Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a lifestyle focused salary account named Kotak Creme. This account will offer an upgraded experience to its customers working in MNCs, retails, law firms, unicorns etc. The account will be available to all corporate…

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated "UMEED Market Place" under AVSAR Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar International airport. A similar Marketplace was also opened at Jammu Airport and both…

Uma Pemmaraju, an Indian American journalist has passed away at the age of 64. She was a part of various shows such as The Fox Report, Fox News Live, Fox News Now, and Fox On Trends. She has been awarded many Emmy Awards in her career for investiga…

Indian fencer, Bhavani Devi has secured gold medal in the women’s senior individual sabre category at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022 in London. She defeated Veronika (Australia), who has settled for silver in the event. Bhavani Devi ha…

​ ISRO Chairman, S Somanath  has launched the  India's first virtual space museum 'SPARK' for public  use to  showcase the digital content  related to different ISRO missions in an interactive manner. SPARK can be accessed through the  o…

​The government of India has made revised the rules of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), will be effective from from October 1, 2022. No citizen who is or has been an income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the APY. If an income tax-payer joins the AP…

​The Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted a virtual meet of the ‘Asian Regional Forum’ at Nirvachan Sadan on August 11, 2022. Theme: “Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative This Regional Forum meet was a precursor to the “…

​Union Home Minister, Amit Shah will inaugurate the National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks. It was organized by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks. He will also confer Performance Awards to sel…

National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has signed an  MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Purpose:  To take up multiple initiatives contributing towards making India the Skill Capital. Signed …

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): IDFC FIRST Bank and LetsVenture, India's leading early-stage platform for investors and founders have announced a partnership to explore synergies and support the startup ecosystem by off…

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice as the 49th Chief Justice of India, CJI. He will take over the charge on 27th of this month. The present CJI Justice N V Ramana will retire on 26th August. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed as Ju…

On August 8, 2022, Him Drone-e-thon Programme was recently unveiled by the Indian Army, in association with the Drone Federation of India. The programme was launched in line with “make in India in defence manufacturing”. It aims to catalyse and pr…

​ Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was put in the Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022 and was passed on August 8. It seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. It promotes energy efficiency and conservation. Important Provisions of the bill…

​ On August 7, 2022 7 th  Governing Council meeting was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre in New Delhi. It was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the first in-person meeting of the council since July 2019. Agenda of the NITI Aa…

​ Recently, the Reserve Bank of India proposed to allow Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to process cross-border inbound bill payments. This will help the Non-resident Indians (NRIs) who face challenges in paying utility bills in India. If proposal…

​ Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the “first woman director general of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). She is the senior electrochemical scientist and has been appointed for two years. Key facts: Kalaiselvi will su…

On August 7, 2022, a US Navy Ship (USNS) reached Katupalli Shipyard of L&T at Ennore, near Chennai to undertake repairs and maintenance. This adds a new strategic dimension to India-US military partnership. Highlights: A US Navy Ship is being …

Ministry of Culture has launched “India ki Udaan” initiative in association with Google. This initiative seeks to celebrate unwavering & undying spirit of India and its achievements in last 75 years. About India ki Udaan Initiative: India ki U…

The Commonwealth Games 2022 were held from July 28 to August 8, 2022, in which India has been ranked 4 th  place, in terms of medals. India bagged a total of 61 medals, comprising 22 Gold, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze. This was India’s 4 th  best perf…

The Army Design Bureau has inked a MoU with Drone Federation of India, to work for promotion of research, development, testing and manufacturing of drones, counter drones and related technologies, in collaboration. These technologies would help th…