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google pilots sound pod by google pay' for UPI payments in India
- google piloted a soundbox for the Indian market similar to the Paytm or Phonepe ones which gives a sound alert on the digital payment
- the sound pod by google pay' is accompanied by a QR code of a merchant linked with their google pay for a business account
- users can use any UPI-based app to make a payment by scanning the code...Read more
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national disaster response force (NDRF ) celebrates its 18th raising day
national disaster response force (NDRF ) celebrates its 18th raising day
- NDRF raising day is commemorated on January 19 every year
- it was formed in the year 2006 under the disaster management act 2005
- it plays a crucial role in the country's disaster management and community awareness for disaster risk reduction......Read more
3. harish Damodaran wins Gaja capital business book prize 2020
- journalist author harish Damodaran was announced as the winner of the Gaja capital business book prize 2020
- he received it for his book broke to breakthrough the rise of In
dia's largest private dairy company - book is a detailed account of the rise of hatsun agro and RG Chandramogan (Founder)
- from selling ice creams in pushcarts to growing to be a listed company generating over 6000cr in revenue..........Read more
4. navy's vintage IL 38 SD to join R-Day flypast for first list time
- IN 301IS the first IL 38SD aircraft of the Indian navy
- the aircraft was commissioned into the Indian navy in 1977
- it was with the induction of IL 38 aircraft that the navy moved into the arena of airborne long-range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR)
- the IL 38 is an all-weather aircraft with long endurance.........Read more
5. global firepower index 2023 India ranked 4 in the rankings
- The global firepower index is a rating of the military forces of all countries on the planet
- index puts the US at top Russia at the second spot china at no 3 and India at 4
- a rating of 0,000 is the perfect score which no country has so far attained.......Read more
6. Pakistan is south Asia's weakest economy world bank report
- world bank forecast Pakistan's economic growth to slow further to two per cent during 2023
- this will mark a drop of two % points from its June 2022 estimates
- the reason behind this is unprecedented floods depleting forex reserves food shortages and poverty.......Read more
7. jacijnda ardern resigns as prime minister of new Zealand
- prime minister jacinda ardern will step down on 7 feb'23
- Ardern will not also contest general elections set for 14 October
- the ruling party will vote for a new leader the party leader will be the prime minister until the next general election.......Read more
8. India announces 100 million Maldivian rufiyaas for community development
- it was announced in the form of a grant by India
- it was announced during external affairs minister Dr, S Jaishankar's visit to the Maldives on Jan '23
- an MoU was signed between Maldivian national university and Kochi university.......Read more
9. Telangana CM launched Kanti Velugu's second phase in Khammam
- Telangana chief minister k Chandrasekhar Rao launched the second phase of the Kanti Velugu initiative eye screening programme in Khammam district
- the programme is considered to be the world's largest eye-screening programme
- under the Kanti Velugu free eye screening will be held at the special health camps for 100 days with 1500 medical teams.......Read more
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10. renowned Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan passes away
- renowned Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan passed away on 19 January 2023
- he has been awarded the country's highest literary award the 56th Jnanpith for the year 2021
- he was awarded the 1981 Sahitya Akademi award in Assamese for his poetry collection Kavita..........Read more
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