICANN 63 Meet in Spain in October 2018. The members of ccNSO, which is ICANN’s policy development body for ccTLD (country code top-level domains) issues, are all country code |
07-Aug-2018 | News in Details | |
2 | World's first thermal battery plant to be inaugurated by Andhra CM | Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil the world's first-ever thermal battery in his Andhra Pradesh state on Monday. Manufactured by the Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), the first-of-its-kind cell is aimed at boosting up renewable sources of energy production, instead of non-renewable fossil fuel-based energy generation. The technology, which will help in mitigating carbon emissions, is best suited for grid balancing and stabilisations. It will also be used to store energy for telecommunication, commercial establishments, electric vehicles and highway charging stations. It can also be effectively used in remote locations, such as hilly terrains and islands. The BEST also aims to set up a Greenfield Project in India, at an estimated cost of Rs. 660 crores, through which nearly 3000 jobs are expected to be created within three years' time. |
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3 | Shri Nitin Gadkari Launches Bidder Information Management System and Bhoomi Rashi - PFMS Linkage Portals | The Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari launched Bidder Information Management System (BIMS) and Bhoomi Rashi and PFMS linkage - two IT initiatives of the Road Transport & Highways Ministry that are aimed at expediting BIMS is aimed at streamlining the process of pre-qualification of bidders for EPC Mode of contracts for National Highway works with enhanced transparency and objectivity. The portal will work as a |
07-Aug-2018 | News in Details | |
4 | Italian bike-maker Benelli signs MoU for plant in Telangana | Italian motorcycle-maker Benelli today signed The group company would initially start assembling CKD (completely knocked down) kits of the bike here for Benelli and the partnership entitles Adishwar to assemble, manufacture bikes and import exclusive range of the bikes from Italy and SouthEast Asian regions, managing director of Benelli India Vikas Jhabakh said in a press conference. Established in 1911, Benelli is one of the oldest Italian motorcycle-manufacturer and has "In 2005, Benelli became part of |
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5 | Saudi Arabia freezes trade relations with Canada | Manama: Saudi Arabia said it was freezing all new trade and investment relations with Canada and declared the Canadian ambassador to Riyadh as persona non grata, giving him 24 hours to leave the kingdom, in response to Canada’s call for the release of anti-government activist Samar Badawi. The Saudi decisions were in reaction to Canada’s "blatant and unacceptable interference" in the domestic affairs of the kingdom, the ministry explained. |
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6 | India, Thailand Begin Two-Week Military Exercise | NEW DELHI:
Armies of India and Thailand yesterday began a A senior Army official said "The exercise will emphasise to hone the tactical and technical skills in joint counter insurgency and |
07-Aug-2018 | News in Details | |
7 | Android 9 Pie is now available for Google Pixel phones | Google has announced that the final, shipping version of the newest Android update is available for all Pixel phones today. And, as usual, it has announced a name to go along with the over-the-air update: “Android 9 Pie.” Android 9 Pie’s headline features are the same ones that we revealed back in May: a “Digital Wellbeing” dashboard, a new gesture-based navigation system, and other AI-enhanced improvements to the UI. It also received many subtle improvements to the overall look of the software, including a new status bar that’s designed to work better with notches. However, the official release will not include all of the features that Google announced at Google I/O. The main things that will be missing are the Digital Wellbeing features, including the |
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8 | Nikhil Nanda appointed as chairman and MD of Escorts | New Delhi: Farm and construction equipment maker Escorts today appointed Nikhil Nanda as the chairman and managing director (MD) of the company to succeed his father Rajan Nanda who passed away earlier this week after a brief illness. The company’s board unanimously appointed Nikhil as the chairman and MD to succeed his late father, Escorts said in a statement. “I am aware that an enormous responsibility, with a great legacy, has been entrusted Escorts will create products and solutions which will transform agriculture by empowering farmers with mechanised, precision-based autonomous technology and partner nation to build smart and safe infrastructure, he added. Nikhil, who is an alumnus of Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, has been a key member of the company’s board since 1997. Rajan, who died at the age of 76, had joined Escorts in 1965 and took over the reins of the company when his father and founder chairman H P Nanda stepped down in 1994 after |
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9 | Mughalsarai Junction renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction | The iconic Mughalsarai Railway Junction in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Railway station; BJP National President Amit Shah inaugurated the renamed station. A goods train with an all-woman crew was also flagged off. A smart yard project was also launched on the The bi-weekly Ekatmata Express, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion. |
06-Aug-2018 | News in Details | |
10 | Women's Hockey World Cup: Netherlands win final to end Irish odyssey | Four goals in a seven-minute spell around the half-time break earned the Dutch an emphatic victory. Ireland had won new fans on their unlikely road to the Their reward for reaching the final is an expected climb into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time. |
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