According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian supercomputer, Param Siddhi has attained 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has inked an agreement with the World Bank, to give advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization.
DIPAM has a framework for monetizing non-core assets.
The Madhya Pradesh government, headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has planned to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection, conservation and promotion of cows in the state.
The Cabinet will include the departments of animal husbandry, forests, panchayat and rural development, revenue, home and farmers welfare.
Mastercard and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have collaborated under Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) to launch ‘Project Kirana’ in India, to help women entrepreneurs grow and thrive.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has declared its tie-up with Mobile Premier League (MPL) Sports, the athleisure wear and sports merchandise brand from Mobile Premier League, India’s largest esports platform, as the new kit sponsor and official merchandise partner for the Indian Cricket Team.
The first solar power-enabled Textile Mill in Asia is set to be set up in the Parbhani district, Maharashtra.
Spread across 30 acres of land, the Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative textile mill will be first in Asia that will operate fully on solar power. The overall cost of setting up the project is around Rs. 100 crore.
Prime Minister of IndiaNarendra Modi and Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering virtually started RuPay card Phase-II, to permit Bhutanese cardholders to access the RuPay network in India.
In August 2019, PM Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart jointly began Phase-I of the project.
The Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) have inked a loan agreement for lending USD 500 million for the ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project’.