The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) awarded a total of six tenders to install smart meters, of which two have been bagged by the Adani Group, the report said additionally.

Adani’s sizeable presence in the power sector and its recently bagged contract of Rs 1,000 crore to install smart meters in BEST undertaking areas in Mumbai, will boost the company as an advanced metering infrastructure service provider for smart prepaid metering in MSEDCL.

The two zonal contracts awarded to the conglomerate include Bhandup, Kalyan and Konkan with a spread of 63.44 lakh meters and Baramati and Pune which is 52.45 lakh meters.

When Antim Panghal walked out for her bronze medal match at the World Championships on Thursday, she still wore the look that she had on at the end of her semifinal defeat against Vanesa Kaladzinskaya. Crying and in disbelief at what had happened the day before, the 19-year-old came out to wrestle looking like the tears hadn’t stopped overnight. There is a video on social media of the young wrestler from Hisar, who had not known a loss at the Worlds till Wednesday (after two U20 World Championship wins), breaking down in tears and being comforted by her coaches.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is set to be co-hosted by USA and West Indies. On Wednesday, the apex cricket body announced that three major cities in the USA will be the venues for the matches in the tournament.

Dallas, Florida and New York have been confirmed as the three major USA cities where the matches will be played for the blockbuster tournament. The venues will be Grand Prairie in Dallas, Broward County in Florida and Nassau County in New York.

Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag-bearers of the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 23.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) took the decision on Wednesday to have joint flag-bearers for the continental showpiece.

A total of 655 Indian athletes are competing in the Asian Games this time, which is the largest contingent ever.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023.

These directions are set to govern the operations of five prominent All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs), namely Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NABFID), National Housing Bank (NHB), and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

Andhra Pradesh Wednesday set the road for imparting quality education of global standards to government school students through the International Baccalaureate (IB) syllabus that nurtures critical thinking, creativity, and global citizenship.

The state government has signed an agreement with IB Organisation in this regard in a videoconference meeting held at Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s office.

After inking the pact, the CM discussed its significance in the future of Andhra Pradesh’s education during the Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet gave approval for introducing the international curriculum in all government schools from the next academic year.

The International Day of Peace or World Peace Day by the United Nations to promote peace while ceasing violence and conflicts worldwide where each year, the United Nations selects a theme for this day that focuses on specific aspects of peace-building and conflict resolution. The International Day of Peace is often associated with a dove and the olive branch symbols where the dove represents peace and freedom, while the olive branch has been a traditional symbol of peace dating back to ancient times.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the assembly which seeks to empower it to “aid and advise” the governor in the appointment of vice chancellors in two agriculture and horticulture universities in the state.

The proposed legislation — The Himachal Pradesh Universities of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — will be applicable to Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalay, Palampur and Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has raised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for financial year 2024 to 6.3 per cent, up from the previous estimate of 6 percent.

India, which is listed among the G20 emerging-market economies, has experienced mostly positive growth surprises, attributed in part to favourable weather-related agricultural outcomes, OECD said. The global economy, however, is expected to grow at a rate of 3 per cent in 2023, before slowing down to 2.7 per cent in 2024, according to the report.

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed 128th Constitution Amendment Bill to enact Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam meant for providing 1/3rd seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies with an overwhelming majority. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that census and delimitation exercise, keys to implement the reservation, will soon take place after 2024 elections.

This is the first Bill passed by the Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.

As it is a Bill to amend the Constitution, it was put for voting by division. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that 454 members voted in the favour of the bill, while 2 members voted against. Rules require that such a bill need to be passed by special majority, which is 2/3rd of members present and voted.