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G Satheesh Reddy gets Two-Year Extension as Chairman of DRDO

August 26, 2020
G Satheesh Reddy
  • Aerospace Scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy was given a two-year extension as Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) & as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research & Development (DoDRD) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

MD & CEO of IEX Rajiv Srivastava resigned

August 26, 2020
IEX
  • The Board of Directors of Indian Energy Exchange(IEX) accepted the resignation of its Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Rajiv Srivastava.

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash: Named ‘World’s Fastest Human Calculator’ title

August 26, 2020
Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash
  • Twenty-Year old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda of Hyderabad has bagged the first ever Gold Medal for India in Mental Calculations (MC) World Cup (MCWC) held on August 15, 2020 by Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO). He has created a new All Time Record and has beaten the records of Math Maestros like Shakuntala Devi and Scott Flansburg.

Tech Mahindra partnered with NITI Aayog’s WEP Program

August 26, 2020
Tech Mahindra
  • Tech Mahindra has tied-up with NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to support Indian women entrepreneurs.

APEDA Signed MoUs with AFC India Ltd and NCUI

August 26, 2020
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
  • Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed two MoUs one each with AFC India Limited, and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Delhi for working together in the interest of agriculture and allied sectors.

MCX Launched India’s 1st Tradeable Real-Time Bullion Index

August 26, 2020
Multi Commodity Exchange of India
  • Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has launched futures trading on the country’s first tradeable real-time bullion index named MCX iCOMDEX Bullion , or Bulldex. The index will track the real-time performance of the gold (1kg) and silver (30kg) futures contracts, the flagship future products on the Exchange.

ICICI: 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers

August 26, 2020
ICICI Bank
  • ICICI Bank Becomes the 1st Bank in India Uses Satellite Data to Assess Credit Worthiness of Farmers. The satellite data with demographic and financial details, provides strong information on the land asset of the farmer.

SBI General Insurance: ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’ Policy for Personal Accident

August 26, 2020
SBI General Insurance
  • SBI General Insurance Co Ltd launched a 1st of its kind offering, ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance’, a unique gift of Personal Accident policy which can be gifted to anyone like friends, families, domestic helpers in the age group of 18 years to 65 years.

Ahmedabad Railway Division: Introduces Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine

August 26, 2020
Ahmedabad Railway Division
  • Ahmedabad Railway Division launched the Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping Machine at the Ahmedabad Railway station to ensure safe travel for the passengers during the Pandemic.
  • The Ahmedabad Railway Division has introduced the machine after considering the increase in transport and travel services after Unlock-1 Phase.

Kerala hosts dragonfly festival

August 26, 2020
dragonfly
  • WWF-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala, christened Thumbimahotsavam 2020. Pantalu’ is the official mascot of the festival.