- Asian Games 2022 shooting India wins gold medal in men's 50m rifle 3p
- the Indian team secured the gold medal with a score of 1769 in the men's 5 rifles 3 positions event featuring Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheeran
- India achieved a remarkable score of 1769 surpassing the USA's previous record set in Peru last year
- China secured a silver medal with a score of 1763 while the Republic of Korea earned bronze with a score of 1748...Read more
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
2. Asian Games 2022 Palak wins gold Esha Singh bags silver
- Shooters Palak and Esha Singh clinched gold and silver respectively at the 10m air pistol women's final event
- Palak brought 6th gold for India in shooting and the nation now has a total of eight gold medals at the Hangzhou Games
- Palak also broke the Asian games record with a score of 242.1...Read more
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
3. Uttarakhand signs MoUs worth rs 4800 crore with businesses in London
- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami signed investment MoUs worth rs 4800 crore with different companies during the global investors' summits in London
- Kayan Jet signed two MoUs worth rs 380 crore for a skiing resort and cable car project
- Weha Bremco signed investment agreements totaling rs 100 crore for ropeway development projects...Read more
.jpeg)
4. cognizant appoints former Wipro finance chief Jatin Dalal as CFO - Cognizant Technology Solutions appoints Jatin Dalal as the new CFO
- Jan Siegmund the current CFO of Cognizant will retire in early 2024 with Dalal taking over the role in December 2023
- Dalal has a successful tenure at Wipro serving as president and CFO for over two decades
- under Dalal's leadership, Wipro experienced significant growth with shares rising by 57% and 85% in 2022 & 2021...Read more
5. Tata Steel inks pact with IOCL to further reduce carbon footprint - Tata Steel has signed an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited to further reduce its carbon footprint
- IOCL will install LPG facilities at the company's ferroalloys plants in Gopalpur of Ganjam districts Odisha
- Tata Steel has decided to transition from furnace oil and speed diesel to a more sustainable fuel option liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to reduce carbon emissions...Read more
6. Dharmendra Pradhan launches CRIIO 4 GOOD modules to empower youth - Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched CRIIO 4 GOOD to promote gender equality among girls and boys
- the program was launched in association with the National Cricket Council UNICEF and the lack of control for cricket in India
- it is a series of 8 cricket-based animation films to promote gender parity and equip girls with life skills...Read more
.jpeg)
7. Kiran Baliyan ends India's 72-year wait for women's shot put medal - Kiran Baliyan became only the 2nd Indian to win a medal in the women's shot put event at the continental multi-sport tournament
- Kiran Baliyan won bronze in women's shot put with a best throw of 17.36m
- Olympic champion Lijio Gong won gold with a best effort of 19.58
- Kiran's medal is India's first in women's shot put in 72 years...Read more
.jpeg)
8. PM Modi to launch sankalp Saptaah program for aspirational blacks - PM Modi will launch a unique week-long program of aspirational blocks in New Delhi
- the program has been named Sankalp Saptaah
- it is aimed at improving governance at the block level to enhance the quality of life of citizens
- Sankalp Saptaah will be observed in all of the 500 aspirational blocks across 329 districts in the country...Read more
.jpeg)
9. president Murmu confers national Service scheme awards 2021-22 - President Droupati Murmu conferred the National Service Scheme Awards 2021 at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- the award was given to 52 persons for their contributions to social services
- NSS is a central sector scheme that was launched in the years 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student/youth through voluntary community service...Read more
.jpeg)
10. The Chhattisgarh govt launched the Mukhymantri Nirmaan Sharamik Pension Yojana - it contains a lifelong monthly pension of rs 1500 to construction workers aged 60 & above and with at least 10 years of registration
- payment of rs 55.76 crore to 1.3 lakh construction / unorganized sector laborers under various schemes
- inauguration and foundation laying of 264 project and development works rs 266 in Baloda Bazar Bhatapara district...Read more
.jpeg)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions appoints Jatin Dalal as the new CFO
- Jan Siegmund the current CFO of Cognizant will retire in early 2024 with Dalal taking over the role in December 2023
- Dalal has a successful tenure at Wipro serving as president and CFO for over two decades
- under Dalal's leadership, Wipro experienced significant growth with shares rising by 57% and 85% in 2022 & 2021...Read more
5. Tata Steel inks pact with IOCL to further reduce carbon footprint
- Tata Steel has signed an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited to further reduce its carbon footprint
- IOCL will install LPG facilities at the company's ferroalloys plants in Gopalpur of Ganjam districts Odisha
- Tata Steel has decided to transition from furnace oil and speed diesel to a more sustainable fuel option liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to reduce carbon emissions...Read more
6. Dharmendra Pradhan launches CRIIO 4 GOOD modules to empower youth
- Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched CRIIO 4 GOOD to promote gender equality among girls and boys
- the program was launched in association with the National Cricket Council UNICEF and the lack of control for cricket in India
- it is a series of 8 cricket-based animation films to promote gender parity and equip girls with life skills...Read more
.jpeg)
7. Kiran Baliyan ends India's 72-year wait for women's shot put medal
- Kiran Baliyan became only the 2nd Indian to win a medal in the women's shot put event at the continental multi-sport tournament
- Kiran Baliyan won bronze in women's shot put with a best throw of 17.36m
- Olympic champion Lijio Gong won gold with a best effort of 19.58
- Kiran's medal is India's first in women's shot put in 72 years...Read more
.jpeg)
8. PM Modi to launch sankalp Saptaah program for aspirational blacks
- PM Modi will launch a unique week-long program of aspirational blocks in New Delhi
- the program has been named Sankalp Saptaah
- it is aimed at improving governance at the block level to enhance the quality of life of citizens
- Sankalp Saptaah will be observed in all of the 500 aspirational blocks across 329 districts in the country...Read more
.jpeg)
9. president Murmu confers national Service scheme awards 2021-22
- President Droupati Murmu conferred the National Service Scheme Awards 2021 at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- the award was given to 52 persons for their contributions to social services
- NSS is a central sector scheme that was launched in the years 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student/youth through voluntary community service...Read more
.jpeg)
10. The Chhattisgarh govt launched the Mukhymantri Nirmaan Sharamik Pension Yojana
- it contains a lifelong monthly pension of rs 1500 to construction workers aged 60 & above and with at least 10 years of registration
- payment of rs 55.76 crore to 1.3 lakh construction / unorganized sector laborers under various schemes
- inauguration and foundation laying of 264 project and development works rs 266 in Baloda Bazar Bhatapara district...Read more
Tags:
daily current affairs