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Facebook starts 3rd party fact check system in Bangladesh

April 20, 2020

Facebook has declared to start a third party fact-checking system in Bangladesh.
Facebook has tied-up with an Indian fact-checking website “Boom” for a third party fact-checking system in Bangladesh.
The fact-checking system will concentrate on discouraging the spread of fake news in the country by reviewing and rating the stories, including photos and videos.

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) to launch BHARATMARKET for retail traders

May 3, 2020

Confederation of All India Traders (CIAT) will be launching BHARATMARKET, an e-commerce platform for all retail traders.
It aims to bring 95% of retail traders under this platform. This project is supported by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

ICCR releases the song “United We Fight” to fight COVID-19

May 14, 2020

A musical creation titled “United We Fight” has been released by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
It sends the message of hope, joy, resilience, fighting spirit and never say die attitude of all in our collective fight against COVID 19.

Lata Mangeskar sings “JAYTU BHARATAM” song for Atma Nirbhar Bharat

May 20, 2020

Famous singer Lata Mangeskar has sung “JAYTU BHARATAM” praising the spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat along with Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Pankaj Udas, Alka Yagini, Rekha, Asha Bhonsle, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam and Kailash Kher.

Naomi Osaka comes up as the world’s highest-paid female athlete

May 25, 2020

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has come up as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements

Salman Khan begins his new grooming brand FRSH

May 27, 2020

Salman Khan released his new grooming and special care brand FRSH. Khan is always seen releasing his films on the occasion of Eid but because of COVID-19 lockdown, film releases and film shoots have been put on a break.

IIT Madras makes light-weight alloy to replace steel, aluminum in cars

May 28, 2020

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), paired with the University of North Texas and United States Army lab, has produced a magnesium alloy to substitute the steel and aluminum in the automobile industry to lessen the carbon footprint and improve fuel efficiency.

R Sreerekha to be the Kerala’s first woman DGP

May 29, 2020

R Sreerekha will be the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala as the Kerala government has selected her as Fire and Rescue Services DGP.
She is right now an Additional Director General of Police, heading the Prisons and Correctional Services Department.

Adani Green Energy gets world’s largest solar bid worth $6 billion

June 10, 2020

Adani Green Energy Ltd has come up as the world’s largest solar bid entailing building a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 MW and installing up a domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity of 2,000 MW, envisaging a total investment of roughly $6 billion.

India to be 2nd nation to have contact-free ATM cash withdrawals

June 11, 2020

In order to exclude the use of the physical card or touch an ATM PIN pad, amid the expanse of coronavirus from contaminated surfaces, Empays Payment Systems has tied hands with Mastercard to begin “Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard” in India based on the standards of EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa).

NHAI to be the first construction sector organization to go ‘Fully Digital’

June 14, 2020

National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has turned ‘Fully Digital’, with the start of unique cloud-based and Artificial Intelligence-powered Big Data Analytics platform – Data Lake and Project Management Software.

500-yr-old temple comes up from Mahanadi water

June 17, 2020

An ancient temple, sunk in river Mahanadi, has reappeared after 11 years in Nayagarh district (Odisha). An archaeology survey team of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) stumbled upon ‘mastaka’ of the temple submerged in Mahanadi waters at Padmabati village under Bhapur tehsil.

Nepalese FM radio stations begin giving weather news of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura

June 22, 2020

After Nepal’s parliament supported the political map that displays the disputed areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as a portion of its territory earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio stations close to India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have begun giving weather bulletins of these three areas.

World’s first Yoga University, named after Vivekananda, inaugurated outside India

June 25, 2020

6th International Yoga Day celebrations, the world’s first yoga university outside India has been originated in Los Angeles, offering programmes that blend scientific principles and modern research approaches to the ancient Indian tradition of yoga.

NASA’s headquarter building identified after ‘Mary W.Jackson’

June 28, 2020

NASA declared that its headquarters will be entitled after one of its history-making engineers. In a news release, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told that the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters building will be named after Mary W. Jackson, its first African American female engineer.

Muttiah Muralitharan named Most Valuable Test cricketer of 21st century

June 30, 2020

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been titled as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine. Data concerning the performance of players had been gathered from 2000 to 2020.

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Chairman of NHAI receives 6 months extension

July 4, 2020

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) receives a 6 months continuation in his tenure as Chairman of NHAI. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet accepted the extension in central deputation tenure of Sandhu as Chairman of NHAI beyond 21st July 2020, till mid-January 2021.

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to be modernized into a National Park

July 7, 2020

After months of Controversy, the Assam State Government has concluded for the up-gradation of the status of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park.
The verdict was taken on 6th July 2020 and was declared by the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

New Building of IARI, Jharkhand titled after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

July 8, 2020

The new administrative and academic building of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), located at Gouria Karma in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand is titled after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee the originator of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

The Himalayan butterfly is Indias largest Butterfly

July 8, 2020

The Himalayan butterfly called Golden Birdwing has become India’s largest butterfly and smashed the record made by an unknown specimen, which was held for 88 years.

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