Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to resign
May 10, 2020
- Tech giant Wipro Limited has declared that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has decided to resign due to family commitments.
“Mission Sagar” begun by India to serve island nations in EIO
May 10, 2020
- “Mission Sagar” has been started by the Government of India to provide support to Eastern Indian Ocean Region Nations.
- “Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Comoros, to supply Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines.
Renowned historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan passes away
May 10, 2020
- Famous historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan passed away due to COVID-19. He was renowned worldwide for his work on Russian and European history and Indo-Russian relations.
Goldman Sachs drops India’s GDP growth forecast for 2020-21 to -0.4%
May 10, 2020
- American multinational financial services company Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has declared India’s GDP (Gross domestic product) growth for 2020-21 (FY21) at -0.4% due to lockdown.
Ajinkya Rahane to be the brand ambassador for edtech company ELSA Corp
May 10, 2020
- Global edtech company ELSA Corp (English Language Speech Assistant Corporation), India has delcared the appointment of Ajinkya Rahane, the Vice-Captain of the Indian Cricket Test Team, as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East, ANZ, and SAARC.
Bengaluru Airport voted as the best regional airport in India & Central Asia
May 10, 2020
- The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has got this year’s SKYTRAX Award for Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia.
Narinder Batra to remain as FIH’s President till 2021
May 11, 2020
- Narinder Batra’s term as the President of International Hockey Federation(FIH) has been extended until May 2021.
- The Executive Board of the FIH has also planned to postpone the 47th FIH Congress, originally planned on 28 October-1 November 2020 in New Delhi, to May 2021.
SBI General Insurance starts Health Insurance Policy “Arogya Sanjeevani”
May 11, 2020
- A standard health insurance policy called “Aarogya Sanjeevani” has been released by the State Bank of India General Insurance.
- It gives hospitalization cover anywhere in India with sums insured ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh.
India commemorates National Technology Day on 11th May
May 11, 2020
- India observed National Technology Day on 11 May to mark the triumphant trial of Shakti-I nuclear missile at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan.
Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi takes charge as Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
May 11, 2020
- Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (IAS) on 11th May took charge as a new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
- Shri Chaturvedi is a 1987 Batch IAS officer and comes from Jharkhand cadre and succeeded Shri Anand Kumar in the Ministry who prior took charge Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
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