The Punjab government will soon launch a scheme to distribute free smartphones to students across the state. In the first phase the scheme will be launched at 26 different locations in Chandigarh and Punjab.
India’s 1st Pocket Android POS(Point of Sale) Device, ‘Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS’ for contactless ordering and payments in India has been launched by PayTm.
Journalists Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh awarded by Asian College of Journalism Award 2019. Nitin Sethi awarded for investigative journalism and K P Narayana Kumar Memorial Award 2019 for Social Impact Journalism is bestowed upon Journalist Shiv Sahay Singh.
Capital India Finance Limited Appointed former NABARD Chief Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as its new Executive Chairman. He served as chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for over six years.
Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama is set to release his new book “Our Only Home: A climate Appeal to the world” on Climate change co-written by German environmental Journalist Franz Alt in November.
A book Titled ‘Connecting, Communicating, Changing,’ released by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. This book is all about the years spent by the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in office.
P K Muthusamy a veteran Tamil film songwriter passed away. He was known for his Tamil film lyrics like ‘Mannukku Maram Baaramaa ?’ – which means ‘are the trees a burden on the earth?’.
Urdu poet Rahat Indori passed away. He was also a bollywood lyricist and known for the lyrics of songs like “M Bole to” from Munnabhai MBBS (2003), and “Neend Churai Mei” from Ishq (1997).
‘Itna Aasan Hai’ campaign started by AmazonIndia to aware existing and prospective sellers who are on the platform, how easy and simple it is to sell on the e-commerce platform. It is a seller-driven campaign.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has rolled out a special campaign named ‘Special Revival Campaign’ to revive lapsed policies named. The duration of their campaign is from 10 August to 9 October during which the customers can revive their individual lapsed policies.
The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has recently launched Swachh Bharat Mission Academy under phase 2 of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).
AIIMS New Delhi got new AI based technologies and high end equipment from Israel so that India will function more effectively for the COVID 19 related monitoring in the hospitals and healthcare centres.
Japan grant a loan amount of $3.1 million to Bangladesh that will help them to built Jamuna railway bridge in parallel to the existing Bangabandhu Bridge, expansion of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Projects and Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway improvement project among the seven projects.
Centre formed a Dr V K Paul Committee on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19. The purpose of the committee is to look for all the aspects of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, including the identification of the effective vaccine, buying and financing of the purchase, as well as its distribution and administration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest” with an aim to honor India’s taxpayers who have been sincere with taxes.
This will further carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms which the Central Board of Direct Taxes under its chairman Pramod Chandra Mody took over a period of time.
Reliance Foundation has partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch the W-GDP Women Connect Challenge. These W-GDP programs focus on Women Empowerment by closing the gender digital divide and expanding business opportunities for them.