Bengaluru-based PhonePe has partnered with LankaPay and launched PhonePeUPI payments in Sri Lanka, a facility that can spur Indian tourism in the island nation and provide a boost to the local economy.

At an event to mark the collaboration, PhonePe said its app users travelling to Sri Lanka can make payments using UPI (Unified Payments Interface) across LankaPay QR merchants.

The Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare organised ‘Samadhan Campaign’, its outreach programme at Bengdubi Army Camp, in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Interacting with the veterans during the Campaign, Secretary (Ex-servicemen Welfare) Dr Niten Chandra reaffirmed the government’s commitment to further strengthen the welfare measures for them.

Seeking feedback and insights into the challenges veterans come across while availing various welfare schemes of the Department, Dr. Niten Chandra directed Rajya & Zila Sainik Boards, ECHS and other agencies under the department to set-up proactive communication and collaboration mechanism in finding solutions to the problems of ex-servicemen. He reiterated the government’s unwavering support for the veteran community.

The ‘Samadhan Campaign’ is an initiative by the Department to honor the sacrifices made by ex-servicemen and their families, by proactively engaging with them and addressing their grievances related to the department’s various welfare schemes.

The ‘Nandini logo’ will now be seen on the jerseys of Scotland and Ireland cricket teams in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the United States of America and West Indies from June 1 to 29.

Under the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) -- a dairy cooperative owned by the state, Nandini, a household name with its various dairy products used by lakhs, aims to acquire a global image by sponsoring the two teams.

During the tournament, the brand is also looking to launch a whey-based energy drink ‘Nandini Splash’ in the US in different flavours such as orange, litchi, lemon and mango. The cooperative sees the tournament, co-hosted by the West Indies and USA, as a good opportunity to increase its revenue and customer base. The brand name and logo will appear on the lead arm of the jerseys of the players. The cooperative will also run social media campaigns to promote itself in association with the teams.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated every year in May to honour the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on May 17, 1969.

Innovative technologies hold immense promise for tackling major global issues like climate change, poverty, and hunger. Digital tools and solutions can help make significant progress towards achieving 70% of the targets outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030.

Yet, there are significant disparities in digital access and adoption across different parts of the world. Insufficient policies, inadequate investments, and a lack of digital skills are hindering many countries from keeping up with the rapid pace of technological change.

National Endangered Species Day is an annual event that strives to raise awareness about the significance of safeguarding endangered species and their habitats. This special day, observed on the third Friday of May each year, provides an opportunity for individuals, groups, and governments to band together and take action to conserve and restore the magnificent biodiversity that exists on our earth.

In 2024, the National Endangered Species Day will be observed on May 17.

To emphasise how important it is for plants and animals to coexist peacefully to maintain the ecosystem, National Endangered Species Day is observed. An ecosystem is out of balance when a species faces extinction as a result of a large population fall or the loss of vital habitat.

All living organisms on earth are interconnected, losing one often results in the extinction of others. As a result, National Endangered Species Day is marked every year to raise awareness about endangered species of plants and animals.

Tata Motors reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 17,483 crore (adjusted for exceptional gains and losses) for Q4FY24, surpassing TCS’ consolidated net earnings of Rs 12,434 crore.

For the automotive major, this marked a 213.7 per cent year-on-year increase in the bottom line, from Rs 5,573.8 crore a year ago. In contrast, India’s biggest IT firm saw a more modest Y-o-Y growth of 9.1 per cent in net profit, from Rs 11,392 crore.

Tata Steel — another major company in the Tata group — is yet to declare its results for Q4FY24.
In comparison, the combined net profit of 16 Tata companies

The Centre plans to complete the GIS mapping of all national highways, including marking the jurisdictions of all state- owned developers, for better planning, execution and monitoring of the road network and timely completion of projects.

As part of the exercise, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has asked all project implementing units of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Border Roads Organization (BRO), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) and the ministry itself to complete marking their jurisdictions of the national highways dashboard before the end of May so that the complete GIS data of highways along with jurisdictional segregation is available for future reference and fast-tracking work.

ISRO unveils plans for Mangalyaan-2, aiming to land a rover on Mars with innovative techniques like a sky crane and a Martian helicopter. Read on to learn more about the ambitious mission.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming for the Red Planet. Building on the success of their historic Mangalyaan mission, ISRO has unveiled its plans for Mangalyaan-2, their next ambitious mission to Mars. This mission has the potential to make India the third nation in the world, after the US and China, to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars. The key detail revealed during a presentation on National Technology Day is ISRO's approach to landing their rover on the Martian surface.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully tested portable hospital cubes Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and Maitri (BHISHM) for the first time in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Tuesday.

The test aimed to assess the capability of portable hospitals to be deployed across the country during emergencies. Weighing about 720kg, the portable hospital was dropped from 1,500 feet using specially designed parachutes by the Air Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) in Agra.

After a gap of 140 years, researchers have rediscovered a rare and endangered tree species, Uniyala multibracteata (locally known as Kattupoovamkurunnila), from a non-protected area of the Wagamon hills in the Western Ghats. According to the researchers, the species, believed to have become extinct, has been accidentally rediscovered.

Kattupoovamkurunnila is endemic to areas such as Wagamon, Memala, and Elappara. The species was originally discovered from Peerumade in 1880 by R.H. Beddome, a pioneer botanist who conducted plant discoveries in south India.

Jomy Augustine, former Botany Professor at Pala St. Thomas College, who led the research, says that after Beddome nobody could collect this rare plant. “It remained unknown for the last 140 years and scientists declared it as critically endangered or possibly extinct. The genus Uniyala is named to recognise the contribution of B.P Uniyal, a renowned plant taxonomist. This genus has 11 species, most of which are endemic to south India.” says Dr. Augustine.