- collegium recommends Manjusha Deshpande as Bombay high court judge
- the sc Collegium recommended the name of advocate manjusha ajay Deshpande for appointment as judge of the Bombay high court subject to the central government's approval
- at present the hc functions with 66 judges 40 permanent judges and 26 additional judges
- however the sanctioned strength of the court which is the second largest in the country after the Allahabad high court stands...Read more
2. textiles ministry reopens PLI portal for MMF sector
- the ministry of Textiles has decided to re-open the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme portal till August 31 and has invited applications from companies interested in investing in man-made fibers (MMF) apparel MMF fabrics and technical textile sectors
- the ministry said in a press release that the decision was taken based on repeated requests from the industry...Read more
3. India recorded all-time high of 93% DPT3 immunization coverage in 2022
- the coverage rate for DPT3 the third dose of diphtheria pertussis and tetanus vaccines in all times of 93% in 2022 surpassing the previous pre-pandemic best of 91% recorded in 2019
- who Southeast Asia region tops in vaccination recoveries following a pandemic thanks to India and Indonesia
- this can be majorly attributed to the efforts being made by India and Indonesia...Read more
4. tata group to set ev battery factory in UK
- in a major development, tata group has announced that it will establish a battery cell Giga factory in the UK
- though tata has far not revealed the size of the investment a UK government statement billed it to be over 4 billion pounds (over 4 billion)
- the new Gigafactory at 40 wh will be one of the largest in Europe and will create up to 4000 highly skilled jobs...Read more
5. all to Play for the Advance of rishi sunk has been released
- it is the story of a clever and hard-working son of immigrant parents who marries an heiress a polished Southerner who wins over the voters of north Yorkshire a fiscal conservative who becomes the biggest spending chancellor in history and a fastidious political operator tasked with reuniting the conservative party and repairing an economy in flux
- it is authored by Michael Ashcroft...Read more
6. Aruna Tanwar bags three gold medals in taekwondo championships
- Paralympian Aruna Tanwar added another feather to her cap by securing three gold held on three consecutive days in Australia
- currently ranked world number 4 Aruna Tanwar bagged three gold medals at Australia Open para taekwondo championship and Oceania para taekwondo championship held in Australia...Read more
7. best web series award introduced at IFFI goa
- Union Information & broadcasting minister anurag thakur said the best web series award at the international film festival of India Goa would be presented beginning this year
- beginning this year at the 54th international film festival of India the award will be presented annually
- the minister said the award aimed to incentivize and create investment opportunities in India's OTT sector...Read more
8. uk rolls out first passports in name of King Charles III
- for the first time in 70 years, British passports bearing the title of his majesty will start being issued this week in the name of King Charles III
- UK home secretary Stella Braverman unveiled the new design update evening which changes the passport salutation from her majesty following the death of Queen Elizebeth II in September last year...Read more
9. 5 Indian students make it to global student prize 2023 shortlist
- five students studying in India have made it to the top 50 shortlist for the USD 100,000 Chegg.org global student prize 2023 selected from 3851 applications from across 122 countries
- the annual award goes to one exceptional student who has made a real impact on learning the lives of their peers and on society beyond...Read more
10. Keshub Mahindra passed away
- Keshub Mahindra the chairman emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra group passed away at the age of 99
- tributes have started pouring in after the demise of the former chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra
- Keshub Mahindra served as the chairman of the Mumbai-based conglomerates from 1963 to 2012 he was instrumental in the company's early when it began selling and manufacturing utility vehicles...Read more
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